Anbernic RG DDS: a 3DS-style dual-screen handheld, minus the 3D
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2026 update: its rival, the Retroid Pocket Duo with two OLED screens, ships from 21 October; read on in our news story Retroid Pocket Duo: the dual OLED screen handheld ships on 21 October.
Anbernic unveils the RG DDS, a dual-screen Android handheld shaped like the 3DS, designed for emulation, with a 5:3 screen and a stylus.
What Anbernic showed
The manufacturer presented the RG DDS (“Dream Dual-Screen”) on its X account on 9 October 2026. A clamshell handheld that borrows the New 3DS layout:
What we don't know yet
Neither the price, the release date nor the memory are official. An Anbernic representative mentioned “around 300” (dollars) with 8 GB of memory on Discord, without confirmation. Performance comparisons with the Retroid Pocket Duo come from forums.
What is it for?
The RG DDS is clearly aimed at 3DS and DS emulation on Android, with Azahar and melonDS: see our Azahar tutorial and our melonDS tutorial. As always, the games must come from your own cartridges. And to pick a handheld today, see our guide retro handheld consoles.
Sources: Anbernic on X · Time Extension · Retro Handhelds
Anbernic unveils the RG DDS, a dual-screen Android handheld shaped like the 3DS, designed for emulation, with a 5:3 screen and a stylus.
What Anbernic showed
The manufacturer presented the RG DDS (“Dream Dual-Screen”) on its X account on 9 October 2026. A clamshell handheld that borrows the New 3DS layout:
- Top screen: 4.7 inches at 1200×720, in 5:3 format, exactly three times the 3DS resolution.
- Bottom screen: 4 inches at 960×720 (4:3), touch-enabled, with an extendable stylus.
- Chip Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, 6000 mAh battery, three colours (blue, white, black).
What we don't know yet
Neither the price, the release date nor the memory are official. An Anbernic representative mentioned “around 300” (dollars) with 8 GB of memory on Discord, without confirmation. Performance comparisons with the Retroid Pocket Duo come from forums.
What is it for?
The RG DDS is clearly aimed at 3DS and DS emulation on Android, with Azahar and melonDS: see our Azahar tutorial and our melonDS tutorial. As always, the games must come from your own cartridges. And to pick a handheld today, see our guide retro handheld consoles.
Sources: Anbernic on X · Time Extension · Retro Handhelds
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