Searching new smartphone that handles android dolphin

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and it will probably run like shit. I'll admit, apple optimize their software nicely, but I don't think the hardware is good enough to run an emulator like dolphin
a9 can easily kill 820/ 8890 in single core and they use top end powervr.
 

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What's the point in shelling out that much money for an emulator that's barely going to function at best?
Get a Vita, 3DS or that Chinese Android game device if you want to play games on the go. All three are cheaper choices.

Plus touch screen controls on Project M? Ew.
 

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The closest thing I can think of is the nvidia shield. There's a "handheld" version and a tablet version. I personally prefer the handheld version because I like how theres a controller attached to the device itself

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http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD...qid=1461270841&sr=8-10&keywords=nvidia+shield

It should be noted that the handheld has a weaker processor; the Tegra4 whereas the Tablet has the K1, and with a paired Bluetooth controller, it's not so bad. I should also note that handheld device is out of production so expect to pay a lot more for a new one than you would for a Shield Tablet :P
 

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a9 can easily kill 820/ 8890 in single core and they use top end powervr.
While Apple's new A9 chip may have higher single core benchmark scores, they get beat out in the multi core benchmark scores. You also need to jailbreak your device just to run a few emulators. I'm not even sure if there's a Gamecube or Wii emulator for iOS. Last time I checked, there was only an N64 emulator.
 

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While Apple's new A9 chip may have higher single core benchmark scores, they get beat out in the multi core benchmark scores. You also need to jailbreak your device just to run a few emulators. I'm not even sure if there's a Gamecube or Wii emulator for iOS. Last time I checked, there was only an N64 emulator.
I've said that. I am just defending that iphone are never weak.
I've once installed one on ipad 1. You probably did not have the extra sites.
 

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To use a phone for emulation purposes, the No1 thing to look out for is not the amount of cores, but the strength of each core. This is priority followed by the GPU. This is where apple excel at with the a8/a9/a8/9x soc's,

With the recent A9/A9x, you are looking at a core matching /exceeding a recent single core mobile I5 CPU in performance.

Not an apple fanboy (I have as much android devices as apple) but believe me, no mobile/tablet (Non surface pro) :-) at the moment can perform better in single core than the A9/A9X
 

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To use a phone for emulation purposes, the No1 thing to look out for is not the amount of cores, but the strength of each core. This is priority followed by the GPU. This is where apple excel at with the a8/a9/a8/9x soc's,

With the recent A9/A9x, you are looking at a core matching /exceeding a recent single core mobile I5 CPU in performance.

Not an apple fanboy (I have as much android devices as apple) but believe me, no mobile/tablet (Non surface pro) :-) at the moment can perform better in single core than the A9/A9X
Actually m7 can kill a9x at full frequency (3.1 ghz) though slower on gpu. But it is too expansive for mobile. And 15w can have double frequency with a boost.
But it terms of arm and atom, then yes a9x is the best.
 

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One of the Note phones will do the trick though I don't like samsung too much. As many others have said, good dolphin emulation is way outside of that price range for a smartphone. The Nvidia Shield tablet is the closest thing to what you want.
 

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One of the Note phones will do the trick though I don't like samsung too much. As many others have said, good dolphin emulation is way outside of that price range for a smartphone. The Nvidia Shield tablet is the closest thing to what you want.

Completely true , but there are some new pocketable computers on the horizon which should be able to play dolphin at decent speeds.

http://liliputing.com/2016/02/gpd-win-is-a-handheld-windows-gaming-pc-for-299-crowdfunding.html

http://pgslab.com
 

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keep in mind you need arm 64bit to run dolphin, so the phone needs to be quite new, not just 'powerful'.
ideally powerful and new :)
 
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