TL;DR
- Retroid has announced two wearable devices, the Pocket G2 and the Pocket 6.
- The former is the first device to feature a Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 SoC, while the latter sports a G2 Gen 2.
- The Pocket G2 will launch soon for $199 for the first two weeks, and the Pocket 6 will launch at a later date.
There’s been a flurry of new Android gaming handheld releases over the past few months and today, Retroid finally got in on the action. The company announced its long-awaited follow-up to the Retriod Pocket 5, as well as an amazing new handheld that could end up being a better buy.
The surprise handheld here is the Pocket G2, which is the first gaming handheld to ship with Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset. Designed specifically for portable gaming devices, it should have more power and better sustained performance than Retroid’s previous flagship. The company claims that it is “almost 2 times faster than the Retroid Pocket 5”, which has the older Snapdragon 865.
In addition to the chipset, it will feature a 5.5-inch 60Hz FHD OLED display with an all-glass front and a 5,000mAh battery. It only comes in one configuration with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, and the price is set at $199 for the first two weeks. After that, it will jump to $219 retail.
The pre-order price is the same as the current price of the Retroid Pocket 5, which was recently discounted.
Five color options are available: GC, 16-bit, and black will ship on October 29. Additional Turquoise and Yellow colorways will ship on November 5th. product page is now available, but at the time of writing, orders are not yet available.
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The other handheld announced this morning, the Retroid Pocket 6, is its latest flagship and the most powerful handheld ever released by the company. It will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, available in 8+128GB and 12+256GB configurations. That extra power should come in handy for Windows emulation, although the limited internal storage means you won’t be able to install many large games. GameHub and other PC emulators typically don’t let you install or run games from an SD card.
It will feature a 5.5-inch 120Hz FHD AMOLED display, which is a minor upgrade from the Pocket 5’s 60Hz panel. The new device maintains the same symmetrical design centered on the D-pad, although it has a new line of buttons below the screen. These have been confirmed to be the Back, Home, M1 and M2 buttons.
While there is no word yet on when the Pocket 6 will be released, the company did announce the price. Both configurations will be $20 off during the pre-order period, costing $209 and $259, respectively. Retail pricing is set at $229 and $279. There are six color options available, as seen in the image above.
Retroid Pocket G2 and Pocket 6 launch into a very competitive market, with KONKR Pocket FIT and AYN Odin 3 offering very attractive offers. The Pocket FIT, which comes with a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, is still available for $239, and a Snapdragon 8 Elite model is just $30 more. The Odin 3, which is still on pre-order, also has a Snapdragon 8 Elite and starts at $329.
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