G8 Galileo Type-C Mobile Gaming Controller for Android & iPhone 15 Series (USB-C), Plug and Play Gamepad with Hall Effect Joysticks/Hall Trigger, 3.5mm Audio Jack

This controller has been pretty great for my iPhone 15 Pro! I’ve played a few light sessions of Call of Duty Mobile, Minecraft on iPhone, and also Steam Link to stream PC games to my phone. The controller feels very nice in the hands and conforms to my iPhone very well during playthrough. Though even though this advertises it works with most cases, it does not work with my Quad Lock case for iPhone 15 Pro. It is too thick and I have to take off the case each time to play which is annoying. I’ve also used the charging port which works well for longer playtimes, even though I don’t play long. But also good so I can charge and put it down and pick it up a short time later with more charge. I haven’t done any actual tests, but the charge time does feel slower when through the controller than through just going into the iPhone. It’s not a big deal, but I wish something was mentioned about how the iPhone detects a “battery” in this controller despite there not being a battery. My iPhone (in the widget and Settings) originally reported this controller to have a 100% charge but now always says it has a 5% charge. There was no mention of this anywhere on this page or the manual but there is no battery in the controller and the iPhone is not reporting truthfully for some reason. One thing I am pleasantly surprised about that does not seem to be advertised or talked about is that this controller CAN be used externally with bigger devices. I can confirm that this DOES work with my iPad Pro 12.9” 5th gen and also works with both my Windows laptop and desktop gaming PC. Though the method used is kind of janky, it does surprisingly work and there seems to be drivers in Windows to recognize this as a controller! As you may see in my pictures, if you get a USB type C adapter with female ports on both ends and any USB type C cable capable of connecting to your iPad/Windows computer, then the iPad/Windows PC will detect it and use it as a controller without any additional software! I have legitimately used this to play Minecraft on a bigger screen on my iPad Pro as well as play some games in Steam on my Windows PCs and it all works. It is so cool. I am a bit disappointed to see that the rubber material that sits under the phone is already fading after nearly not very much use of the controller. It’s not a horrible thing I’d use to not recommend this controller, but it is disappointing to see that the cool design etched in doesn’t last too long. I was also disappointed in the available selection of magnetic faceplates at the time of writing this because I am not seeing any available or even with a “coming soon”. Not that this is a dealbreaker, again, but it’s advertised here and seems like a cool feature that isn’t being utilized at all. The price is a bit more than I was expecting, but it’s not wholly unreasonable compared to others on the market too, especially when you have others that don't have the same comfort design being much more. All in all, I’m happy with this and very glad to have it. I’m having a blast with it and recommend it!

TL;DR: best controller I've ever used, and it works with a thin case on Red Magic 8 Pro. I am using the G8 with the Red Magic 8 Pro with a relatively thin case. I've used the Backbone and Razer Kishi 1 for iPhone 13 Pro Max and GameSir X2 Bluetooth on both Android and iOS, and the GameSir G8 is, by far, my favorite mobile controller. While it is large, it's for the better. It feels like I'm holding an Xbox or Switch Pro controller, which is far more comfortable than the previously mentioned controllers. The other remotes I've used felt like I was using a Vita, which is fine, but after getting used to the Switch, is a bit cramping. The buttons feel right. I can't exactly explain how, but the buttons and sticks don't "feel cheap". Not overly clicky (my preference), but doesn't feel like I'm pressing into a pencil eraser. The trigger buttons (L2/R2) feel great to press, but kinda wish there was a little more resistance. May be cuz I'm used to Haptic Feedback from the ps5, but it's not a huge negative (I wouldn't even consider it a negative). The GameSir app seems iffy to me. Don't know why it needs certain permissions (like Location), but I only plan to use it for the button mapping for games like Genshin Impact. The Red Magic 8 Pro button mapping is serviceable, but the camera control/mapping is jittery as hell, which makes playing Genshin Impact feel like I'm playing with mapping on. The button mapping from GameSir is amazing! Not only is the camera issue gone (if anything, it is TOO sensitive, on that later), but offers combination inputs, which Red Magic doesn't offer (that I'm aware of). I've mapped the game with near identical inputs as the ps5 version of the game, and it feels like I'm playing it with native controller support. I haven't messed with the button sensitivity features, but is available, so, my issue with "camera sensitivity" can be fixed to my liking. There's also 2 mappable buttons on the back. I don't use them, but for those that do, enjoy Now, a major plus. IT CAN BE USED WITH A CASE ON!!!! I hate having to remove my phone case, and always get paranoid about dropping my phone while trying to connect the phone with a mobile controller with a connector. When I first attached the phone with the G8, it didn't get recognized, and took the case off. After a few hours of testing, setting up, and playing with the controller, I decided to try with the case again. Didn't work. Then, I get it a small "squeeze" (just enough to make sure it connects), AND IT WORKED!!!! I decided to keep playing to make sure it didn't disconnect or give me issues, AND IT DIDN'T. It plays flawlessly with my case. My case has a transparent back with a MagSafe kickstand and a black trim trim with "teeth" in the corners. The "teeth" hug around the rubber grips of the controller, making it a perfect fit. The price may seem high, especially compared to other $40 controllers (like some GameSir sells), but trust, the extra cost is worth it. It is beyond comfortable, feels like a console controller, works with a thin case, has great button mapping from their app, the price is between the cheapest and expensive controllers, and is the best controller I've ever used. If I could rate this higher, I would.

To start with I have tried a few different telescopic controllers, and have fount that this is one of the most comfortable ones I've used. When it comes to gaming, my preferred way to play is big screen TV, comfy sofa to sink into, and my XBOX series X, as I'm a casual console gamer and like to game in comfort. In addition, I have very large hands and thick fingers, so a larger controller is much more comfortable to me. However, since having a baby and the Xbox being in the room he sleeps (we share a house with family), and the only time I can game is when he's asleep, means that I can't play in my preferred way. Since discovering remote playfor my XBOX though, this has been a game changer, allowing me to game when I can. It is clearly different than my preferred way of gaming, but it's still good to have the option to play on my downtime!! With the introduction out of the way, I will get into the details. This is amazing. Period. The fact I can use a case of 1 mm thick and it still works is awesome. The fact that it's a wired connection is fast and snappy, and doesn't affect the lag like Bluetooth controllers can, and the feel is high quality. It has everything you need to play on XBOX, PlayStation and emulators, though I don't do this part, only XBOX remote play. The feel of the co roller is compact enough that it doesn't feel bulky which is a good, but a tiny bit bad which I'll explain. It does feel like a 3/4 size controller. But with me having large hands it still feel a little cramped. Mainly the location of the D-pad and the right stick. They are a little bit too close to left stick and face buttons respectively. This is a tiny issue as I mentioned, as I just work around it by shifting my grip a little. Anyone with small, medium or even slightly large hands will feel comfortable using this, for even long gaming sessions! The sticks are buttery smooth due to the anti friction rings, and the face buttons and D-pad have a weighty pressing feeling, and you know when you've pressed them with the satisfying feedback of each press. The bumpers and triggers are console quality and have a perfect resistance when pressed, and again, you know exactly when you've pressed them as they have great feedback also. There are map able buttons on the hand grips but I don't use them, but they are easy to program and change on the fly should you need to. To summarise, this is an excellent wiece of kit that will absolutely improve your mobile gaming experience ten fold, and is absolutely worth the $79.99 price tag. UPDATE: I've been using this controller for 14 months on a very regular basis, and it has been incredible for that time. The controller has held up very well, the buttons still just as responsive as the day I got it, the connection is still flawless, and feels amazing still. But the other day I came to use it and the pass through charging has stopped working. It has worked every time from day one (with dozens and dozens of times I've pass through charged my phone), but now it has finally gone to sleep. Though this is a negative, it could be the hundreds of hours I've used it that it's worn out, but I just wanted to give my long term update in case you are unlucky enough (like me) to have this happen to you and what to maybe expect after over a year of heavy use. I can still use every other aspect of the controller with no issues, just I have to think ahead about charging my phone before and after a gaming session, as the pass through has stopped working and my phone doesn't charge whilst using the controller anymore. I kept the rating at 5 stars though, as it could be an isolated issue, or a line run problem. But just in case you're a heavy user, this is something to consider, especially when traveling, where charging your phone may be more limited.

It's a great controller. The buttons and sticks are pretty good. It looks great. The many reviews that praise this controller for the quality of the controls are not wrong at all. This review is more about my longer-term experience. There are things about this controller that I think you should consider before purchasing. First of all, it has a design flaw. Specifically, the placement for the screenshot and Mode buttons right below the Dpad. If you take a look at pictures, you can see that these buttons are really close to the down button. In fact, the distance between the down button and those 2 buttons is smaller than the distance between X and A. This is not something you will notice right away, and no youtube reviewers point it out. But if you plan to play fast paced d-pad intensive games with this, you will from time to time press the screenshot or the mode button while in the heat of gameplay. The screenshot button is relatively benign, although it does pause the word. The mode button can be pretty bad since you might accidentally end up adding a turbo feature to another button. This can get really disruptive. It actually took me a while to notice what was going on. Since then I try to be careful when pressing down. But even while being very conscious about it, it still happens from time to time. Part of this is that I play Levelhead with this controller, and level head does have a trend to have very intensive gameplay sequences where you have to press the down button. The other thing I'd like to mention is, this might actually be one of the best controls you can use for a phone or tablet. Unfortunately, Android and iOS are still platforms that are overall very unfriendly to physical controllers. It's rate to find good games that support controllers. I have to rely on emulators quite a bit. Although this controller's app allows you to set it up to work on touch-only games, I found that the app's UI is very finicky to use, and sometimes you end up dragging the app's options outside of the screen, rendering it useless. Even when you get to configure this feature correctly, it's unfortunately not as good as player a game that actually supports the controller. Even games that support controllers, tend to have lackluster support. I've found that the G8's auto-sleep feature really causes issues on some games, which permanently lose the connection to the controller when it goes to sleep until I close them and start them again. I really wish this auto-sleep feature was configurable, or if you could disable it when some games are active. And regarding the app, it's atrocious. It plays ads. Which is completely unfair and uncalled for. I paid good money for this controller, they really have no right to be playing ads on me when i want to configure it. Additionally, rather than lead me to the configuration options, the app tries to act as a launcher. And it tries to push games that I do not have. It's specially blatant how it tries to get people to play Diablo Immortal, even though it's a very bad game that tries to turn you into a gambling addict. I think these are things that have no place in a controller's app. Meanwhile, it has bugs such as the touch UI issue I have already mentioned. Once I accidentally move the UI outside of the screen, it becomes unusable permanently and I have to delete the app's data to make it return to the center of the screen. At the end of the day, I decided that I just don't want to play apps that don't support the controller, and the app is not useful for other things so I uninstalled the Gamesir app. ---- tldr: It's a great controller. But the design flaw and the app reduce points from it. I hope to see a sequel that places those buttons at a better location and I really wish the app was updated to add more configuration options so that we can change the sleep interval or disable it and the issues with the touch UI should be fixed.

This is the best gaming pad for s phone I've ever used and im cominh from a Razer kishi V2 but i got huge hands so that felt way to small for me to game for more than twenty min. But the gamesir g8 is like a regular size cotroller split in half its amazing. You can play xbox game pass .nvidia now,steam linrary,remote play pc xbox and playstation flawlessly. You just gotta get by the jenky gamesir app. You meed it to commect the comtroller to do firmware uodates and to calibrate the g8 after that you can close that app and juat open any gaming app and the g8 is gonna shiw up to work my friends and it's extremely good at its job let me tell you. You habe two buttons under ghe comtroller to mod to wahevwr you want them to me mapped you can add tirno to buttons and the sticks are hall sensors no more drift stick and the triggers are actually pressure sensitive and the rest of the buttoms habe a nice sounding click or clack. Now for thw elephant in the room. Look i s tried atleast ten cases with my s2; to worl with this thimg and mot ome woukd work ....... thats until i had a idea and it actually worled perfectly. You just habe to cut the rubber off one side of g8 now before you start thinking im a idiot here me Out. On the left and right side of ghe g8 you have these runner fingers if you will well the ones om the right side with the usb c sticking out those fingers are stopping the usb c port to go further into hour isb c phone jack so it wont power on the g8. But if you take a exacto knife and in the video youll see exactly where i cut oit the runner on both sides and under ghe usb c jack. Now i just made the rubber flush with the light hrey pladtic of the g8 only on the usb c side. And now that gives ghe usb c jack a longer reach to your phone port. Now you domt got tonworry anout dropping your phone woth no case on it while trying to put it in ghe g8. Now its nice and sage in its case and still powering on the g8 and it gits in there better than perfect and it dont wonble or mobe around for nothing. See bideo of me shaking my g8 violently and no reaction from it. Look no one wants to cit there new toy but ladies and gents this is the only way your gonna use this device without the risk of dropping your 1500$ phone on the ground to get some robolox in. Now it will be fine i promise gou. It works mint this way im tellinh you just look at my bideo and you try and find a phone case with a one millimeter bottom that is gonna protect your phone if you drop iy. This is the ONLY WAY THIS COMTROLLER WILL WORK WITH ANY PHONE WHILST HAVING A CASE ON IT. MY WAY WORKS AWESOME IT EVEN LOOKS LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY ANYWAY. DONT LET THE BERY BEAT CONTROLLER PASS YOU BY CAUSE YOUR SCARED TO CIT SOME RUBBER OFF IT. NOW COME ON WE ARE ALL SMART HERE WAYCH THE BIDE AND TELL ME THAT AFTER MINE WAS CUT IT DIDNT LOOK LIKE IT WAS SENT TO LE THAT WAY. AND THAT IS A SAMSUNG S24 ultra with a ringke case on it and it works so awesome. Give it a go peeps For real there isnt anything this comtroller Cant do Its top of the line for a mediocre price. At this price point wiyh all it can access and do they are givimg these things away. There isnt a comtroller on the market neyyer unless iys a dual sense ps5 controller or a xbox elite series controller. Its that good remember to watch the video and when cutting cut away from the usb c out not towards the usb c. Let the plastic of the case be your guide. And kiddos ouy there have your mum or pop do the cutting cause you womy be anle to play if you hury yourself. Use caution when ising sharp onjects and dont run with them

I purchased this item through the game sir website I did not realize that it came all the way from China. That was my fault for not realizing it. Per the instructions, I downloaded the game sir app and tried to calibrate the controller so that I could use it for call of duty mobile. Once I calibrated the controls it stopped working. As you can see from the video because the controls would not calibrate my character in the game would randomly float around and move on its own. I tried repeatedly to recalibrate it and it would not work. I looked up on Reddit and apparently this has been going on for the past 6 to 8 months since the new firmware update came out. There was a fix for the firmware update I tried doing the fix and it's still did not work. I tried contacting customer service, and even though it states that it's 24 hours it is not 24 hours customer service through their website. Because of the time difference you don't get contact back from them until 11:00pm to 1:00 a.m. in the morning. And you only get one email at a time. I complained to them and I even sent screen recorded videos showing that the controller would not calibrate and would not work and I have yet to hear back from them. It has been 7 days of trying to work with the controller and it will not work. I am Extremely unhappy with the customer service from gamesir and I am extremely unhappy with the controller. I would wait to see if they fix the firmware update before purchasing. I tried using this on a Note 9 Android. I also had other people try using their phones and had the same issue. Android and iOS still have the same problem. I have more videos screen recordings. Also, I purchased this item for $89 in the United States, I tried to do a return for the websites instructions but the return cost is out of your pocket. The return cost to send it back to China is $130.

Comfortable in the hands, good tactile clicky buttons, great compatibility with most games, and their software (although very Chinese) does work. My biggest gripe is the triggers, they are a little squeaky and don't have the best feel. Still a better build quality than most new brand console controllers. Also great with things like Steam Link. Will fit almost any phone. I couldn't find an answer on it so for anyone looking; the OnePlus 13 in a case does not fit in this thing. I can't imagine how you could really improve on a product like this at this price range. Manufacturing is kind of complicated on these so for 80 bucks it's a steal. It's also really nice that it has a DAC as well as USB-C pass-through.

This is, in my opinion, currently the best phone controller on the market (for USB-C phones). It's adjustable, it can support a large number of phones, and, most importantly—it can support thicker cases. Advantages —This controller DOES NOT TRY TO MANIPULATE YOU WITH ADVERTISEMENTS, DARK PATTERNS, OR APPS. This is really important, for a lot of reasons! For privacy, for security, and for usability! —The makers of Backbone should feel ashamed... On the Backbone, every time you push a specific button on the Backbone, it takes you to the app store to download their app, which requires a subscription. The Backbone costs 100$ and you can't even use all of the features on it! —THIS controller is usable right from the get-go. Although the makers of this controller have an app, they don't try to force it on you—which is very important! —Aside from the above comments, the set-up for this controller is generally very easy. Sometimes, you may have to set up games individually, but most phone games and apps require you to map stuff, anyway. —You can do pass-through charging and gaming with the USB-C port at the bottom of this device. —You can also use a USB-C headphone (if you do this, you cannot charge your phone at the same time). —You can also use an "audio pin" headphone on this controller. I think you can charge the phone and use the audio pin at the same time. —The sliding mechanism on this controller is firm enough to keep your phone in place, but it won't put overdue pressure on your phone's frame. —In addition, the sliding mechanism does not have so much force that it will instantly pull back once released (the Backbone's pulling mechanism is so strong that it can scratch the back of the phone / case, and the Backbone has made me drop my controller). —The USB-C connector on the Galileo controller can "wiggle" up and down, meaning you can easily connect and disconnect your phone without worrying about breaking your controller (again, the Backbone does not do this—backbone pulled back too hard, making me drop my phone, plus, Backbone also made me worry a ton about the USB-C port getting broken). —The GameSir G8 Galileo lets you use relatively thicker cases without any problems. I use the iPhone 15 Pro Max with a Clear Case (which is slightly thicker than other phone cases). This is one of the main reasons I love the Galileo—I can protect my phone well, at the same time as using the controller. In short—I love this controller, and I fully recommend it. It's my go-to controller for my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Bought for some android gaming but especially streaming via Xbox or PC; works almost flawlessly for cloud gaming provising you have decent fibre internet speeds. Anything running on the phone native works great with the controller which is extremely comfortable, robust and correct size, an issue with the Nintendo Switch joycons for example. Honestly I would never consider playing proper android games before owning this but now it's like a having a fully powered console. Deffo worth £80. Minor cons would be very slight wiggle as it's not secured with any clips or something, and the phone connector is quite delicate but TBF I haven't had an issue to date. If you want a switch, ps portal or steam deck etc this isn't the same but covers much of the same potential at a fraction of the cost. The fact you don't need Bluetooth and batteries etc is excellent as well, it's effectively a large phone case with gaming controls. Awesome

He comprado este productos por que actualmente me encuentro en Holanda viviendo y no tengo con que jugar y vi que podía tener emuladores desde el móvil y decidí comprar el producto para poder jugar. Tengo el iphone 15 y funciona a la perfección. A FAVOR: - Es muy cómodo, parece que tengas un mando de la xbox en tus manos. - Te viene con 3 recambios para el jostick. - Sirve para una gran variedad de juegos incluido los emuladores. - Dispone de dos botones adicionales en la parte posterior del mando, simulando las palancas de ciertos mandos para consola. EN CONTRA: - El conector USB de tipo C que tiene el producto, parece que no vaya a durar mucho, pero es más impresión, ya se verá en un futuro. - Puede pesar un poco con el móvil, pero tampoco es tanto como he visto en otros comentarios. - Y para mí, lo peor, que no puedo jugar con la funda del móvil, necesitas quitarla. CONCLUSIÓN: No me fio mucho de ciertas reseñas y me esperaba que fuera un poco más incomodo o que pesara mucho más, y todo lo contrario, es muy cómodo y pesa menos de lo que esperaba, obviamente tiene su peso, pero no es nada del otro mundo. En mi opinión, merece mucho la pena y lo recomiendo al 100% si realmente vas a darle un gran uso.

購入して３週間でusb端子が壊れて新品に交換。その時の対応は早くて○ですが、3ヶ月して今度は左のトリガーとスティックの反応がおかしくなり、キャリブレーションを実行しても治らず。騙し騙し使っていましたが、とうとう使いものにならなくなってしまいました。1万円出して3ヶ月で壊れるのはちょっと…出来が良いだけに、非常に残念です。 追記 レビューを見たメーカー様からすぐに連絡があり、まだ保証期間内との事で対応して頂きました。とても良いコントローラなので、また使う事ができ感謝しております。

يد ممتازه و جوده تصنيع عاليه الازرار ممتازه كانك تلعب بيد سوني بس يبي لك تعدل dead zone حق القير عشان يكون تصويب ادق في تطبيق gamesir و الحلو بعد انه يجي معاها اشكال مختلفه للقير يمديك تبدل بينهم بالي يريحك و فيها ازرار خلفيه و يمديك تضغط R3 بالقير. بس ملاحظه اذا بتلعب remote play من تطبيق سوني ف اهي تتعرف على انها يد سوني ٥ اذا تطبيق جوالك ما يدعم يد الفايف ما راح تقدر تتحكم فيها بيكون الحل اهو انك تشتري تطبيق مدفوع اسمه pxplay. اما العاب الجوال ف اذا لعبه تدعم اليد بتكون تجربه رهيبه اما الالعاب الى ما تدعم مثل ببجي بتحتاج تشغلها من تطبيق gamesir و تنزل زر زر على شاشة و تضبط تحكم بنفسك، عن نفسي ما عجبني قروشه بس يجي منه اذا قدرت تضبط تحكم صح.

El mejor mando telescopico que puedes comprar, funciona con cualquier emulador, juegos que ofrecen soporte nativo y ofrece opcion de mapeo para controles touch con su aplicacion. Ofrece modo de conexion como mando de Xbox y de Play Station. La ergonomia es excelente y la calidad del mando es soberbia. Lo unico que podriamos decir que le falta es rumble, pero no es una opcion que en mi opinion demerite el producto. Llevo mas de 3 meses usandolo diariamente alrededor de 3 horas, y sigue estando como el primer dia. 11 de 10.