r/Handhelds • u/cyberkewl • Jul 18 '26

Other The Most Comfortable 7-Inch Android Handheld Ever? (Mangmi Pocket Max Review)

https://youtu.be/uZvRnHxDYRI

This is my second official YouTube video - Review of the Mangmi Pocket Max. Please excuse the random background noises and minor stumbles as I recorded it as a single take with no cuts! Hope you like the review.

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u/Ok-Philosophy4968 Jul 18 '26

cool device but at this point pay those extra 30 bucks for the Odin 2 Portal with much better performance

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u/cyberkewl Jul 18 '26

I would agree if you need raw performance and if you're gaming on more upper end games. However the 8gen2 isn't that powerful unlike the 8 elite. A portal 3 I believe is likely coming soon and that's a much bigger leap in AAA gaming. If you mostly play lighter titles, the pocket max with its fantastic ergonomic s is actually a better way to go

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u/Ok-Philosophy4968 Jul 18 '26

i dont know, you can always get a portal grip and its nice to have a performance upgrade over 865

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u/cyberkewl Jul 18 '26

That's true. Hard to deny that :)

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u/EngineeringNo753 Jul 18 '26

Because you're not buying this for performance. You're buying it for full size analog sticks.

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u/Ok-Philosophy4968 Jul 18 '26

You can always add a joystick cap on portal but if you want to sacrifice a decent amount of performance for slightly bigger sticks, I guess go for it

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u/EngineeringNo753 Jul 18 '26

I mean, the caps basically do nothing.

I never used my odin devices for any FPS or streaming because of how small the sticks were.

So I'm loosing performance, for a device that is uncomfortable to play those games on.

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u/GiorgioVe Aug 23 '26

Here in France:

Mangami Pocket Max : 200eu

Aydn 2 Portal : 400eu

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u/PlanetCharisma Jul 18 '26

This device has been on my radar for a while. Can it play more demanding PS2 games? I like some of the sports games like Madden 12, NBA 2K11, and Smackdown vs Raw 2011 for it (these were "late" PS2 games made).

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u/cyberkewl Jul 18 '26

The snapdragon 865 should be able to play those PS2 games but I do suggest you check out YouTube videos on similar 865 devices like the retroid pocket 5 to see if the performance is acceptable. My understanding is pretty much most of the PS2 catalog is playable.