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Retroid

Pocket G2

2025HorizontalAndroid 15
64
HR Rating
Critic-weighted composite
77
User Rating
From 10 community votes
Listed price
USD 219
C-Tier
Pocket G2
5.5"8 GB5000 mAh
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The Retroid Pocket G2 is a slim horizontal Android handheld with a 5.5-inch 1920x1080 AMOLED touchscreen, positioned as a compact upper-midrange emulation and Android-gaming system. Its Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 delivers excellent GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 2, and 3DS performance alongside useful Switch, Android, streaming, and lighter PC-game capability, supported by active cooling, Hall-effect sticks, analog triggers, vibration, and 1080p USB-C display output. Its vivid screen, strong performance, solid construction, mature software, battery versatility, and portable weight are offset by shallow grips, awkward low-mounted sticks, loud buttons, a 60Hz ceiling, and weak value beside the similarly priced Retroid Pocket 6.
Specs
Display
AMOLED Touchscreen, 60 Hz
Screen
5.5
Processor
yes
RAM
8 GB
Storage
Internal 128 GB UFS 3.1, External MicroSD
Battery
5000 mAh
Weight
280 g
OS
Android 15
Hardware Breakdown

The Stat Sheet

15 categories
Battery Life
6.8
Brightness / Outdoor Visibility
6.8
Controls
6.5
Durability
6.4
Ease of Use
6.0
Ergonomics
4.5
Haptics Feedback
5.5
Hardware Quality
6.5
OS Support
7.2
Performance
7.2
Portability
6.8
Screen QualityBest
8.2
Software
6.7
Speaker Quality
6.2
ValueWORST
4.3
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