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The original was posted on /r/sbcgaming by /u/marzme on 2024-10-08 06:17:57+00:00.

Owning a variety of both Android and Linux handhelds of various layouts and specs, I find myself continually drawn to using the Miyoo Mini Plus.

Despite its low specs and small size, it consistently performs great, and gives me that excited magical feeling I always hope for when using a Retro Handheld. So I’ve been trying to think about the reasons why.

The majority is due to Onion OS, and I sooo hope Onion gets developed for other devices too, it’s just such a wonderful experience.

The main reasons the Miyoo Mini Plus stands out to me are:

• It’s genuinely portable, so easy to throw in a bag or a pocket, and it’s kind of discreet to use in public.
• It’s fast. Something people don’t often mention is it boots and shuts down really quickly compared to most devices, same with getting in an out of games. Makes the friction for quickly playing and closing a game very low.
• Emulation for so many systems works perfectly out of the box in Onion OS. You can tinker if you want, but you don’t HAVE to.
• The game switcher/quick resume is an amazing feature, and works exactly as advertised.
• The device is both affordable and readily available, meaning it’s easy to replace, or buy as a gift.
• The buttons all feel great, and are all well positioned, except the shoulder buttons are pretty awkward due to the size.
• Having Wifi is so handy for scraping box art, managing storage via an excellent web interface, as well as retro achievements etc.
• I really like the screen, it gets plenty bright, and the tiny bezels are so aesthetically pleasing IMO.
• The built in package management is great, I especially like the activity tracker app and how it’s integrated.
• It’s easy to customise, both physically to mod or in the software to make your own themes etc.

All these things come together in such a pretty little package, and personally makes it the best experience I’ve had with any retro device.

My only wishes would be:

• A way to change the button layout so I could swap the A & B buttons in the OS itself to be “Xbox layout”, not just in RetroArch.
• That Onion OS would be developed for other systems which have more power, bigger screens/resolutions, better battery life, etc.

Just sharing my love of this system, and curious if others have felt a similar way towards this amazing little device (or other devices).