Samsung launches a gamepad for Android that’s optimized to work on both Android tablets and phones running Android 4.1 and up.
The GamePad can hold Android devices ranging in screen size from 4 inches to 6.3 inches, so it’s geared more for phones but can certainly squeeze in a phablet. It weighs in at 195g and features an eight-way D-Pad, two analog sticks, four action buttons and two triggers located on the shoulders of the device.
Samsung says that all Galaxy device owners can hook their phone up to their TV using an HDMI cable or mirroring apps like Samsung’s AllShare service, and then replicate a home console experience using the GamePad via Bluetooth.
No word on the price or the launch date of the device yet, but it did hit the European market.
