TL;DR A few hours from release, MANGMI has added free microswitch modules for early buyers of the Pocket Max handheld.
The device features a 7-inch OLED screen, Snapdragon 865, and swappable control modules.
Super Early Bird pricing is $199, but it faces stiff competition from the AYN Odin 2 Portal.
MANGMI is less than a day away from launching the cheapest 7-inch gaming handheld on the market, the Pocket Max, but the deal just became a little sweeter. Today, the company announced that all Super Early Bird orders will also include a free set of microswitch modules.
The modular nature of the MANGMI Pocket Max is one of its most unique and confusing features. The device includes a set of soft membrane modules for the D-pad and buttons in the box, with additional clicky microswitch modules sold separately for $15 (previously $12). The modules can’t be moved to, say, put the D-pad above the sticks, but some gamers are very picky about their inputs.
The extra modules make it a more attractive deal, but the AYN Odin 2 Portal discount still looms large.
Apart from the modules, the killer feature of the Pocket Max is the 7-inch 144Hz AMOLED display, which is among the largest on any Android gaming handheld. This will also be the cheapest 7-inch handheld on the market, even after the early bird period ends and it’s up to its $240 retail price.
Powering the device is a Snapdragon 865, which is an older chipset used in gaming handhelds like the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Retroid Pocket 5. Despite its age, it’s still a very capable and well-tested chipset for emulation, Android gaming, and game streaming.
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