Interested in GPD XD Plus? Comprehensive unboxing review -part 2

Screen

As for the screen, the GPD XD Plus features a 5-inch H-IPS screen, and the natural color also has a good pixel. It is very good for playing games, details can be clearly seen, and with IPS materials, The viewing angle is high and there is no discoloration and darkening from the side. So overall, the screen is not bad.

Performance: Use time enough to play for one day

As for performance, GPD XD Plus uses a six-core MTK MT8176 processor, with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, and so on. Although it is not a high-end device, it is enough to play general mobile games. With the Android 7.0 operating system in particular, there is no need to worry about the game support issue, even if you play old games with the simulator software. In addition, the gamepad has built-in 6,000mAh capacity battery, plus MTK MT8176 itself is not high power consumption, the official claimed that the use of time is up to 15 hours! And I have tried it myself. Basically, I have no problem with it. I think it is quite ideal.

The sum up 

Reasonable price! All in all, although GPD XD Plus is only a mid-level or even entry-level standard gamepad product, the overall support parameter is quite outstanding. In particular, there are many physical keys, including a pair of joystick joysticks, arrow keys, and ABXY control keys. There are three auxiliary keys, L and R, which are basically comparable to those of any best game console. Plus, the price is not expensive at all, and you basically can’t find anything like this at its price. If you are a crazy fan of mobile games and prefer to play games with more virtual keys on the screen, the GPD XD Plus is basically an Android gaming tablet gamepad that is worth starting.

Interested in GPD XD Plus? Comprehensive unboxing review -part 1

The GPD, which was launched earlier with ultra-mini laptops, has recently launched a new star product - the Android version of the GPD XD Plus, with similar handle controls, plus a map system.

Appearance, feel: single screen version 3DS XL

The GPD XD Plus looks like the 3DS XL in appearance. The biggest differences are the one-touch screen, no lens, and one more joystick. I immediately played it and I feel really comfortable. It is very similar to playing with 3DS XL. The appearance of the GPD XD Plus is similar to that of Nintendo's 3DS XL, except it has one more joystick and two auxiliary L and R keys, and one- touch screen.

As for the back, the GPD XD Plus has more obvious terminals: In addition to the micro SD memory slot expansion storage space, it also has an HDMI output slot that can output the picture to a large TV. As for the machine surface, it is made of general plastic materials. It is easy to stick fingerprints, oil and other dirt. We must pay attention to it. The body is very light and is highly portable. Body size is not large, can be put into the pocket. There is a pair of speakers at the bottom of the front, and the volume is sufficient. After all, the Android operating system is used, so there is no problem with playing mobile games on general Android phones.

Automatic support for hand-made games!

Others can choose a lot of map key mobile game consoles, some of them have already supported manual manipulations (eg GTA), and some of them support only the virtual keys on the screen. The former GPD XD Plus can be perfectly supported. There is no problem to play. How can the latter be solved? After all, different game virtual key positions are different ... In fact, GPD XD Plus itself has its own map key function, as long as the relevant button icon is pulled to the game's virtual key position, and then press Save, you can press the button map down. After that, you only need to press the physical keys to control different functions in the game, which is very convenient. Just press the key on the right side of the switch key (central round button) and the second handy icon, you can use the map key.