S9 Full-Size Gaming Phone Controller for iPhone 15/16, iPad Mini 6/7, Android Tablet, Bluetooth＆Type-C Mobile Gamepad with Free Key Mapping＆App, for Genshin Impact & Zenless Zone Zero, Hall Joystick

I used to play a lot of handhelds, like the Gameboy and Playstation Portable, but had sold them long ago. I'm back into emulation on my laptop and smartphone. I just picked up a C6 for that, and it works nice on my Surface Pro and phone. But, the phone screen looks a bit too small while playing games because I'm sitting in my chair and my phone is on my desk with the C6, so the S9 looked like it could PSP my phone.The S9 arrived in an Amazon bag, so nothing besides the S9 box to protect it. The box had two taller analog sticks, two extra D-pad buttons, and a bunch of stick on phone spacers. There's three spots, two on the USB port side, one on the other side of the S9 dock to stick them, but I didn't need to use them. I couldn't figure how to get the D-pad out at first, but a sharp knife underneath it on the right arrow with a gentle nudge up popped it up. After I got it off, I saw how the pads are held down by two springy notches on the left and right - see photos. So as long as you get the left or right side of the D-pad nudged loose, the pad comes off easy.The sticks worried me right away trying to pull it off. The entire ball its on actually came up a tiny bit with a click and I was worried I broke it. I pushed it back down and the ball clicked back to the original position. To get the stick off, I used my thumbnail to hold the ball in place while pulling up on the stick with my other hand to pop it off. It'll take a bit more pull than you might think, but it won't hurt them.The instructions came with labels you can stick on your phone or controller to remind you how to switch modes and stuff. It's not that hard - just press the M button on the left grip and the home button on the right grip until the M light changes modes. The S9 is better than the C6 because it has one extra mode - PS/Playstation mode. Both also have HID, Xbox, and Switch modes.The controller instantly worked the moment I plugged in my phone. No need to do anything else. Controller test app immediately saw the controller and the buttons and sticks worked when testing. The optional Abxylute S9 app also has a built-in controller tester to make sure everything's working.I started up my favorite, Sonic the Hedgehog on the Genesis emulator. Worked fine cranking through the levels like nothing. Smooth buttons, solid grips - felt like I was gaming on my Sega Genesis again. Tested a few more games on the PPSSPP emulator. Taiko worked fine - XYAB for the small drum stick, L/R shoulder buttons for the big drum stick. Took a few minutes to settle into the groove to get my timing right since the buttons weren't like the arcade or PSP buttons, but the S9 shoulder buttons were actually better than the PSP because they're bigger and rounded versus the squarer edged PSP shoulders.Next was Wipeout. I wanted to try the gyroscope, and had to go into the PPSSPP settings to turn on the support and calibrate it - a must otherwise the ships fly goofy. Like ten seconds to figure it out and done. I actually got used to flying the ship faster than using the analog stick, and Wipeout is a lot more immersive using the gyro. Super easy to get into the groove flying this way and faster than Taiko for me to get into the groove.I tried Socom next and it was smooth going at first, then I moved in my chair and the controls went a bit wonky. I couldn't figure it out for a few seconds, then realized I left the PPSSPP gyro support on. So yeah, I could aim my pip and shoot just by leaning the S9 and I didn't need to use the stick/D-pad. That was cool to play with, so maybe I'll try playing with the gyro on, but I'm still better with the stick. Moving, shooting, locking targets, switching weapons, squatting, standing was all smooth on the S9.I tried out the PS mode with the AtherSX PS2 emulator and MGS2. Crap spare phone, so fps was in the dumps. But I was able to plug in my headphones and use the vibration on the S9 just fine. The rumble isn't exactly the same as the Playstation controllers, but it best for me on the second to highest vibration level.There's a lot of ways to customize the S9 in the Abxylute S9 app - dead zones for the sticks and triggers, XYAB button arrangement, etc, but I didn't need to tweak these because the S9 works fine out of the box. You can shortcut a bunch of favorite games for the apps home screen, update the firmware, and map on-screen touch controls to the S9 buttons and sticks. Don't play any native Android games to use that feature, so didn't test that out.Overall, the S9 feels like a great controller. Instantly turned my spare phone into a PSP and everything worked fine. The balance and feel was great, just like my PSP when I bought the launch edition from Japan, but the shoulder buttons are definitely better than on the PSP. And Sonic really runs nice with the S9, so that makes me happy. Easy to use, stretches out to hold big phones, tight springs so the phone won't drop out, and no setup - just plug in the phone and game away.

First, I got the Asus ROG Tesson. It was small and uncomfortable, but worked on Alien Isolation. However, I could get it to work on CoD Mobile.Then, I got this controller and it is so much more comfortable to hold. Apparently, you can use Bluetooth or USB, however, I have only used Bluetooth. The USB powers the LEDs and has passthrough charging, both of which are very nice.At first, CoD Mobile world not recognize this controller either. At least, not when it was paired under the controller name (abxylutes9). However, after I forgot the connection and re-paired using the pairing button, it gave me the option to connect as a genetic "Wireless Controller". Since then, it has worked great!For the brief time I could not get it to work though, I used the downloadable app (abxy game). It is incredibly intuitive, especially with the virtual controller overlay. And the GUI makes it look like an actual console, which is a cool experience. I have no idea why the app gets such low reviews on the Android Play Store.Finally, the back paddles are nice, and are able to be mapped to other buttons. I use them for L3 and R3. They make running a better experience than using L3.The only thing I do not like about it so far is that it went on sale for $62 after I bought if for $75. Boooo...Either way, I am very happy with it so far, and very willing to recommend. I have had it for a week or so. Hopefully, it continues to work as well as it has so far.

This controller works great it's easy to connect it works with Xbox cloud gaming and I play Black ops 6, NBA 2k25, fortnite. I didn't like it for call of duty mobile. That's kind of what drove me towards the Xbox game pass. I'm running the absolute S9 with my Galaxy s24 ultra. Gigabit service with Xfinity and Wi-Fi 6. I experience minimal lag at home. It's almost non-existent and I can get wins. I do get a little bit of fatigue this this controller but my hands are really big so I don't know if others will experience that it's not enough for me to give the controller less than five stars. I really can't believe I'm on 2K 25 cloud gaming Greening my shots with this controller. You have to use the controller in PS mode when you're on your phone. Made the mistake of putting it in Xbox mode and I had issues with the right thumbstick registering. It would work for 5 minutes and then it would start registering and I couldn't do a step back jumper or dribble move. I reached out to support that got back to me really quick they were really nice about it too they asked me to do a recalibration on the computer and also also capture a video I didn't do the video but I did do further testing and I came to the result of your user error I messaged them back and let them know that it was user error I'm just so that I can admit to my mistake. My first review was three stars because of the issue but now it's five stars because the issue was on me not following the directions. I ordered a second controller but I'll send it back on opened and keep the original as I am happy with it. One thing I noticed is that you cannot charge the phone if you're using Bluetooth I don't really like that but I also don't really use the Bluetooth feature it's not needed for Xbox game pass. Keep up the good work.