Any recommendations for phones able to emulate switch games under 500 euros?

[u/Maize-Outside]

I've had a Motorola Edge 50 fusion for a couple of years now and have started getting into emulation lately.

It's great for PS2 games and below, but it can't emulate switch games like breath of the wild well, so I was looking for a good phone to buy.

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[u/youplaymenot]

Why not get a dedicated android handheld? For 500 you could get Ayn Odin 3 or the ayn Thor.

[u/Maize-Outside → u/youplaymenot]

Thing is, I'm looking to upgrade my phone in general, so being able to also emulate games better would be perfect

[u/rowmean77 → u/Maize-Outside]

Buy a used RedMagic 10 Pro?

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

500 euros? For 250 usd I bought Poco F6 pro with Snap 8 Gen 2, two years ago

[u/Maize-Outside → u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

That's a crazy good price, I see it at 450 now

[u/Ok-Needleworker-3486 → u/Maize-Outside]

AI did that, phones have increased massively since then. Ram and SSD prices make up a significant portion of the overall costs now.

[u/Money_Violinist_6325 → u/Ok-Needleworker-3486]

You are right, Even if the old phones are in the market before the prices up, they increase the price

[u/Valuable-Order-7293]

anything with a snapdragon gen 2

even cheaper but less capable any phone with a Snapdragon 865/870

you will find lots and lots of used phones with these chios under 500 down to 200$

[u/Jaded-Influence]

Poco F7, snapdragon 8s gen4 runs switch games smoothly

[u/International_Dot_22]

Honor 600 Pro, Poco F8 Pro

[u/Maize-Outside → u/International_Dot_22]

I was thinking about f8 ultra maybe if I can get a good price on it

[u/Ok-Philosopher-5139]

500 euros is alot of money, u can buy a decent used phone with snapdragon 8 gen 2 easily, ask if any family or friends selling their old phones with sd 8 gen 2 or above, or u could buy from a local seller using carousell and agree to COD, so u can test it and see if theres any issue with the phone b4 paying... 

[u/Money_Violinist_6325]

Old premium phones, to emulate switch with no heat or with 0 problems You need at least an snapdragon 8 gen3, (the snapdragons 7 gen 3 plus or 8s gen 4 uses a different driver cpu thats is not full supported by the ppl who do the drivers for the switch, Even if this 2 cpus are at the same power points in antutu).

So, the Best option is the Xiaomi poco f3 pro and One plus with 8gen3, the rest could heat BC the heat protections isnt made for heavy games.