EasySMX X20 Wireless Gaming Controller with RGB Backlit, 2-Stage Hall Effect Stick, 1000Hz Polling Rate, 6-Axis Gyro on Multi-Platform, Mech Buttons- Compatible with PC/Switch/Steam/Android

I ordered this controller to replace my current OEM Xbox controller.Pros:What made me choose this were the extra M1-4 buttons on the back of the controller, as well as the extra QOL functionality and compatibility with multiple device types. Initial impressions are that this controller does NOT feel cheap. It feels more premium than my ORM Xbox controller. All of the buttons and triggers have a satisfying, but not annoyingly loud, click. The RT and LT buttons have a neat trick which allows you to turn either (yes - individually or both) trigger into a smooth, longer travel press (like the OEM Xbox controllers) or into a short travel press similar to the RB and LB buttons. This switch can be made in real time with a physical switch on the controller, located near each trigger but comfortably out of the way. You will not easily find yourself accidentally switching them to different travel.The color and vibration controls are intuitive and can be changed on the fly at any time as well with shortcuts built into the controller itself. You can also turn off the RGB if you want to conserve battery life or just isn’t your thing.The Hall joysticks are held on with a magnet, and easily are removed for cleaning by just pulling up. But I can confidently say there is no danger of the joystick head coming off when you don’t want it to during more intense gameplay. I attempted to push hard in all directions to see if this would happen and had no feeling that i could make it happen.Cons:If I had to make any suggestions for improvement, I would say….The dedicated C (color) button and Screenshot button placements should be swapped with their partner buttons - Screenshot with Select and C with Start. This would make transitioning from using a traditional Xbox controller much simpler for more people. I’ve been using it for a few hours and have found that I need to retrain myself to place my thumbs a bit higher on each side of the controller to hit these buttons, because i keep hitting the C and Screenshot buttons which are located where I am already naturally activating the Select and Start buttons to be.The USB C port for charging and wired use is a great choice, but the port itself is recessed inside of a hollowed out area that makes some USB C cables unable to fit inside and connect to the port. It seems you either must use their included cable, which to be fair is of reasonable quality, or own another USB C cable that happens to be able to fit inside of the recessed hole that the port lives in. Just raise this port up to be level with the rest of the controller body so all USB C cables can be used.Small nitpick, but because of how the A, B, X and Y buttons display their letters, if I or anyone else (perhaps a person not as familiar with game controller layouts) needed to peek down and look at the button letters, it is not possible to read the letters on the buttons without tilting your controller to be directly facing your eyes. As in, they cannot be read properly from a diagonal angle, which most people tend to be relaxed back in their chair or couch with their hands down near their lap. So this means you MUST tilt the controller toward your eyes when looking down, opposed to just looking down. Making these more pronounced and readable from an angle would just be a niche but easy QOL change to improve the design,Overall, great first impressions and seems very much like a great value when compared with the competition - particularly from big brands like Xbox, Razer, etc.

Let me start with the bad points, cause there's only two, but they're worth noting if you plan on buying one of these.1. Wireless connectivity: Using the included dongle seems to have some range or other transmission issues. If I'm just at my desk with my computer about 2 feet away, it's no problem, but I like to use my Steam Deck in my living room for some couch gaming. From that distance (about 9ft?), I get some flaky connection causing my inputs to stick or not register. It seems that over enough distance, even having the controller and dongle obstructed by a table or my leg is enough to cause connection issues. For that reason, I went with a really really long type C cable I happen to have, but that leads into point no. 2...2: EasySMX decided to make the type-C connector on this controller recessed, sunken deep into the plastic. Most of the type-C cables I have, have a housing too big to fit into the recess for the port. I suppose this does at least protect the connector from being strained during some "gamer moments", but it does mean that I have to find the specific cable that came with this controller if I want to charge it, or at least make note of the cables I have that do fit. I ended up modifying my longest type-C cable by shaving the housing down to make it fit this controller.With those negatives aside, the rest of the controller is so good that I can only take a star away for those points. Note that I'm primarily a mouse & keyboard player, and I just use this controller for specific games that feel better on one (emulated console games, Monster Hunter, BeamNG.drive, GTA, Cyberpunk 2077, etc.) The face buttons have such a nice feeling click that no first-party controller can match. Being able to flip the rear triggers from full-travel analog to short-travel digital is great - I don't play many shooters, but I do play a lot of driving games, RPGs, and emulated PS2 games, so being able to choose one or the other is really nice. The sticks feel good, although I don't notice much difference between the adjustable heights.Some things that I feel are more "meh":-I'm not a huge fan of the RGB, but it almost looks strange with it off, so I've left it on the default, it's inoffensive enough to my eyes.-The rear paddles. I appreciate that they're not bound to anything by default, and I appreciate that they *can* be bound completely from the controller, with no PC software required. However, the process to bind them is awkward enough that I'm not going to remember it, and I can imagine that if I were to use them, I'd want to set "profiles" for different games (like shift up/down buttons for a racing game, or maybe a "sniper"/"slow look" button for an FPS). If there was a program available to visually pick a button and configure its binding, I'd probably find them more useful.-Other settings of the controller - RGB color/pattern/speed/brightness, vibration motor strength, etc. Again, I appreciate that they can be set from the controller itself without software, but I again also wish there was a software UI to see all the settings available and adjust them from a computer, because I've had to keep the manual around just so that I can reference what settings I can change and how to change them. I feel like if you were changing them often you'd probably commit it to muscle memory eventually, but an "easy mode" would still be nice.Battery life feels fine, but I do wish there was more of a charge indicator status beyond "fine", "low", and "dead". Maybe another button combo could use the "player indicator" lights to show battery status?Overall, with a couple caveats, I'm amazed how great this controller is. It's light, it feels good to use, with features rivaling the premium first-party offerings (Xbox "Elite", PlayStation "DualSense Edge") at a way lower price. Heck, this is even cheaper than the *standard* Xbox controller while being an objectively better experience. This ain't the Mad Catz "here bro, here's your controller" from our childhood, this is actually something good.