# History of video games/Platforms/Dingoo
## History
### A320

The Dingoo A320 was released in early 2009 in China. Shortly after release, the company split, and two slightly incompatible versions of the A320 were briefly made, causing great confusion emerging from their similarity and misinformation spread about the consoles.
The Dingoo A320 cost around $70-$100 US Dollars or 70 British pounds.

### A330

The Dingoo A330 was released in mid 2010 and sold for about $110.

### A380

The Dingoo A380 was released by December 2012 for $130, where it faced an increasingly competitive market.
Dingoo manufacturing ended sometime between 2013 and 2014.

## A320 Technology
### Compute

The Dingoo A320 is powered by a Ingenic Semiconductor JZ4732 MIPS architecture CPU clocked at 360 megahertz.
The Dingoo A320 contains 32 megabytes of RAM clocked at 112 megahertz. Depending on the make, the original clock speed of the RAM is either 166 megahertz, or 133 megahertz.

### Hardware

The Dingoo A320 has four gigabytes of built in flash storage. The system also supports expansion via a MiniSD card slot.
The Dingoo A320 uses a 2.8 inch screen with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels, and supports AV output over an RCA cable.
The Dingoo has an internal microphone. The Dingoo has a built in FM radio and antenna.
The Dingoo has an internal battery rated at 3.7 volts and a capacity of either 1700 milliamp hours or 1800 milliamp hours for a run time of around seven hours.

### Software

The Dingoo A320 runs µC/OS-II natively.
The Dingoo interface is similar to the Sony XrossMediaBar. The Dingoo can play flash animations.

## A330 Technology

The Dingoo A330 is an upgraded HK model A320 with upgraded RAM and a new wireless receiver.

### Compute

The Dingoo A330 is powered by a Ingenic Semiconductor JZ4732 CPU clocked at 336 megahertz.
The Dingoo A330 has 64 megabytes of RAM.

### Hardware

The Dingoo A330 2.8 inch LCD has a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels.
The Dingoo A330 has four gigabytes of flash storage and a mini-SD card slot.
The Dingoo has a built in 2.4 gigahertz wireless receiver for use with a controller.

### Software

The Dingoo A330 runs version 1.2 of the Native O/S.

## A380 Technology
### Compute

The Dingoo A380 is powered by a Ingenic Semiconductor JZ4755 dual core CPU clocked at 500 megahertz.
The Dingoo A380 has 64 megabytes of RAM.

### Hardware

The A380 has four gigabytes of integrated flash storage. The A380 has a TF Card slot for expandable storage.
The A380 LCD has a resolution of 400 by 240 pixels. The A380 has PAL only AV output.
The A380 has built radios for Wi-Fi and FM radio capable of receiving channels between 76 megahertz to 108 megahertz.
The A380 has a rechargeable lithium battery with four hours of battery life.

### Software

Emulators for the A380 often ran worse then on the A320, making that model somewhat less popular.

## References

* ↑ Manikas, Pantelis. "Dingoo (Console)". News & Reviews for Videogames & Gaming Consoles consall.eu.
* 1 2 Guyatt, Will. "Dingoo A320 Micro Game Station review". TechRadar.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Dingoo A320 Review". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dingoo A320: A Review of a Device with Every Classic Game Console Built-In". The Lower Third. 3 February 2012.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dingoo A330 Review". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community.
* 1 2 3 4 5 "Dingoo A380 Review – Steve's Junk".
* ↑ "Dingoo A320 vs A380". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community.
* 1 2 Guyatt, Will. "Dingoo A320 Micro Game Station review". TechRadar.
* ↑ "Dingoo". Wikipedia. 14 September 2020.
* ↑ "Dingoo A320 RAM Upgrade". Hackaday. 10 June 2010.
* ↑ "Dingoo A380 On Sale Already? » OBSCURE HANDHELDS". OBSCURE HANDHELDS. 26 January 2011.
* 1 2 3 4 5 "Dingoo A380". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community.