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What Android phones do you use for emulation?

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raulpica said:
Ugh, how can you guys tolerate the super-crappy UI of RetroArch? It's seriously one of the worst I've ever used on Android. EVER.

It's like they've hurriedly slapped a bog-standard Android UI on RetroArch's internal UI which is made for _physical_ controller - Oh wait, that's EXACTLY what they did!

Also, all the dedicated emus are a LOT more customizable than the various RetroArch's cores. Gotta admit that RetroArch has got the most accurate cores out there. I have it installed only for that reason.

Picodrive, higan, PCSX ReARMed, ... You name it. That makes it even worse that the devs didn't care to give it a DECENT UI.
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Yeah, the GUI is terrible, but looks like they will rework the Android version on 1.0.0.3. I do have the .emu stuff, but they are expensive as heck if I want to play everything I got on my tablet(And the other way is kinda meh, it doesn't auto-update so I have to check it before I use them)
 
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My Nexus 5 emulates very perfectly, and don't worry about the image, it looks very very good. Don't buy low end smartphones because of the screen, the processor will be slow.

I don't know if it is just me but Mupen64Plus is not perfect, it is kinda laggy sometimes.
 
jalaneme said:
nah i'm good on jellybean, 4.4.2 has a micro sd problem, no apps can use the micro sd card and i use my phone as a mp3 player, so i'm in no rush to upgrade to that anytime soon.
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It actually blocks apps from writing to the sd, they can read from it fine, there are a few apps that remove this restriction
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en

jalaneme said:
No you are wrong, the s3 and note ii have gorilla glass
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While they do have gorilla glass which is mainly for scratch resistance and front impacts, it is still glass, if you drop it on the corner it will shatter and crack
A good case should stop this though, I myself use an otterbox commuter
 
This is the case I used for my S3. Unfortunately, the extended battery was too big for it since the case was so secure and the stand was so nice for videos. :sad:
 
So I bought a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact which is a high-end phone and I'm quite pleased with it. The background was inspired from the PS3/PSP and Sony's official apps look like PS Vita apps. I was wrong about retro emulation looking bad on a HD display. Due to the small 4.3 inch screen games doesn't look that pixelated when upscaled. Also all of my controllers work flawlessly in gamepad mode though I ultimately decided to use a Dualshock 3 (with a gameklip thing) since it is supported natively without requiring to root the phone. Also the screen is a crisp IPS LCD which doesn't have oversaturated colors known from OLEDs.

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My phone isn't really too terribly powerful for emulation, as I only have an Ace II X/Trend (Name varies depending on where you live). I usually use my Nexus 7 for emulation, although this little phone isn't bad at emulating DS with Drastic DS. Pokemon Diamond runs half-decently on it.
 
endoverend said:
Well maybe i just got a shitty one. :P
Screen cracked after a 3 foot drop, colors are very washed out.
Guess I'm kinda taking my own experience and applying it to everyone, aren't I. Oh well, I do it all the time.
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On the contrary, the S3 screen is very saturated and colorful.

The build quality is not that great, sure, a single drop will most likely shatter the screen. Gorila glass is a lie.
 
The Retroarch UI really doesnt bother me as i use it for like 5 secs while picking each game.
Initial setup was simple and 99% as i wanted it when i booted for the 1st time.

Give me emulator and speed improvements over the UI anyday.
 
Thirty3Three said:
Dolphin (Gamecube) on my Galaxy SIII. Almost no graphical errors in games I've tried, but hilariously unplayable.
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I tried Mario Sunshine on my JXD S7800b and I think I got something like 4-8 frames a second. Not sure since I only made it to where they show the plane before I get so bored and just turn it off. (Basically the first couple of seconds of the game, if I am remembering correctly.)

I hope they do a lot more optimizing but I just don't see it happening on the hardware I have, maybe when the new A17 stuff starts hitting with the new Mali 7T. That could probably do it some justice.

http://www.rk3288.com/
 
Psionic Roshambo said:
I tried Mario Sunshine on my JXD S7800b and I think I got something like 4-8 frames a second. Not sure since I only made it to where they show the plane before I get so bored and just turn it off. (Basically the first couple of seconds of the game, if I am remembering correctly.)

I hope they do a lot more optimizing but I just don't see it happening on the hardware I have, maybe when the new A17 stuff starts hitting with the new Mali 7T. That could probably do it some justice.

http://www.rk3288.com/
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Yeah! I'm very surprised at the absence of graphical errors in (at least) the games I've played. The Vita's GPU is better-made for games, and is stronger too, so I'm very excited to see what the Vita can pull off. I'm not expecting a fully-playable PS2 emulator, or higher (ie gamecube/xbox) but I'm expecting a probable PS2 emulator to be somewhat (despite meh-ly) playable.
 
WiiUBricker said:
... Also the screen is a crisp IPS LCD which doesn't have oversaturated colors known from OLEDs.
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http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S5_ShootOut_1.htm

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Getting a new phone soon so I'll keep an eye out on here for what to get.

Got an 4S currently, was thinking Nexus 5 as it's $0 on contract, my second choice was the HTC One M8 but its $200 so it NEEDS to be worth it for me to spend that much more. :< other options are S4 for $100 and S5 for $230, but haven't really researched everything yet.
 
3DSXLGamer said:
Getting a new phone soon so I'll keep an eye out on here for what to get.

Got an 4S currently, was thinking Nexus 5 as it's $0 on contract, my second choice was the HTC One M8 but its $200 so it NEEDS to be worth it for me to spend that much more. :< other options are S4 for $100 and S5 for $230, but haven't really researched everything yet.
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4S is that not old.... ill wait for the new nexus which should come in the coming months or so.
 
Contracts ending so whenever it does we just get new phones and continue it. If I can wait I'll wait but I doubt it, currently set on the HTC one m8 even though it has that 4 megapixel camera. :/
 

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