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The '''FunKey S''' is a keychain emulator console createdreleased by the FunKey Team in 20192021. TakingWith inspirationa fromdesign inspired by the [[w:Game Boy Advance SP|GBAGame Boy Advance SP]], the systemdevice has a clamshellmagnetically designfolding outer shell that protects the device'sits screen and buttons when it is not in use. EnvisionedMaking asuse anof evolutionemulators ofported theto team's initialits [[KeymuFunKey-OS]] operating system, the FunKey S hadcan aemulate successfulseveral Kickstarterretro campaign in July 2020consoles, with its €30,000 goal being met in only three hours. After several months of further improvements toincluding the system[[w:Nintendo andEntertainment preparationsSystem|NES]], for[[w:PlayStation mass-production(console)|PlayStation]], theand FunKey[[w:Game TeamBoy expectsAdvance|Game toBoy shipAdvance]]. theWith firstdimensions FunKeyof S1.67 unitsx in1.75 latex November0.54 orinches early(42.5 Decemberx 202044.5 Asx with13.8 the Keymu and [[FunKey Zero]]mm), the FunKey TeamS made the schematicsis foramong the FunKeysmallest Smass-produced publiclyemulation availabledevices, socomparable thatin others could build their own versions of it if they wishedsize to dodevices so.such The team also intends to makeas the sourceGame codeGear ofMicro theand device's operating system open-source soon before the first shipment of pre-ordered FunKey SPocket unitsSprite.

After the positive reception to their initial [[Keymu]] showcase video in 2017, the FunKey Team grew to include three members as they sought to create a mass-producible version of the Keymu. To test the hardware that they planned to use in the Keymu successor, the team created the [[FunKey Zero]] in 2018. The FunKey S would use elements from both of the team's prior systems, having athe clamshell form factor similar to, albeit slightly thinner than,of the Keymu, inand additionthe toimproved technicalsystem specifications that were very similar to those of the FunKey Zero. Unveiling the FunKey S for the first time in April 2019, the FunKey Team continued to improve the system in the following months, initially expecting to launch a Kickstarter campaign for it in late 2019. Around this time, the fourth member of the FunKey Team, Killian, was brought on board to assist with marketing the device and building the community surrounding it in preparation for the Kickstarter campaign.

Due to continued improvements being made to the device, the Kickstarter campaign was delayed to July 2020, with the initial funding goal set at €30,000. Since this goal was met in only three hours, several stretch goals were set and subsequently reached, with the campaign ending with €165,760 raised in total from 2,046 backers. AfterFollowing the campaignthis, the FunKey Team began preparingmaking forpreparations theto manufacturing ofhave the devices manufactured at a factory in China, a process that included the making of a mold to manufacture the device's exterior plastic shell and the adjustment and improvement of several of the device's components. After several unforeseen delays, device shipments initially began in late December following the completed assembly and packaging of the first batch of devices. Due to the quick discovery of defective MicroSD cards in several of the delivered devices, however, shipment of the majority of first-batch devices was delayed until February 2021.

Similarly to the FunKey Zero before it, the FunKey S is powered by an [[w:ARM Cortex-A7|ARM Cortex-A7]] with 64 MB of integrated RAM and uses a microSD card for storage. It also uses a 1.54 inch (39.1 mm) LCD IPS display with a resolution of 240 by 240 pixels, but has an improved frame rate of 50 FPS. While it keeps the same ∅10 mm mono speaker used in the FunKey Zero, due to space constraints it does not include a headphone jack. Other improvements made to the FunKey S compared to its predecessors include the upgrade to a 410 mAh lithium-ion battery, an improved hinge mechanism, the use of magnets to keep the system securely shut and automatically save the game to be reloaded once the system is reopened, a Menu button that both turns the system on and off and allows access to the system's settings, and a protective glass screen in front of the display that is both fingerprint and scratch-resistant.

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