The main difference between the Retroid Pocket and the Retroid Pocket 2 is the shape.
The Retroid Pocket is a vertical, Game Boy shaped, the Retroid Pocket 2 is a horizontal.
Other differences
- The Retroid Pocket 2 has two analog sticks; the Retroid Pocket has one.
- The Retroid Pocket 2 has L2 and R2; the Retroid Pocket has only one pair of shoulder buttons.
- They share the MediaTek MT6580A chip, but the Retroid Pocket has 512 MB of memory to the Retroid Pocket 2's 1 GB.
Which is better
Which fits in a pocket better?
Retroid Pocket 2The Retroid Pocket 2 (150 x 81 x 17-30 mm, 196 g). The Retroid Pocket is 87 x 140 x 19 mm, 200 g. Only the Retroid Pocket 2 fits a jeans pocket.
Which is better for PS2 games, the Retroid Pocket or the Retroid Pocket 2?
NeitherNeither plays PS2 games.
Which costs less?
TieThey launched at about the same price: $75 and $80.
Which is better for GBA games?
TieBoth run GBA at full speed and fill about the same share of the screen with even pixels: 50% of the Retroid Pocket's screen at 2x, 50% of the Retroid Pocket 2's screen at 2x.
Which has the bigger battery?
TieAbout the same: 4,000 and 4,000 mAh.
Side by side
| Retroid Pocket | Retroid Pocket 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $75 | $80 |
| Released | Feb 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| Plays well up to | DS | N64 |
| Shape | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Software | Android | Android |
| Chip | MediaTek MT6580A | MediaTek MT6580A |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Screen | 3.5 inch IPS 4:3 | 3.5 inch IPS 4:3 |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 640 x 480 |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh | 4,000 mAh |
| Weight | 200 g | 196 g |
| Size | 87 x 140 x 19 mm | 150 x 81 x 17-30 mm |
| Analog sticks | Single, top | Double, asymmetrical |
| L2 and R2 | No | Yes, stacked |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Video out | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Green marks the better value where one is clearly better. Prices are launch prices.
Emulation
- Retroid PocketRetroid Pocket 2
- Game Boy
- NES
- Genesis
- GBA
- SNES
- PS1
- DS
- N64
- Dreamcast
- PSP
100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues.
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