The main difference between the Retroid Pocket and the TRIMUI Brick is power.
The TRIMUI Brick plays everything up to Dreamcast well, while the Retroid Pocket tops out at DS.
Other differences
- The TRIMUI Brick measures 73.2 x 109.9 x 11.8 - 19.9 mm and weighs 159 g; the Retroid Pocket measures 87 x 140 x 19 mm and weighs 200 g.
- The Retroid Pocket runs Android, the TRIMUI Brick runs Linux.
- The TRIMUI Brick has L2 and R2; the Retroid Pocket has only one pair of shoulder buttons.
- The Retroid Pocket connects to a TV; the TRIMUI Brick cannot.
Which is better
Which fits in a pocket better?
TRIMUI BrickThe TRIMUI Brick (73.2 x 109.9 x 11.8 - 19.9 mm, 159 g). The Retroid Pocket is 87 x 140 x 19 mm, 200 g. Only the TRIMUI Brick fits a jeans pocket.
Which is better for PS2 games, the Retroid Pocket or the TRIMUI Brick?
NeitherNeither plays PS2 games.
Which costs less?
TieThey launched at about the same price: $75 and $70.
Which is better for GBA games?
TRIMUI BrickThe TRIMUI Brick. GBA games fill 78% of the TRIMUI Brick's screen at 4x with even pixels, against 50% of the Retroid Pocket's screen at 2x.
Which has the bigger battery?
Retroid PocketThe Retroid Pocket, at 4,000 mAh against 3,000 mAh. That is capacity only: the chips differ, and the heavier the system you play, the faster either one drains.
Side by side
| Retroid Pocket | TRIMUI Brick | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $75 | $70 |
| Released | Feb 2020 | Nov 2024 |
| Plays well up to | DS | Dreamcast |
| Shape | Vertical | Vertical |
| Software | Android | Linux |
| Chip | MediaTek MT6580A | Allwinner A133 Plus |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Screen | 3.5 inch IPS 4:3 | 3.2 inch IPS 4:3 |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 1024 x 768 |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh | 3,000 mAh |
| Weight | 200 g | 159 g |
| Size | 87 x 140 x 19 mm | 73.2 x 109.9 x 11.8 - 19.9 mm |
| Analog sticks | Single, top | None |
| L2 and R2 | No | Yes, side by side |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Video out | Yes | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Green marks the better value where one is clearly better. Prices are launch prices.
Emulation
- Retroid PocketTRIMUI Brick
- Game Boy
- NES
- Genesis
- GBA
- SNES
- PS1
- DS
- N64
- Dreamcast
- PSP
- Saturn
- GameCube
100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues.
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