The SF3000 is a low-cost handheld console that is garnering good sales on AliExpress thanks to its screen size and low price.
A retro console with a design inspired by the classic PSP VITA, even with its transparent triggers and that surprises for its HDMI video output and the ability to be used as a power bank in case of emergency. Highlight its 4.5-inch IPS screen, a good size for a laptop of this price.
This emulator machine comes with LINUX operating system and EmuELEC 4.3 where we find more than 14 emulators loaded as PS1 / NES / SNES / FC / SFC / MD / GB / GBC / GBA / MAME and surely a few thousand games on a 64 GB micro SD card. The operating system has support for 25 languages, including English, French and Spanish, among others.
SF3000 Specifications
The backbone of this retro console is a MIPS HiChip C3100 SoC that reaches a speed of 1.2 Ghz and 2 GB of RAM DDR3. The screen is a 4.5-inch IPS with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and a viewing angle of 178 degrees. As controls we have a pair of joysticks, stylus, ABXY buttons, four triggers and function keys.
On the console we have an HDMI output integrated into the USB-C port so we can connect it to a TV with the included adapter, we also see a micro SD memory card reader. The battery is 3000 mAh, has an autonomy of between 5 and 7 hours and is recharged via a USB Type-C port.
Price and availability
- The SF3000 retro console can be purchased on AliExpress only for $29 using coins and applying the AliExpress discount codes.