MagicX officially reveals its most recent gaming device, the MagicX Zero 40. The newest gadget is another handheld emulator perfectly built for playing Nintendo games.
The company initially teased the handheld console during the holiday period. Despite not being as popular as other handheld manufacturers in the industry, MagicX debuted with positive reviews. Earlier this year, it released its first Android-powered gaming device, the Mini Zero 28.
Now, MagicX is disclosing entirely the specifications of its latest offering to the gaming community. Designed to be suitable for showing the two displays of a Nintendo DS simultaneously, the Zero 40 features a tall, vertical display.
Based on the spec sheet from the official website, the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the product will run on the A133P chipset. Its Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) utilizes an IMG PowerVR GE8300. The Random Access Memory (RAM) is a DDR4 2GB with 1866MHz. It runs on a 64-bit Android system and supports Bluetooth 4.2. Battery life lasts up to 7 hours, thanks to the Polymer lithium-ion battery of 4300 mAh. Moreover, it supports TF card expansion up to 512GB.
MagicX also confirmed that the 4-inch and 800 x 480-pixel IPS display is capable of 1.8x image scaling. This is in addition to the initial statement of the company that the Zero 40 only emulates dual-screen gaming handhelds, including the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 2DS, Alex Alderson of NotebookCheck reports. Â
Zero 40 Fills the Gap in Gaming
According to Bill Smith of TecheBlog, most displays of handheld consoles today do not match with Nintendo DS games. Consequently, Andrew Liszewski of TheVerge highlighted that the MagicX Zero 40 becomes a great alternative, as Nintendo is “exhausting its supply of DS repair parts.”
Pricing is also relevantly more affordable, for the company is going with the single panel approach, similar to the 2DS. At a cheap price, MagicX claims that the gadget should be able to emulate other titles, namely PSP, Dreamcast, and N64.
The MagicX Zero 40 would be available at around $75 sometime in April.
