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The Sixth Axis and Tech Tactician both say the triggers are digital and not analog, so digital is stored.","dpad_switch_type":"Tech Specs D-pad: Membrane.","back_buttons":"Tech Specs Back Buttons: No.","turbo_function":"Tech Specs Turbo Function: Yes.","phone_max_length_mm":"Tech Specs Compatible Device Length: 105-213 mm. 213 mm is stored as the maximum. The minimum is 105 mm.","battery_type":"Tech Specs Battery: No. The controller draws power from the connected device.","battery_included":"No battery, so none is included.","grip_texture":"Tech Specs Grips: Laser engraved textured grips.","companion_app":"Tech Specs Customization Software: GameSir App.","companion_app_platforms":"The GameSir App block on the product page names iOS and Android and links the App Store and Google Play. Tech Tactician says app support on Apple devices is reported to be limited.","firmware_updatable":"GameSir App block: update firmware from the phone. The Sixth Axis also lists firmware updates in the app.","dimensions_mm":"Tech Specs Product Weight row: 196.7 x 88.3 x 46.2 mm. The maker does not label the axes. Read as front-face width, height and depth with the controller retracted, like the Razer Kishi entries. Retailers copy the same three numbers.","weight_g":"Tech Specs Product Weight: 135.4 g. Net weight. The JB Hi-Fi copy of the maker data gives 174 g gross weight, which includes the box.","series":"The buy page names the FX5 Lite Cooler as an accessory for X5 Series Controllers. The family is X5, with the X5 Lite and X5s.","form_factor":"Maker calls it a Type-C Mobile Gaming Controller. The manual shows a telescopic body that clamps a phone between two grips.","wireless_receiver":"Wired-only controller with no wireless link, so no receiver. The Sixth Axis also says there is no Bluetooth link.","model_numbers":"Store variant data on the buy page lists SKU GSX5LB002EN for Wasabi and GSX5001-1 for Translucent Black. GSX5LITEBK is the Black unit's model on the JB Hi-Fi listing. Whether Translucent Black is a renamed Black is not stated, so the rows stay separate.","colors":"Buy page colour options on 2026-10-15: Wasabi and Translucent Black. The launch release named Black and Wasabi.","variants":"Three sold colours. The maker store shows the same barcode 6936685221901 for Wasabi and Translucent Black, a placeholder, so no GTIN is stored for Translucent Black."}},{"url":"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2241/8433/files/GameSir-X5_Lite_manual.pdf?v=1744791550","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","stick_layout","face_button_labels","first_party","input_modes","input_mode_switch","phone_case_compatible","stick_click","stick_calibration","dpad_type","extra_shoulder_buttons","programmable_buttons","headphone_jack","charging_port","user_replaceable_parts","in_the_box","other_certifications"],"notes":{"manual_url":"One-page multilingual sheet, PDF created 2025-03-10. The text is outlined, so the English column was rendered and read.","stick_layout":"Device Layout: left stick upper, D-pad lower, ABXY upper right, right stick lower. Gamepadla lists Joystick positioning Asymmetric as a verified spec.","face_button_labels":"Device Layout shows A, B, X and Y in the Xbox diamond. Switch Layout (M + A for 2 s) swaps the A-B and X-Y values.","first_party":"Made by GameSir.","input_modes":"Platform and Mode table: Switch mode (red indicator) for Android and iOS, Android mode (dark blue) and G-Touch (light blue, set in the GameSir app). Switch mode is stored as switch_pro and Android mode as android_hid. G-Touch is a touch-mapping mode with no schema option. Gamepadla names the Windows setup it tested DInput, which is not stored as a separate mode.","input_mode_switch":"Press and hold View and Menu for 2 s to switch between Switch and Android mode. G-Touch is chosen in the GameSir app.","phone_case_compatible":"Silicone Pad Installation: with a protective case use the thin pads or the hole-covering pads. Without a case use the thick pads. Tech Tactician fitted a cased phone after swapping to the thin pads.","stick_click":"Device Layout: Left Stick and Right Stick, both marked Pressed Down.","stick_calibration":"Stick Calibration: hold View, Menu and Home for 3 s, turn the sticks to their maximum angle three times, then press the D-pad mark to exit.","dpad_type":"Device Layout drawing shows a four-way cross D-pad. The maker product photo agrees.","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Device Layout names only LB, RB, LT and RT as shoulder controls. The M button is a function modifier.","programmable_buttons":"Device Layout lists no rear, shoulder or extra front buttons. The M button only modifies other buttons for Turbo, layout and screenshot. The A-B and X-Y layout swap is not counted.","headphone_jack":"Device Layout front, top and bottom views show only the moveable Type-C connector and the Type-C charging port. No audio jack.","charging_port":"The Type-C charging port is pass-through only. There is no controller battery, so no battery charging connector. Tech Tactician says it cannot carry data and the pass-through draw is limited to about 5 W.","user_replaceable_parts":"Silicone Pad Installation: swappable silicone pad design on both sides of the Type-C port.","in_the_box":"Package Contents: GameSir-X5 Lite x1, Thick Short Silicone Pad x2, Thin Short Silicone Pad x2, Long Silicone Pad x1, Hole-covering Silicone Pad x2, Manual x1. The buy page lists the same seven pads as Rubber Adjustment Pads x7.","other_certifications":"FCC statement: complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. EU statement: Guangzhou Chicken Run Network Technology Co., Ltd. declares compliance with Directive 2014/30/EU and 2011/65/EU and its amendment (EU) 2015/863. No FCC ID is printed."}},{"url":"https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/gamesir-launches-x5-lite-mobile-controller-and-gamehub-gaming-platform","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","announce_date","launch_price_usd","colors","compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"release_date":"Maker release datelined London, 30 April 2025: the X5 Lite is available from Amazon US, UK and CA and the GameSir website.","announce_date":"Press release date, 2025-04-30.","launch_price_usd":"Maker release: 34.99 USD, shown together with 34.99 GBP. This is the US price before sales tax.","colors":"Black and Wasabi. The current buy page also shows Translucent Black, a later colour with no model number found.","compatible_platforms":"Key Specifications: iPhone 16/15 series, iPad mini and Android. The English buy page Tech Specs lists only Android, and the manual's Requirement lists Android 8.0 or above. The manual's Platform and Mode table lists Android/iOS for Switch mode. Both are kept as official wording.","platform_connections":"Connection: built-in Type-C wired connection for both platforms."}},{"url":"https://gamesir.com/support/faq","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Maker FAQ warranty policy: a 1-year warranty from the date of purchase for abnormal function and manufacturing defects, through official channels and authorized distributors. The terms are general to all GameSir products. No stick drift term."}},{"url":"https://gamepadla.com/gamesir-x5-lite.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["measured_latency","stick_tension_adjustable","trigger_stops","macro_support","nfc","built_in_display"],"notes":{"measured_latency":"Prometheus 82 v5.2.3.1, tester JayBee, 2025-09-28, Windows 11 build 10.0.26100, firmware 158, cable to the PC. Stored is the page's primary DInput row: button test #6589, stick test #6601. A second row in Switch mode measured 6.86 ms button (4.93 to 9.07 ms, 1.08 ms jitter, 332 Hz, test #6590) and 8.76 ms stick (6.86 to 11.18 ms, 1.09 ms jitter, 332 Hz, test #6602) and is not stored. Polling is a separate software measurement. The page status is Not verified yet and the site rates the cable A. Single unit.","stick_tension_adjustable":"Verified spec: Stick tension No. A community spec answer, not a maker statement.","trigger_stops":"Verified spec: Trigger lock No.","macro_support":"Verified spec: Macros option No.","nfc":"Verified spec: NFC support No.","built_in_display":"Verified spec: Display No."}},{"url":"https://techtactician.com/?p=51256","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["rumble_motor_count","trigger_rumble_motor_count","gyro"],"notes":{"rumble_motor_count":"Hands-on review: no haptic feedback motor on the device. Phone vibration can be felt through the grips. The Sixth Axis also says there is no rumble.","trigger_rumble_motor_count":"Same source: no motors on the device, so no trigger motors.","gyro":"Hands-on review: no gyroscope on the device."}},{"url":"https://www.thesixthaxis.com/?p=462489","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["adaptive_triggers"],"notes":{"adaptive_triggers":"Review: the triggers are digital, non-analogue inputs. Digital membrane triggers have no resistance motor. It also says there are no extra pro-style buttons and no Bluetooth link."}},{"url":"https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/gamesir-x5-lite-mobile-controller-black","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["face_button_switch_type","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Retailer listing for the Black unit shows Model GSX5LITEBK with the maker's spec copy. No model number was found for the Wasabi unit, and none is guessed.","variants":"Two sold colours. Black is GSX5LITEBK. Wasabi has no model number found. The current Translucent Black colour is not listed.","face_button_switch_type":"Maker spec copy on the listing: ABXY Buttons Membrane. The launch release says cushioned and durable membrane triggers and buttons, and Tech Tactician says all-membrane front buttons."}},{"url":"https://homescreen.pl/en/controllers-gamepads/129671-gamesir-x5-lite-gn-usb-c-mobile-controller-light-green-6936685222670.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"EAN 6936685222670 is the X5 Lite GN in light green (Wasabi). EAN 6936685221901 is the X5 Lite BK in Black on the sister listing homescreen.pl/en/controllers-gamepads/129672-gamesir-x5-lite-usb-c-mobile-controller-black-6936685221901.html. The Baltic B2B listing b2b.legit.si also gives 6936685221901 for X5 Lite BK."}},{"url":"https://techradar.com/gaming/gaming-accessories/gamesir-x5-lite-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["face_buttons_swappable","swappable_sticks"],"notes":{"face_buttons_swappable":"Review: the hardware of the X5 Lite cannot be swapped out, and it sets this against the G8+ MFi, which has swappable stick caps and face buttons.","swappable_sticks":"Same review passage: no hardware swapping, against the G8+ MFi with swappable stick caps."}}],"fields_filled":64,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}