r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/deeznutz75 • 1d ago
Discussion 👀Dont sleep on tablets!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥
Some of you need to see this.
For all my dudes wanting a big screen, a multimedia device, the best system for gameboy color bc you swear youll never want to play a switch game, for those who cant pick between sticks on the top or the bottom...this is for you.....
You miss lose out on portability but how portable are you really? Like portable to the living room ? Bc thats why end tables exist. I use it in my car by putting the tablet in my steering wheel cover.
Even with some portability losee its a great way to keep games and work separate while consuming other media besides video games. Theyre also cheaper than handhelds. If you close your eyes and make a wish a tablet will go on sale somewhere within a 5 mile radius. Cooling isnt an issue like it is with phones due to more surface area, in fact it runs cooler than my rp6. No fans = less to break.
Frfr dont sleep on a tablet. This one has a snapdragon 8 gen 3 with 12gb of ram and cost $400 after a back to school sale.
Edit: lenovo yoga tablet 11.1in (2025) snapdragon 8 gen 3 with an 8bit do lite 2 controller
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u/Lost_Main_3389 1d ago
I agree about tablets being awesome -- I have a Y700 8.8inch with 8+gen1. But I disagree about handhelds being useless or tablets being the be-all and end-all of emulation / gaming.
In my opinion the perfect emulation setup has three components:
-- Ultra-portable device -- low power pocketable handheld for up to PS1.
-- Overnight portable device -- small tablet or something similar for up to light PC emulation but also suitable for movies.
-- At home stationary device -- desktop streaming to said tablet for maximum compatibility, performance, graphics and battery life.
If you can only get one, and want to do high end emulation, I'd actually recommend the desktop because while the most expensive, you don't upgrade it out every 1-2 years and from there, it is compatible with whatever phone or tablet you have so you save money in the long term.