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Panic
Playdate
A pocket console from Panic with a 400x240 1-bit black-and-white reflective screen and no backlight. It runs on a 168 MHz Cortex-M7 with 16 MB of RAM and 4 GB of flash.
- Display
- LCD
- 400 × 240
- Chip
- ARM Cortex-M7, 168 MHz
- Memory
- 0.02 GB
- Battery
- Unknown
- Weight
- Unknown
Image: PanicChecked October 23, 2026
Models & list prices
Manufacturer list prices (MSRP), not retail offers.
Chip & performance
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip (SoC) | ARM Cortex-M7, 168 MHz[1]Panic does not name the microcontroller model. |
| Process node | Not published |
| CPU | ARM Cortex-M7, 168 MHz, 8 KB L1 cache[1] |
| CPU cores / threads | Not published |
| CPU clock | Not published |
| GPU | Not published |
| GPU cores | Not published |
| GPU clock | Not published |
| Power range (TDP) | Not published |
Memory & storage
Display
Battery & build
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Battery | Not published |
| Battery (mAh) | Not published |
| Charging | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Dimensions | 76 × 74 × 9 mm[1] |
Connectivity & software
Sources
Each value above links to the source it was taken from. Last checked October 23, 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.
- [1]Playdate · Panicmanufacturer · read October 23, 2026
- [2]Playdate - $199 starting April 7 · Panic, March 7, 2023press-release · read October 23, 2026
- [3]The Playdate gets a price bump, but you can snag a refurbished unit for less · Notebookchecknews · read October 23, 2026
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