R36

Here's a quick rundown of devices with a similar name as the R36S.

✅ = recommended R36S alternatives

RK3326 SoC devices:

• R33S (R35S/R36S in a Miyoo Mini+ shell)
• R35S (clone of the POWKIDDY RGB20S, released 1-2 months before the R36S) ✅
• R35XX (built-in wifi, some units have 2GB RAM, back looks identical to the R36S) ✅
• R36H (horizontal R36S/R35S) ✅
• R36H ProMax (horizontal - bigger R36H with 4" screen) ✅
• R36MAX (EmuELEC/K36 clone, soccer ball menu button, square buttons, 1:1 screen)
• R36PRO (EmuELEC/K36 clone, R36MAX with 4:3 screen)
• R36S (probably the reason why you're here) ✅
• R36T (EmuELEC/K36 clone, curved display overlay)
• R36T Max (EmuELEC/K36 clone, R36T with a second joystick and 1:1 screen)
• R36Plus (R36S with 1:1 screen) ✅
• R36XX (newer R36S version with built-in wifi) ✅
• R36S Pro (probably does not even exist)
• R36 Ultra (EmuELEC/K36 clone, 1:1 screen, RGB joysticks, built-in wifi)
• R39S (4", 16:9)
• R39 Max (EmuELEC/K36 clone, 1:1 screen)
• R40 (some units are EmuELEC/K36 clones)
• R40S Pro (R36S in a rounded bottom shell) ✅
• R40XX (bigger 4" screen) ✅
• R40XX Pro Max (bigger 4" screen) ✅
• R42pro (horizontal - bigger R36H with 4" screen) ✅
• R46H (horizontal - bigger R36H with 4" screen) ✅
• R50S (horizontal 5.1") ✅
• R50S Ultra (EmuELEC/K36 clone, horizontal 4.5")
• RX6H (EmuELEC/K36 clone, horizontal version of the RX6S)
• RX6S (EmuELEC/K36 clone, vertical version of the RX6H)
• RG36 (vertical device with left joystick on top)
• RG36 Pro (RGB joysticks)
• RGB36 PRO (vertical device with left joystick on top)
• RK35H (EmuELEC/K36 clone, has built-in wifi
• A10 mini (R35S/R36S clone in a Miyoo Mini+ shell)
• G30 (4.3" 16:9 screen)
• Gaminja ANS11 (EmuELEC/K36 clone)
• Gaminja ANS13 (Some units are EmuELEC/K36 clones)
• HG36 (EmuELEC/K36 clone, weird D-pad)
• K36 (device from Kinhank, known for its clones)
• K36S (EmuELEC/K36 clone, a mix of different devices)
• L35 (EmuELEC/K36 clone, front looks like a TrimUI Brick)
• My Mini Game Console (EmuELEC/K36 clone, shorter than a standard R36S and has a single joystick)
• O30S (horizontal R36S/R35S-like device)
• T16MAX (EmuELEC/K36 clone, 1:1 screen)
• U8 (EmuELEC/K36 clone, horizontal, 4" 5:3 screen)
• V40 MAX (EmuELEC/K36 clone, 1:1 screen)
• V40 PRO (EmuELEC/K36 clone, V40 MAX with 4:3 screen)
• XGB36 (EmuELEC/K36 clone, has a single joystick)
• XF35H (EmuELEC/K36 clone, horizontal, has built-in wifi)
• XF40H (EmuELEC/K36 clone, horizontal, 1:1 screen, has built-in wifi)
• XF40V (EmuELEC/K36 clone, vertical version of the XF40H)
• DC35V (EmuELEC/K36 clone, circular D-pad)
• DC40V (EmuELEC/K36 clone, DC35V with 1:1 screen)

RK3566 SoC devices:

• R36Air (4", left joystick on top)
• R40S (horizontal, 1:1 screen, very bad buttons)
• R46S (1:1 screen, "update" to the R40S)

Allwinner A133P SoC devices:

• H36S (horizontal device)
• K36 Max (R36S with 1:1 screen and different chip)

Other SOC

• D-R35 Plus (VT569B chip, no custom firmware support)
• Gaminja ANS13 (some units have the Allwinner A33 chip, no custom firmware support)
• J36 Ultra (MediaTek MT6592V chip, built-in wifi, no custom firmware support)
• R350 (same chip as the D-R35 Plus, no custom firmware support)
• R36S Plus (Really bad device. Terrible D-pad, awful software, has the weak Allwinner F1C200S chip, no custom firmware support.)
• R36HD (weak chip (HiChip C3100?), GB350 clone, no custom firmware support)
• R36VX (Allwinner A33 chip, lanyard hole, no custom firmware support)
• R40 (some units have the same board as the GB350 clones, no custom firmware support)
• RG36 Pro (some units feature either a MediaTek MT6592V or a MT6735V chip, with both variants having no custom firmware support)
• R43S (horizontal, RK3128, no custom firmware support)