An adorable take on its Retroid Pocket series of handhelds

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GoRetroid Announces The Retroid Pocket Mini | Time Extension

GoRetroid recently unveiled its latest handheld, the Retroid Pocket Mini, in an intriguing teaser video. While the announcement doesn’t provide extensive details on specs, price, or release date, it does give us a glimpse of what we can expect from this new device.

  • Design: The Retroid Pocket Mini promises to be significantly smaller than its predecessors but retains some characteristics like dual-LED joysticks, D-pad positioned on the upper left, and face buttons (X,Y,B,A) on the right. It features stacked shoulder buttons, a 4:3 screen, and three inputs for charging, headphones, and SD cards.

  • Potential Release: Given GoRetroid’s history of teasing details slowly, we might see more information in the near future about this device which is poised to bring nostalgic gaming experiences into a compact form factor.

Are you a fan of the Retroid handhelds? How do you expect this device to compare with the equivalents from PowKiddy or Anbernic?

  • @Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•2 months ago

    I have a Retroid 3+. It’s amazing. I upgraded the sticks to hall effect and it’s even better.

    But after trying a Miyoo Mini, I’m never buying another Android retro handheld. The ability to turn on the device and play within 10 seconds is a huge difference. Even more important is that when you turn it off it goes idle and then powers down if you don’t turn it back on in a few minutes. Android only goes idle on power off unless you explicitly pick shut down from the menu. Which means up to a minute between power on and playing. Without full power off you have to to keep it plugged in and charging or it will be dead in 3days of idle. Then there’s the setup of emulators and front ends that takes time. Gaming shouldn’t be a hassle and Android gaming is.

    • veeeOPEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Does it feel snappier? Before settling on the 4 Pro I was deciding whether or not an Anbernic RG35XXH would feel any different being Linux-based as well.

      • @Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        In game there’s no difference unless you are emulating a game at the limits of the CPU (like some N64 games).

        The 4pro will let you play games that the 35xxh can’t do smoothly.

        Menuwise, OnionOS etc are much snappier and easier to setup than Android front ends.