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Review on Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller for iPhone iOS: Compatible with Most iPhones – iPhone X, 11, 12 - Apple Arcade, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia - Lightning Port Passthrough - MFi Certified by Zach Peterson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Closest to the best phone controller

+ Offers a good weight ratio for gaming in any orientation. Wrists no longer hurt when using heavy phone clips.+ Analog sticks are great. There are no noticeable dead zones like iPega or similar tablets. + Pass-through loading is pretty good. + Good processing quality. It looks a lot more reliable than the Junglecat. + Very low input lag. + Plug and Play (when your phone is not in a case). If you use it, you can expect your phone to see it as an X input field. Mixed: Most likely, it cannot be used with a phone case. The maximum depth of supported phones is 8.8mm. With my Note 9, which is also 8.8mm thick, there's no wiggle room even in the thinnest phone case. The buttons and D-Pad, while responsive, feel soft, but the D-Pad also feels overly sensitive. It's possible to press diagonally by only pressing the D-Pad in one direction, depending on the angle at which you press it. Because it's wired only, you can only use it with a phone. Native controller support in the Android ecosystem is rare at best, and trying to mess with screen mappers is a quick route to getting banned in Fortnite or something. Cons: - Cannot be used with wired headphones. It's still larger than the Junglecat, which blocks both USB and headphones, but Kishi's other foot is planted firmly on the ground, just in front of the 3.5mm jack. - It can drain my battery pretty quickly. - The app is just a cheap and ready-made list of games supported by the controller. However, it's really hard to find anything remotely interesting in this app. Despite what it has, or I think it doesn't have, like battery or wireless, it's odd to see that it costs a little less than the Junglecat. .

Pros
  • Lag-free gameplay: Unlike Bluetooth controllers that generate latency, the controller has no latency as it connects directly to the device's charging port
Cons
  • No automatic