Retroid Pocket Mini

[twin bison]

Are you trying to play the switch version?

[simple sapphire]

That doesn't mean anything

[finite dragon]

Android games can be built for many aspect ratios

[upbeat widget]

If everything in the ui get's crushed to look like shit it does

[finite dragon]

They have to be since there's so many different android devices

[twin bison]

The PC/portmaster version even works great in 1:1

[simple sapphire]

Especially the foldables with the funky aspect ratios

Mmmm 5:4 anyone

[twin bison]

The android version might be shit I haven’t tried it

[upbeat widget]

Tried stardew on a 2+ it wasn't very good that's all i can say

[finite dragon]

It is game dependent but a lot just scale appropriately.

[fluid skiff]

it scales natively to any resolution you throw at it including 480x320

[simple sapphire]

Even CoD Mobile scales

I played that on a 405M

With a 4:3 display

[upbeat widget]

Android version is different though

[simple sapphire]

Not really

[fluid skiff]

this is not based on android version

[pearl island]

You know what. Retroid have only ever used screens from other sources, never something previous unseen.

If the 845 is my solid prediction, my wild prediction is that, if they aren’t using a 3.5 480p screen, they’ll used the screens from the surface duo

[upbeat widget]

Some games also come with game themed bezels nowadays

[simple sapphire]

Again, foldable phones are a thing

[upbeat widget]

They all show on 4:3 with black bars on top and bottom

[simple sapphire]

Games scale to all of their funny aspect ratios

The Galaxy Z Fold, OnePlus Open, Pixel Fold

All the flip style foldables

[keen kestrel]

my personal bet is 1024x768

like the RGB20 Pro

[terse edge]

He didn’t deny it

[simple sapphire]

The best resolution

[vast gate]

CRT

[twin bison]

3.2” would be a little silly to put on a non-pocketable ergo handheld

Hell 3.5” would be silly

Go flat and pocketable or give me a 4”+ screen

[polar matrix]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/s/mnJl924K9E

[keen kestrel]

that would be insane

[terse edge]

4,3“ 1080p would be fucking wild

[keen kestrel]

and it would kill the 2S

[terse edge]

But we don’t know yet

[twin bison]

At any rate given you can get 4” screens on budget h700 spam if this has a worse screen than those I’m going to be very disappointed in retroid while if this is a new high water mark for 4:3 I’ll be its biggest fan

[terse edge]

Nah 2S only would need a price drop

[simple sapphire]

We don't know anything yet

[simple sapphire]

$60

[keen kestrel]

https://tenor.com/view/zach-galifianakis-gimme-gif-24445888

[pearl island]

When have retroid ever dropped their prices?

[twin bison]

A cheap 2s would be a nice consolation prize if this sucks lol

[keen kestrel]

literally 4 months ago

2S dropped by ten or so

[terse edge]

The 2s was 99 before it was 89

[pearl island]

Well I’ll eat my words then

[polar matrix]

We know it's not gonna replace the 2s now so all previous speculations are cancelled.

[pearl island]

It kinda is though

[terse edge]

Drop it another 10 and it might be half the price of the mini

[cosmic pond]

no way those are surface duo panels with that screen to body ratio unless the handheld is bigger than an Odin 2 and made for giant hands

[somber heath]

It's not replacing it in the same way the ds wasn't replacing the gba

[simple sapphire]

Oh boy.

[pearl island]

Fair point

I’ll stick with the 845 prediction though

[terse edge]

Wait….

That doesn’t too bad

[polar matrix]

Anyone with the skills can compare the front of the device with the rp4p or the odin2 or anything with a simlar dpad/stick for scaling?

[pearl island]

It’s an AI render, doing this wouldn’t lead to accuracy

[grand vault]

the best way to go with a size comparison is to match the USB-C port and go from there, but it is a render so it could all be wrong

[terse edge]

845 can work price wise

Odin 1 was 150 at one point

[pearl island]

My point is more that retroid have access to chips from gen 1 odins

[terse edge]

Yes of course that also

I got your point

[upbeat widget]

Odin lite chips

[terse edge]

D900 didn’t have usb c video out though.. right?

[pearl island]

Right

[tough jackal]

Same company so I'm sure they have plenty of stock

[upbeat widget]

Lies

[terse edge]

Yeah but the question is does ayn still have stock or have they fully sold out

[near thorn]

wow literally yesterday i was contemplating asking if it was worth waiting for a new one of these to drop instead of picking up a 4pro

[tough jackal]

Are they still producing the devices?

[simple sapphire]

Right

[simple sapphire]

We're not lying

It literally doesn't support it

[upbeat widget]

Ayn sure Retroid no

[tough jackal]

He was talking to me lol

[terse edge]

Just edit your message , don’t delete it, lol

Now you did both

Bro

[tough jackal]

Lol

[sullen remnant]

The odin lite supported video out, but not usb c video out

It had the mini hdmi i think

[copper meteor]

Now we need Odin 2 lite a 5.5 screen

[upbeat widget]

Retroid is Moorechip Ayn is not

[sullen remnant]

Or micro hdmi

[upbeat widget]

😎

[near thorn]

i dont see the iconic retroid micro hdmi out here

[sullen remnant]

Ayn and retroid are sister companies

Offices across hallway

[simple sapphire]

Yes, the RP Mini is confirmed to be dockable

[terse edge]

Only usb c video out from now on

[simple sapphire]

Yee

[sullen remnant]

Ok cool, so yeah not d900 then

[terse edge]

I think the hdmi out only mirrored the screen anyways

So not that great

[simple sapphire]

We're thinking SD 845 or SD 6 Gen 1

[sullen remnant]

Yeah. Sounds about right. I would imagine sd 6 gen 1. As you dont want to put people off with a old chip

[near thorn]

i thought it was interesting how the 4 pro had both

[sullen remnant]

Support likely better on sd 6 also

[upbeat widget]

||D1080||

[gleaming sluice]

They can keep their 3.5" screen device

[near thorn]

is the usb c out on the rp4 pro stuttery like it is on the cube?

[sullen remnant]

Does 845 work with android 13?

[simple sapphire]

It's also cheap in bulk, supports USB-C Video Out, is similar to D900 performance wise

[simple sapphire]

Not natively

6 Gen 1 does

[sullen remnant]

Yeah i dont think they would do that then

[polar summit]

We can probably guess the screen size if we assume the dpad and sticks are the same as the 2S and 4 right?

[simple sapphire]

Up to Android 14 as of now too

[sullen remnant]

Yeah its probs 6 gen 1

[simple sapphire]

Based on the moto g stylus 5G 2024 I own

[sullen remnant]

Or similar

[polar summit]

I’d work up a mockup if I wasn’t at work rn

[simple sapphire]

Which is officially on Android 14

[sullen remnant]

It has to be a chip that supports 13/14 really

[simple sapphire]

That's why the Odin Base and Pro (Gen 1) are stuck on Android 10

[terse edge]

It won’t be 3,5“

[sullen remnant]

And video outp

[idle fractal]

Hold on sd845 is weaker than t820 impossible

[near thorn]

honestly

[mossy chasm]

could still be 3.5", just another screen supplier

[idle fractal]

It won't be sd845 deffo not

[near thorn]

i think i might just get a 4 pro hahaha

[terse edge]

It will be 3,2“ 1024x768

[simple sapphire]

6 Gen 1 is faster than 845

[simple sapphire]

Honestly yeah. It's worth it.

[terse edge]

Nah in that case he wouldn’t comment at all cuz that would be fucking evil

[cobalt cloak]

please no

[idle fractal]

Exactly

[simple sapphire]

See my ramblings about 6 Gen 1 make sense

[sullen remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/you-get-a-cookie-ricky-berwick-put-cat-pet-gif-20618162

[simple sapphire]

(Credit to @tight horizon for bringing the 6 Gen 1 up)

[upbeat widget]

D1080

[simple sapphire]

Dude stop

[upbeat widget]

No

[near thorn]

what is d1080

[tight horizon]

That was @cedar surge actually

[simple sapphire]

Ah

[simple sapphire]

Dimensity 1080, a chip between what's in the RP4 Base and RP4 Pro which doesn't fit the rumor being circulated

[near thorn]

oh

[cobalt cloak]

Lol I have a feeling it’s going to be the 3.5 3:2 pocket micro screen

[cosmic pond]

alright, I think we can close this channel now and reopen it when more info drops

[near thorn]

i like your pfp

[gleaming sluice]

going roughly by the button size, I suspect even less screen size than 3.5"

[crimson willow]

It looks bezelless.

[near thorn]

you know whats fucked up

i was kind of expecting a retroid pocket slide

[cobalt cloak]

Why

[near thorn]

because itd be dope

[cobalt cloak]

No it wouldn’t

[near thorn]

yes it would be

[gleaming sluice]

It would be a nightmare to develop for a small company and result in a lot of returned units

[simple sapphire]

Absolutely

[pearl island]

Nah AYN don't have any stock left since they gave them to retroid

[near thorn]

they should just make it good then

[somber heath]

The world needs another PSP go style handheld

[gleaming sluice]

okay we settling on 3.2" or 2.8" with the RPM?

[terse edge]

I don’t think they’ll go lower screen size then their entry level device

[gleaming sluice]

make your bets now guys

[tough jackal]

4 inch screen is what I'm hoping for

[simple sapphire]

Same

[cobalt cloak]

My guess is the 3:2 pocket micro screen

[terse edge]

Also stop using 3D render with ai generated backgrounds as measure reference

[simple sapphire]

At least 3.5

[gleaming sluice]

it's a MINI, no way in hell it's 3.5

[crimson willow]

It's a mini compared to the upcoming 5.

[marsh prairie]

Looks like a 4:3? True kings

[near thorn]

to be fair

[tough jackal]

It looks bigger than the 4 lol

[terse edge]

The Ayn Odin 2 mini is a mini device at 5“ screen size

[gleaming sluice]

https://tenor.com/view/this-is-all-i-got-man-this-is-all-i-got-desperate-come-on-ken-jeong-gif-11868058

[pearl island]

look at the casing, you know how ayn imporoved the perfomance of the 845 with active cooling - this is a case with active cooling

[near thorn]

it doesnt look like its that mini

[terse edge]

Ayn made a mini so retroid made a mini

[simple sapphire]

But also Android drivers lol

[near thorn]

i havent seen it in the hands though

[simple sapphire]

They could be using custom drivers

[terse edge]

They just want to get away from the weird naming schemes

[silk rivet]

I think its 4 inch

[near thorn]

also this color is bad

[velvet dagger]

retroid pocket CUBE

[terse edge]

Don’t think it will be that 3,2“ hd screen

[simple sapphire]

So 845 could maybe be in the league

[gleaming sluice]

Honestly, this will be XU Mini M sized

[mossy chasm]

• Retroid announces a new handheld called the "Pocket Mini"
• It's not mini.
• What did they mean by this?

[upbeat widget]

Let's be real it's probably the specs of the 4 pro with less ram and smaller screen in a smaller formfactor

[cobalt cloak]

Mini is all relative 🤔

[terse edge]

They just wanna get rid of the 2S name

[cobalt cloak]

That moment when 4 inches is mini 😢

[velvet dagger]

yeah

it is

[simple sapphire]

Hey

[near thorn]

if it was a slide system itd be portable af

[simple sapphire]

4 inches is a perfectly fine size

[silk rivet]

could be 4 inches ( I tried to match sticks and button size)

[mossy chasm]

Could have called it the 2S XL

[vital laurel]

You mean the RP4, since they’re not gonna waste D1100’s on another device when they have a surplus of D900’s.

[near thorn]

do you get that a lot

[simple sapphire]

I'd say it's even average

[upbeat widget]

D900 is not a option

[terse edge]

That sounds stupid though

[simple sapphire]

Fuck off

I'm making a joke lol

[near thorn]

hee hee hee

[high pecan]

keep it classy peeps

[simple sapphire]

Moving on

[velvet dagger]

i like the red dpad

[marsh prairie]

Bro you can’t be the one to say fuck off and then move on lmao

[lean crow]

If this is 3.5 inch it's dead on arrival for me

[near thorn]

i assumed it was a playful fuck off lol

[terse edge]

For ayn a 4:3 4,1“ screen would still be called „Mini“

[sullen remnant]

Woah chill guys

[simple sapphire]

It is XD

[terse edge]

Ayn Odin 2 mini screen btw

[sullen remnant]

Lets be nice here

[marsh prairie]

Nvm fuck off dude

[cobalt cloak]

Very true

[simple sapphire]

Now we need to chill lol

[marsh prairie]

/ s

[simple sapphire]

Back on topic

[idle fractal]

Okay okay guys focusing on the mission

OG

[simple sapphire]

So if they do use the SD 845, yet ship it with Android 14

[near thorn]

were all friends in this house 😌

[vital laurel]

It’s a more realistic option than using the chipset of the device they’re actually selling more of. They’re barely selling any of the RP4 base models since “why not spend $50 more for the pro?”, so them using the D900’s in a device they can make cheaper than the RP4 base model makes sense.

[idle fractal]

All my old people in this chat

[simple sapphire]

I'm going to want to see what fuckery they did with the drivers and kernel to get that to work

[velvet dagger]

yeah rewatched the video did they really fuse the rg cube anf the 2s like genuine thats what it looks like

[upbeat widget]

https://tenor.com/view/elçinsangu-tea-time-burning-down-the-house-kiralik-ask-gif-23674201

[marsh prairie]

Ok. Real talk. After I used the cube longer… I actually did not find that form comfortable. It looks and feels comfortable at first, but it super quickly was one of the hand crampiest devices I’ve had

[simple sapphire]

Because that can be useful to the custom ROM community on XDA

[near thorn]

i love the cube personally

[idle fractal]

Oh you got that massive hands

[upbeat widget]

Cube looks good

[near thorn]

the cubes only flaw to me is its hdmi out

[simple sapphire]

But if it's 6 Gen 1 then it makes sense

[gleaming sluice]

it's less and even if it's more, this thing looks as bulky as the CUBE, where is that mini?! not that I mind more ergonomic grips, but don't make them so stupidly waved that I have to hold them in a specific position 😠

[marsh prairie]

Nah dude I like shit like the 28xx lol

[crimson willow]

I struggle to imagine the d-pad being comfortable on the Cube.

[near thorn]

i know a lot of people here dont care but i value hdmi out a lot

[vital laurel]

They’re not gonna just let all the money they spent on those D900’s go to waste, and they’re especially not gonna spend more money on getting more D1100’s to also support this thing if they have a surplus of D900’s available.

[high pecan]

this is something I needed to hear. I was considering getting one and counting on it being comfy

[upbeat widget]

DP over usb-c is better

[cobalt cloak]

At least this is top dpad

[sullen remnant]

Placement is ok for me. Its just stiff

[idle fractal]

Don't listen to him

[sullen remnant]

But prefer dpad on top

[marsh prairie]

Obviously people say they find it comfy so it’s up to the person, but yeah man I was not a fan of the ergos on it

[upbeat widget]

It being dockable over usb-c debunks this

[near thorn]

ive never had an issue with the ergonomics or dpad on my cube

[gleaming sluice]

honestly, this thing is soooo not talking to me at all and Retroids patented combo of shipping and vat will kill any "I may as well grab one"-impulse-purchase

[velvet dagger]

real

[lean crow]

Yep if it's nit pocketable it's not Mini for me

[idle fractal]

As long it's not 200 I'm fine still

[sullen remnant]

Not even the $5 off 24 hours they do

😅

[lean crow]

Should be atleast the size of a 2S, 40XX max

[near thorn]

the cube is infinitely more comfortable in my hands than the rp2s

[lean crow]

Any bigger it's not mini

[marsh prairie]

So I’m guessing d900 here?

[crimson willow]

Yeah, it's the placement that has me thinking. I hold my RGB30 and it's really weird to picture a d-pad at that height.

[simple sapphire]

Nah

[upbeat widget]

Doesn't support hdmi over usb-c

[simple sapphire]

6 Gen 1

[vital laurel]

That’s actually a good point. Ok, so I guess they’re just throwing the D900’s away then.

[simple sapphire]

Qualcomm Snapdragon

[sullen remnant]

Depends steam deck mini would be bigger than any of these 😂 if that ever happened

[gleaming sluice]

even if the thing is only $99, that won't convince me as of now

[terse edge]

Have you ever gotten charged vat with 4PX?

[upbeat widget]

I got away vat free every time

[gleaming sluice]

if your purchase is below $170 (I think) Retroid charges vat themselves

[terse edge]

Same

[marsh prairie]

I can’t wait for the tensor chip /s

[upbeat widget]

They got me with my cubot though

[sullen remnant]

Im guessing it will be between 2s and base rp4 price

[upbeat widget]

😫

[near thorn]

this is still the funniest thing to me

[idle fractal]

Even better

[sullen remnant]

Unless its a pro 2s

[vast gate]

too tiny bezels to be retroid

[sullen remnant]

So then maybe base price

[gleaming sluice]

this looks more appealing than the Mini

[velvet dagger]

how would this even work

[idle fractal]

Now this one would break records

[gleaming sluice]

also I'm mad, where is my RP2U?!

[upbeat widget]

In the aether

[velvet dagger]

i mean the mini is bascially that

[sullen remnant]

Modernise the design and we are talking 😅

[idle fractal]

Ewwwwwwww

[terse edge]

I’ll guess I will just buy the case and dock to get above $170

[idle fractal]

DISGUSTING

[vast gate]

this is why i am currently ithing for Cube as i culd get cube for similar price 😄

[velvet dagger]

thats 97% of a aliexpress rgcube 💀💀💀💀

[near thorn]

im a dpad on bottom truther

[marsh prairie]

I can’t do 1:1 lol

I just hate it lol

[gleaming sluice]

the design of the 2S is one of it's most appealing aspects

I like the one of the Mini way less

[velvet dagger]

real for that

[near thorn]

the call of the 1:1 tends to scare off the unworthy

[upbeat widget]

That's what i wanted to originally do with the base 4 before i said f it i don't need them and got a pro

[idle fractal]

In fact they got ergooo on mini made me very happy

[vital laurel]

I’m personally “I don’t care which is on bottom, as long as the one on top is good at its job”.

[gleaming sluice]

I'm team anti-ergo

[velvet dagger]

ngl it looks like

the least useful ergo ever

😭

[gleaming sluice]

I prefer flatter "ergo" designs like on the Unicorn and x28

[marsh prairie]

lol you know what though. I find it funny when people go hard on accepting black bars in 1:1 but not for other aspect ratios. 4:3 just looked bad on it for me

[idle fractal]

Shhhhh don't ruin my happiness

[crimson willow]

Slim butt on the X28 is pretty nice.

[vital laurel]

It’s a pocketable ergo.

[gleaming sluice]

kinda like on the rgb10max3 (non pro), wavy ergo, but the device is so small, that it feels pointless

[somber heath]

Having a device be pocketable is a lot more important, could always just put a case on it to make it more ergonomic

[near thorn]

the one thing thats really stopping me from getting a 4 pro is the 16:9 screen

[velvet dagger]

just use widescreen hacks

[near thorn]

playing 4:3 on 16:9 hurts me so

[velvet dagger]

smh

[near thorn]

i like snes games

[gleaming sluice]

3.7

[velvet dagger]

3:2 snes

[vital laurel]

I like it, although that’s mainly because I just don’t care about black bars in general.
Besides, you’ve seen Stubbs videos, so you know there aren’t any black bars when he’s playing PSP…

[crimson willow]

No way.

[idle fractal]

Fuck all that if it can fit inside my jacket it's win win to me

[pearl geyser]

.2 inches are huge I've been told

[cobalt cloak]

Is that bait

[velvet dagger]

WHAT

[marsh prairie]

Oled?

[velvet dagger]

anbernic is calling for that screen right tf now

[idle fractal]

WHATTTTT

[near thorn]

"GUYS 3.7 INCHES ISNT SMALL ITS AVERAGE"

[somber heath]

That changes things

[marsh prairie]

Like no fucking around oled?

[crimson willow]

Holy shit, that's nice.

[idle fractal]

4:3 omdssss

[velvet dagger]

how this got a better screen then the 4 thats funny

[pearl geyser]

I was worrier it would be 2.8 so this is nice

[idle fractal]

Sorry CUBE YOU OUT

[gleaming sluice]

well, the screen would be nice for low end handhelds, can we put them into the $50 devices?

[velvet dagger]

yeahh
💔💔💔💔💔

[mossy chasm]

nice screen!

[vital laurel]

Screw off with the 3.7”, that thing’s OLED and 960p!

[idle fractal]

HELLO MY FUTURE MINI WIFE

[marsh prairie]

Dawg fuck the screen size lol, if they got 4:3 oled that’s insane

[velvet dagger]

sounds like a next year thing

[somber heath]

OLED makes the screen size a lot less of a deal breaker

[velvet dagger]

genuinely

[terse edge]

Imagine being team anti-ergo just to use grips.

It’s like breaking your legs just to use crutches..

[near thorn]

if the hdmi out on this thing is solid i might need to agree

[gleaming sluice]

I never use grips

[bleak kiln]

I think the mini could indicate that this is like the Odin 2 mini. Same performance as the RP4P but smaller and more expansive

[terse edge]

3,92 8:7 OLED from the pocket dmg? 🥹

[vital laurel]

No, it’s because robot legs are cooler than human legs. People who recognize the weakness of their flesh are based.

[crimson willow]

Well, I guess that puts it way above the $100 mark.

[devout isle]

y'all excited in here or what

[terse edge]

No way u rawdog flat slabs

[marsh prairie]

Please no more fucking around retroid and just drop the chip lol

[vital laurel]

Exactly!

[sullen remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/shopping-arnold-schwarzenegger-he-got-two-gif-3576270

[velvet dagger]

i just like talkin abt handhelds

[bleak kiln]

Missed this I will be purchasing this

[lean crow]

OLED and hi res all is forgiven

[idle fractal]

Yes this is my endgame andorid

[terse edge]

https://tenor.com/view/what-why-nick-young-confused-gif-14595377

[near thorn]

has the guy said anything about what the chip is

[velvet dagger]

casts rust

[marsh prairie]

Had to make sure jigg didn’t drop this photo

[lean crow]

Now if Anvernic can use same screen for more thinner device

[somber heath]

It's the way nature intended

[near thorn]

this thing just looks

so wide

[sullen remnant]

If they did 556 shell but shrunk. I think i would still be happy

[terse edge]

I guess that makes the pocket s the most natural device on the market

[gleaming sluice]

always, grips are iffy

[bleak kiln]

Unfortunately I have been saying I will pay whatever for a dpad top high res android device

Time to start selling my horde

[strong quail]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[terse edge]

That’s why you incorporate ergonomics into the device

[idle fractal]

I knew it the screen is 4'3 don't play with the boy right now

[velvet dagger]

wait if anbernic gets the screen then the 406 would be insane lmaoo

[gleaming sluice]

only if the device is bigger than a fucking vita, otherwise it's pointless

[sullen remnant]

That was the rumor for a while. Just a shrunk 556

[near thorn]

this is the retroid lynx to me

[velvet dagger]

i mean thats what they did with the cube

[sullen remnant]

True 😅

[marsh prairie]

Man the only thing I dislike is retroid bottom joystick positioning. And funny enough I hope they sell bigger official grips, as those grips look like it’ll make it annoying to make some for it

[velvet dagger]

etsy will save you

[vital laurel]

You think they use metals that easily rust in cyborg limbs.
What timeline are you living in, steampunk?

[high pecan]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1276131252931526747/1276186789945675928/image0.jpg?

[high pecan]

oops wrong screenshot

[terse edge]

Bro

[marsh prairie]

Everyone have you seen this screenshot

[terse edge]

Bro?

[velvet dagger]

ohhhhhhh

[gleaming sluice]

kinda feels like it

[cobalt cloak]

Oops

[crimson willow]

Now resize it to 1280x960

[terse edge]

Brooooo

[bleak kiln]

Thank fucking god

[terse edge]

Stop it

I posted them already

[velvet dagger]

so like no chin right

[mossy chasm]

"no bezel" AKA "bezel is hidden under the plastic, and the plastic border is yuge"

[terse edge]

Nah f u guys

[velvet dagger]

yeah

[terse edge]

Super unethical

[near thorn]

can we see it in more colors

[vital laurel]

Well duh, you think people can just cut off the bottom part of the screen?

[terse edge]

Highly disappointed chain dog looking mawile

[high pecan]

sorry Jigg I legit didn't see you post that other one first

[terse edge]

Ya ya ya ya ya ya

[high pecan]

the first one is already pinned tho

gotta go fast

[somber heath]

Well nexlevel's image looked bigger

[gleaming sluice]

nah, but the top part pls

[vital laurel]

That there isn’t a reason for bezels existing in the first place?

[upbeat widget]

Now i might get it

[mossy chasm]

Looking at my phone, they seem to be able to, yeah

[stray mountain]

Holy shit OLED!!

[near thorn]

is this dude intentionally not telling people about the specs

[marsh prairie]

Man I swear I’ve never actually cared about bezels lol

[strong quail]

probably

[sullen remnant]

If it is oled. Then 🫠

[vital laurel]

Your phone’s OLED panel alone costs more than the RP4 Pro.

[marsh prairie]

But for oled that would be nice, screen would just melt even more

[upbeat widget]

Maybe 720p oled with the same d1100

🤣

[terse edge]

It’s only 0,1“ smaller 4:3 content then on the 4Pro

[strong quail]

oh no people are gonna whinge about that

[upbeat widget]

Hope this ends up being good i like the design

Far better than retroid ever released before

[near thorn]

what site is this

[marsh prairie]

People find the absolute smallest things to dog a device for lol

[terse edge]

https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/

[pseudo sail]

Device ruined, absolutely unacceptable, just get a RP4P

[upbeat widget]

They won me over with built in grips

[gleaming sluice]

completely useless therefore

[thick iron]

I think it's a pretty ugly device tbh. But the OLED makes it beautiful 😅

[near thorn]

this hurts me

the only thing stopping me from getting a 4

[dreamy turtle]

960p is great for everything except PSP. Rip psp

In terms of int scaling

[terse edge]

https://x.com/retroid0fficial/status/1826628370777641271?s=46

Retroid Pocket Official (@Retroid0fficial) on X

Specs will be posted at a later date, but I can share the screen details now:

4:3
1280x960
3.7inch
OLED

Twitter · Aug 22, 2024, 2:31 PM

It’s been tweeted out too

So Chris is serious about it

No trolling

[mossy chasm]

BTW, perfect 4x integer scaling for 320x240 content

[upbeat widget]

Oof 3.7 inch

Gotta appreciate their efforts though

[velvet dagger]

if only there was a handheld that was widescreen, oled and could run 4x psp

[terse edge]

Makes me curious about the 406 screen is gonna be

[velvet dagger]

[marsh prairie]

I really hate specs posted at a later date shit lol

[velvet dagger]

same

[bleak kiln]

I feel bad for people with bad eyes but 3.7 is fine for me especially if it’s pocketable

[stray mountain]

I wonder if it's the same 4:3 OLED Taki tweeted about a while ago

[upbeat widget]

Might be the best device for 4:3 content with that screen

[marsh prairie]

fuck em yeah me too man

[crimson willow]

Can't let Zhou know too much about your machine.

[dreamy turtle]

+GBA honestly.

[idle fractal]

https://tenor.com/view/hasbulla-money-gif-25191018

[upbeat widget]

Hope the pocket 5 is also getting a oled then

[mossy chasm]

Maybe Taki manages to make smaller plastic borders

[vital laurel]

Considering he’s talking about the Flagship and not the handheld, absolutely not.

[terse edge]

No the flagship is not the handheld

The flagship has a huuuge 4:3 screen

[edgy obsidian]

I don't think we've seen many devices with a 4:3 aspect ratio and that high of a resolution

[hushed spoke]

If that 3.7” OLED 1280x960 spec is real I’m getting one day one

[idle fractal]

Same

[vital laurel]

But it’s likely the RP Mini is using the same screen as the actual handheld.

[fickle pine]

I wonder if the Pocket 5 is also gonna look like an Air with Dpad top

[mossy chasm]

Not any

[true barn]

Nice resolution, but size is still disappointing when you get that much out of the rp4's

[fickle pine]

that'd be dope

[vital laurel]

Unless Taki found a bigger 4:3 OLED panel that’s still small enough for a handheld.

[gleaming sluice]

rg376

[dreamy turtle]

Is real, posted on official Twitter

[marsh prairie]

I just want to know what chip is in this lol

[prime cape]

Just bought a RP4P on eBay yesterday too …

[hushed spoke]

Hell yeah

[terse edge]

Better 4:3 experience then on the cube though

[edgy obsidian]

Honestly hearing that it is OLED and that high of a resolution, I am all in too.

[idle fractal]

Tough luck my boy

[stray mountain]

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the correction!

[terse edge]

Oh hell no

[crimson willow]

Oh no, I want to buy this on launch

[marsh prairie]

Actually dude

[edgy obsidian]

The screen size is the only negative, but high resolution and OLED are huge. And Retroid's buttons and sticks have always been some of the best in the business

[storm umbra]

oled huh?

[somber heath]

I really want one but by the time orders are up I'm sure there's going to be another anbernic device announced that's going to get my attention

[marsh prairie]

This might be a good reason to wait for the rp5, as I’d imagine they would want to follow that up with an oled

[upbeat widget]

I really need 16:9 so i can skip this

[terse edge]

Y’all can keep saying how disappointed you are….

I’m gonna buy this anyways 🤣

[bleak kiln]

Other than the TJD T80s 8 inch screen it’s by far the highest I can find

[vital laurel]

Depends on if they can find a widescreen OLED panel for it.

[upbeat widget]

Pass for me

[toxic sparrow]

I have these numbers on my tinder profile 😉 🥁

[upbeat widget]

I want 16:9 on the pocket 5

[mossy chasm]

I'd probably just wait 5 months until the Pocket Mini+ or Pocket Mini S are released

[terse edge]

Just wait a bit longer for the rp5

[marsh prairie]

They are probably going to have an easier time with that lmao

[edgy obsidian]

Lowkey this is making SBC history using a high resolution 4:3 panel

[idle fractal]

You guys can wait rp5 but ME IM BUYING THIS SHIT

[mossy chasm]

This is definitely one of the gaming devices of all time.

[vital laurel]

and it’s bigger than the 3.2” one.

[steep aurora]

lmao

[terse edge]

Can’t wait to see you say the same thing one month later in #1214317939163926548

[true barn]

Pointless comparison despite the similar looks when both rp4's and the rg556 outdo it for 4:3

[bleak kiln]

Are ppl just waiting for the 5 for a bigger 16:9 screen?

[gleaming sluice]

well, I'm skipping this unless it's $99, the screen is great, the rest of the device still puts me off, especially the "no bezels" hidden under the plastic for the epic Lynx design

[steep aurora]

im so bored i calculated it even though p much everyone alr agreed it was 3.5in beforehand

[somber heath]

Maybe I should just keep waiting for the flip successor

[jade marten]

How big is this thing

[idle fractal]

Deffo not $99

[steep aurora]

but it's absolutely 3.5in, not a single doubt
(at least in this rendition)

[terse edge]

I mean 4:3 3,7“ is confirmed now

[vital laurel]

Mfer did a lot of work for something Retroid already confirmed.

[pearl island]

Is it an SBC if the controllers are on daughter boards?

[fickle pine]

So I don't understand the plastic bezel complaint

[steep aurora]

THE HECK

😭

all that photoshop effort

for nothing

[storm umbra]

oooh

[terse edge]

[balmy moth]

I'm really hoping that's real

[steep aurora]

that render must be out of date then

bc i'm certain the calculation wouldnt be that off

[vital laurel]

It’s called “moving goalposts”.

[storm umbra]

still, 3.7 inch is smol.... but oled... ooh

[high pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/ahtf-gif-5633413

[steep aurora]

so hopefully smaller bezels?

[gleaming sluice]

most likely not, probably d1100 or at least d900

[deft hawk]

interesting....

[sullen remnant]

Nice. Ok oled. Game changed

[idle fractal]

Anbernic needs to respond right now or later

[crimson willow]

No bezels.

[velvet dagger]

i mean im not buying this but i like talkin abt it

[true barn]

SBC has evolved into a retro handhelds sub without changing the name by this point

[sullen remnant]

Can someone pin the tweet from Chris?

[velvet dagger]

the 40XX Cube:

[terse edge]

If Russ was fine with GameCube on the RG cube, it can’t be that bad on an even bigger screen

[gleaming sluice]

rg376 incoming next month

[steep aurora]

if the shell is the same size as the render video, but the display is 3.7, then the bezels will be smaller than what was in the showcase

[somber heath]

Thats what I'm waiting for

[high pecan]

if you're the OP of the thread you can pin things yourself

I think

[bleak kiln]

The more I think about it the more I think this is gonna cost $220

[marsh prairie]

I wonder if retro handhelds can get a coupon code for lasik

[terse edge]

Nah it won’t

[steep aurora]

what's the chipset predicted to be again?

[sullen remnant]

Cant seem to do it. Will tinker

[steep aurora]

wasnt it a snapdragon?

[velvet dagger]

h u h

[crimson willow]

I'm guessing $130.

[terse edge]

8 gen4

[high pecan]

ah no problem then

[velvet dagger]

my guess is 140

[vital laurel]

The screen was predicted to be 4.3”.

[deft hawk]

i almost dig it

[edgy obsidian]

I'd pay up to $150 for it, but don't tell Retroid that

[open root]

RG552 moment

[terse edge]

Has to be more if the chipset is dock compatible

[deft hawk]

but i also dont need another small 4:3 device

lol

[vital laurel]

Don’t trust the rumor.

[marsh prairie]

The snapdragon 8=D

[steep aurora]

wasnt there a 7s gen 2 rumour or smth?

[steep aurora]

was that confirmed true or false?

[pearl island]

Technically the screen is smaller

[terse edge]

6 gen something

[bleak kiln]

I think the are placing it as more premium than the RP4P but a smaller screen. Why would they spend that much on an OLED then buy a budget chip in it

[storm umbra]

rather ya know... dont trust any rumors until we have the damn info from retroid

[terse edge]

Not for 4:3

That’s where my point was

[cloud gust]

please forgive me for not scrolling through 1500 messages but I'm assuming no one knows the chipset for this yet

[true barn]

It will probably be $150 like the rp4, using a better display, but sticking to d900, cost reductions in the last year offsetting the extra display cost

[pearl island]

The screen size remain the same

[terse edge]

No

[toxic sparrow]

I need Retroid to release a direct competitor to the Ayaneo Pocket EVO.

[steep aurora]

im gonna guess $179 price

middle between the rp4 and 4pro

[sullen remnant]

Looks like someone else already has. Cheers whoever did that

[terse edge]

I never denied that

[open root]

No specs yet, pinned message has the screen details that's all we know

[steep aurora]

oh wait

oled

[marsh prairie]

lol, no chance imo

[velvet dagger]

😵‍💫

[cedar surge]

1080 x 1440 perhaps lmao

[steep aurora]

okay its $200

[bleak kiln]

I think it’s like the Odin 2 Mini being more than the Odin 2.

[pearl island]

#1276131252931526747 message

[velvet dagger]

okay retroid isnt ayaneo 😭

[steep aurora]

actually price predictions kinda pointless till we know the chipset

[velvet dagger]

they arent releasing this for 200 at all

[steep aurora]

yeah but the rp4p is $200 isnt it?

[jade marten]

The pocket mini is probably to big for me .

[velvet dagger]

wuh

[idle fractal]

Listen its not d1100 but it would better than t820

[steep aurora]

and this has an OLED screen, a seemingly more premium build (from what we've seen)

[crimson willow]

Expecting it to cost less than the 16:9 ones is reasonable.

[velvet dagger]

imagine its G99

[steep aurora]

and may even have an equivalent chipset to the rp4p

[idle fractal]

Huh too big

[velvet dagger]

like

[idle fractal]

Deffo Deffo not

[floral moon]

I'm not surprised, the shell itself looks bulky

[jade marten]

I don't know it's size.

[steep aurora]

youre saying this because "mini" typically means "budget"

[deft hawk]

dunno about too big

[toxic sparrow]

Damn. Someone needs to. 😭

7" OLED android handheld with Odin 2 Pro specs, full sized sticks, and Retroid quality control..

[steep aurora]

but it is the only device of its type

[deft hawk]

but its defo thick

[steep aurora]

a 4:3 ps2/gcn capable

[velvet dagger]

its above 618 but below 820/d900

[steep aurora]

and its got a premium build

[true barn]

Might be d900 and them claiming that is better than t820

[crimson willow]

No, I'm saying this because 4:3 handhelds traditionally cost less.

[edgy obsidian]

The cube cannot upscale, where this gets .2 more inches and a 2x upscale on GC and PS2

[marsh prairie]

lol just get an evo

[velvet dagger]

me when i lie

[marsh prairie]

Early bird it’s priced solid

[velvet dagger]

just get a ally x

[toxic sparrow]

It's ayaneo 😭🤢

[terse edge]

For 4:3 cube is smaller

That’s what I said

[marsh prairie]

Have you had a device of theirs?

[jade marten]

I'd it's the same size as the Odin 2 mini it's too big for me

[steep aurora]

again they're putting an oled panel in this, i do think theyre positioning it in a more premium market space

and the build

[pearl island]

The screen size remains the same whatever image you put on it

[velvet dagger]

okay the gamecube thing is a lie 820 loves 2x gamecube
now ps2 yeah thats a pain lmao

[high pecan]

he was a former aya mod btw lol

[mossy chasm]

Smaller and 1.1x vs 2x resolution

[cedar surge]

I wonder if the leak referred to one of the screens they were considering but dropped down for oled and better pricing?

[steep aurora]

like it looks like its gonna be a glass front across the whole deck

[marsh prairie]

lol Ggs I guess

[steep aurora]

i just dont want anyone to be shocked if this does come out and its $200

[terse edge]

You gotta be trolling

Displayed content

[velvet dagger]

not a chance in hell tbh 😭

[terse edge]

Not screen size

[marsh prairie]

lol I think 150 max. They’ve always priced their 4:3 line lower

[steep aurora]

expecting this to cost similarly to an rp4p should not be shocking to you guys

[crimson willow]

Question is, how marketable is a $200 4:3 device?

[bleak kiln]

Why put this screen in a device then it’s too weak to run GC 2x

[cedar surge]

The metal retroid pocket mini will be $200

[steep aurora]

theyve only had one 4:3 line

and it was the 2s

[velvet dagger]

okay that i see

[bleak kiln]

It might have a d1100

[steep aurora]

this isn't a trend

[steep aurora]

very, because it is the only one of its kind

[storm umbra]

lets hope for the best 😄 we know how fickle our community is in regards to flaws and price

[steep aurora]

a 4:3 ps2/gcn capable device

w a premium build

[velvet dagger]

retro games pop

[true barn]

One way they have cut costs, they just copy and pasted from anbernic and ayaneo designs. 😄

[steep aurora]

and an oled display

[velvet dagger]

real

[marsh prairie]

Pocket 2, 2+ where cheap as fuck for the hardware compared to the competition

[pearl island]

The retroid pockets 1, 2 and 2 plus can hear you, you know

[velvet dagger]

they fused the rgcube and 2S using polymerization

[cobalt cloak]

Confidently incorrect

[toxic sparrow]

I have an Ally X. It's not enough. It's never enough. Moar! I need Moar!

[steep aurora]

that's not what im saying

[deep cosmos]

It's about the same size as the ayaneo dmg for 4:3, so kind of fulfill the "wish someone release the same display in horizontal device" wish, and more affordable.

Still prefer a >=4" device, so depends on the price and specs now..

[cedar surge]

Retroid pocket 1 was complete garbage

[velvet dagger]

2+ my beloved

[steep aurora]

at that point, most devices were 4:3 bc thats where the performance capped out

now, the higher end handhelds are 16:9

[idle fractal]

Why we need 2x on this screen native it would be calm

[steep aurora]

and this is gonna be the only high end 4:3 handheld

[true barn]

2 and 2+ would be part of their one 4:3 line to be fair, although obviously not the rp1

[steep aurora]

i'm tryna explain myself in a chat thats moving very fast ;-;

[pearl island]

This is the point where the most popular devices were the rg351p and the rgb10, right?

[copper meteor]

Retroid mini flip when?

[steep aurora]

its in a unique market position and i think retroid would ofc know that

[jade marten]

Good times

[steep aurora]

hence releasing it at a possibly higher price than expected until competitors make their responses, for which theyll prob drop the market price on places like aliexpress or wtv

[velvet dagger]

okay considering they skipped the flip successor and did the 2s successor i think the flip 2 is not happening

[copper meteor]

Wait if this device is powerful enough does Wii support 4:3?

[idle fractal]

Flip is long gone unfortunately

[velvet dagger]

yeah some do

[steep aurora]

and also given the one chipset rumour weve seen is a 7s gen 2 or whatever it was

[marsh prairie]

I’d say they cap at 150$

[steep aurora]

which is > the d1100

[balmy moth]

Calm or hype xD

[terse edge]

Partially, not every game does

[velvet dagger]

same

[vague cypress]

Meh, this doesn’t look pocketable

[jade marten]

99% of the Wii library supports 4:3

[idle fractal]

Actually hype for me 4:3 beautiful stuff

[copper meteor]

Man that sounds depressing 😭 would love to see a flip, looks like I’ll have to look out for Ayaneo making a ds android flip

[true barn]

We need an XX update to the 351p

[pearl island]

You could probably do it at 1x resolution (so 480p) but lord knows how that would scale to 960p

[vital laurel]

Yes, most Wii games support 4:3 by default. Only a few games were 16:9 only.

[copper meteor]

Oh thnx!

[upbeat widget]

Ngl this get's me hyped for what they have in store for the 5

[steep aurora]

i dont see them selling a 16:9 d900 for the same price as a 4:3 device with a chipset better than or equal to the d900, but then also with an OLED panel and a more premiumbuild

[velvet dagger]

ik but like i get it
was prolly hell to repair and give out new ones for free

[steep aurora]

and the rp4 came out at $150

[copper meteor]

Ohh didn’t know all of these TIL!

[marsh prairie]

If rp5 continues to use a subpar screen then riot

[copper meteor]

True

[steep aurora]

all im saying is ill still prob pay $200 for this 😭

[velvet dagger]

yeah felt

[crimson willow]

Shhhhhh.

[terse edge]

Yes imagine they also go oled for the rp5

[storm umbra]

shh they will hear you

[steep aurora]

been waiting too long for a 4:3 ps2/gcn capable screen

[idle fractal]

I'm so sorry

[upbeat widget]

5 inch 720p oled maybe

[steep aurora]

i will bite at the first chance i get

[copper meteor]

I’m a 16:9 fan now! You can watch videos on your android handheld

[idle fractal]

Same

[true barn]

Problem there is you still have the likes of odin 2's and ayaneos looming over it, an rp5p upgrade from an rp4p would end up costing more than an odin 2

[steep aurora]

ffs i was about to settle for the aya pocket dmg

and thats like $400

[terse edge]

Let’s go big let’s do 5,5“, there seems to be enough options for that size

[pearl island]

Honestly, why would they. They seem to have access to high quality low price iPhone screens, which are well received. Why change?

[storm umbra]

i used to think 'i dont care too much about oled' but... yeah, 552 and 556 screens ❤️

[idle fractal]

Rp Mini Og Ally or Steam deck and 3ds sounds so perfect

[bleak kiln]

Don’t get me wrong I want this to be a budget device, I play GC on my Odin 2 anyway, but I feel like this is a play for a more premium market.

Just bc we want a cheap device with an OLED doesn’t mean they will make it

[jade marten]

16:9 is kinda a waste for most emulation tho imo.

[velvet dagger]

https://fixvx.com/retroid0fficial/status/1826628370777641271?s=46&t=xey908uKTf4f4JC1PGIhbw
okay retroid twitter confirmed the screen

[true barn]

because they aren't high quality and are too small

[steep aurora]

have we figured out what device this screen is from yet?

[quasi rose]

Ok cool, now we need chipset xD

[steep aurora]

like where are they sourcing a 960p 3.7 inch oled 😭

[idle fractal]

I hear it

[copper meteor]

Doesn’t help the pocket dmg retro edition looks so tempting but the price lol!being Canadian sucks

[cosmic pond]

what the f

[pearl island]

My best guess is VR headsets

[high pecan]

thanks but

[storm umbra]

i think cheap for oled is wishful thinking on our part lol

[high pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/check-the-pins-kowalski-penguin-gif-20219688

[cobalt cloak]

Wtf is fixvx

[steep aurora]

surely not, 960p is awfully low for vr

[jade marten]

You aren't forced to buy the most expensive one haha

[pearl island]

Not new ones

[velvet dagger]

twitter is stupid sometimes and doesnt show the post so fixvx does that

also if it has multiple images it shows em too

[true barn]

that rez per eye isn't bad though

[vital laurel]

For the love of god, will people please check this stuff before acting like it’s brand new info?

[velvet dagger]

i was just posting it 😭

like its extra confirmation

[jade marten]

I thought people said 4:3 OLED didn't exist 🤔

[steep aurora]

actually i cant even find anything on alibaba with a 3.7 in oled

[terse edge]

Let’s do a poll and see how well received that screen really is

[vital laurel]

We already know about the tweet.

[pearl island]

What’s the difference in image size and resolution of 4:3 content playing on an RP3 and this upcoming mini? There’s not much. If it’s too small and low quality for you, so be it

[steep aurora]

there are a few 480x800

but not 1280x960 or wtv

[vital laurel]

We didn’t think it existed.

[marsh prairie]

Anyone see this!?

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1dy5wxr/my_rg35xxsp_almost_caught_on_fire_and_anbernic_is/

[pearl island]

Let’s look at sales figures and see how much it’s sold?

[steep aurora]

wait yeah i think it is a VR headset display

[high pecan]

this chat moves pretty fast so it's no big deal

[vital laurel]

You expect us to just know when a unicorn is suddenly proven to be real?

[velvet dagger]

guys my rp4 trigger broke what do i do

[jade marten]

This handheld legit sounds pretty great.

[velvet dagger]

😦

[storm umbra]

you're expecting people in our community to read?

[steep aurora]

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-SKYZONE-SKY04X-V2-OLED-5_1601039331387.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_title.5fb42a74sr041m

seems to have the same display specs

[dreamy turtle]

Inb4 it's a 16:9 OLED and bezels are there to cover it 😂

[steep aurora]

1280x960

[pearl island]

That’s the same thing I saw

[steep aurora]

id assume thats the same display

[terse edge]

That sales figure is useless without a RP4 oled edition being sold at the same time

What are you gonna compare it to?

[idle fractal]

Contract retroid on discord and stuff

[terse edge]

Anyone will pay more for oled

Especially on the higher end

[marsh prairie]

Oled is love, oled is life

[terse edge]

If you have $200 you also have $230 or what ever the oled tax is

[pearl island]

Retroid are not the high end android handheld company. I think you’re confusing them with someone else

[pure yew]

this is like, mathematically true unless it's $50 cheaper or smth

[vital laurel]

Speaking of which, has anyone seen people trying to start planting the fearmongering seeds for the 40XX V yet?

[high pecan]

I'm afraid this handheld will cost more than what I'd want to pay for a device of this size

[jade marten]

I probably buy this one if it wasn't for that I want to have to dmg more

[bleak kiln]

This device is gonna be high end

It’s OLED

[quasi rose]

Oh boy. Not again

[terse edge]

In that case the mini would have had a 4“ 480p screen

[steep aurora]

"high end" is a vague term

[dreamy turtle]

You'll be playing backlight lottery with cube.

[steep aurora]

id consider this and the rp4p high end

[terse edge]

Companies actually do innovate and improve over time

[steep aurora]

only bc the only thing above it

[marsh prairie]

Just go to sbcgaming lol, they seem to hate anbernic

[steep aurora]

(realistically)

[terse edge]

It’s a crazy concept but they do

[steep aurora]

is ayaneo stuff

[pearl island]

Don’t consider the rg505 high end?

[velvet dagger]

nuh uhhhhhhh

[idle fractal]

Nah now third higher end company

[steep aurora]

(and outliers like pimax portal and razer edge)

[velvet dagger]

real

[crimson willow]

Some of them anyway

[terse edge]

Not all of them

[vital laurel]

I’ve already been there, I’m just wondering if someone’s already getting to work on that.

[steep aurora]

but now id reckon t618 devices or stuff like the rgb3 max pro are midrange

[storm umbra]

wait what are people saying on it?

[jade marten]

Back when I was a kid paid like 200 for a Gameboy color

[steep aurora]

and then h700 and below are the budget devices

[pearl island]

Ok, so you kids think that the Retroid Mini is high end right? What’s the lowest price it could launch at and remain high end?

[velvet dagger]

midrange rn is the D900/820

[marsh prairie]

OBSOLETE

[velvet dagger]

i guess G99

also

[signal pike]

The heck is 3.7 inches lol I swear they do this on purpose, can never have a device without at least one little slap in the face

[steep aurora]

id say g99/t618/s922x is midrange to me

[jade marten]

What's wrong with 3.7

[crimson willow]

I'd draw the line at 3356, but that's my deep hatred speaking.

[steep aurora]

but theres no defined barrier

[bleak kiln]

That’s different that screen is not great

[terse edge]

Let’s wait for the full specs reveal

[vital laurel]

It’s OLED and higher resolution than the 4” screen Anbernic uses.

[marsh prairie]

All obsolete. D900 ish or above, or bust

[steep aurora]

this isn't like, super high end ayaneo pocket s odin 2 type thing

[terse edge]

It’s dock capable after all

[delicate wedge]

where do they even source the screen from

[pure yew]

that looks awesome

[true barn]

I'd say t618 is obsolete as well, it only competed on power and has been superceded, that's fine as it did it's job and we moved on

[steep aurora]

but if its got a snapdragon or d1100-equiv chipset

id say its high end

[upbeat widget]

Could be something between the D900 and the D1100 from mediatek

[steep aurora]

maybe its silly to even argue this when we dont know the full specs

we're just speaking in hypotheticals

[marsh prairie]

I’m so glad this segment isn’t like the 3566 segment lol. Much faster to move on now

[storm umbra]

ofc its silly

[steep aurora]

all we know is the screen and build lol

[storm umbra]

but people are still gonna speculate

[copper meteor]

This device will use x86 rtx 4090

My sources: it came to me in a dream

[steep aurora]

yeah i know thats why im actively participating lmao

[true barn]

D900/D1100/T820 are high-end for sub-$200 market

[steep aurora]

idk the cooling design is also giving off high end to me

[vital laurel]

Retroid confirmed non-cowards. Told 4”-only 4:3 people to screw off because their standards for screen type and resolution are too weak.

[idle fractal]

T618 oh great times

[steep aurora]

like 2/3 of the whole back being ventilation?

[true barn]

Mid-range at this point is just the rp2s for devices still being made and sold

[steep aurora]

its giving snapdragon 6/7/(old)8 series

esp given its dockable

[pure yew]

I'd love a 4" and it'll fit in this form factor but 3.7 seems... Fine

[upbeat widget]

Then again they could just reuse the D1100 since they might already have plans for the pocket 5

[marsh prairie]

I hated this era gotta be honest lol, only cause so many users overstated the performance of it

[vital laurel]

Remember also the fact that it’s double the resolution of 480p and it’s OLED.

[steep aurora]

i reckon rp5 series is gonna move to snapdragon, and the rp mini is gonna be their test of using snapdragon chips

[pure yew]

in all honesty by the time this device is out it probably won't compete. I was expecting a Flip refresh

[steep aurora]

users? its the youtubers that were worse with it

esp bc those devices were many'

s introductions to handhelds

[true barn]

I think the last t618 might have been the best of them, 405v

[steep aurora]

and when so many youtubers were claiming it was "ps2 and gcn capable" and didn't really go into much detail on the amount of tweaking youd need to do for anything borderline acceptable

[clear pilot]

https://tenor.com/view/reading-killjoy-valorant-scanning-skimming-text-gif-26068455

[vital laurel]

Nah, they’re the only ones who kept a level head...until Retroid did their driver update, then they also jumped on that train.

[steep aurora]

ig depends on what youtubers you saw

[pearl island]

So OLED means high end, and ventilation means high end, but price doesn’t impact how high end something is?

[marsh prairie]

To be fair, equally the user kept compatibility sheets were just straight lies lol

[crimson willow]

That stuff happened even a tier below with Dreamcast.

[steep aurora]

that's a misinterpretation of everything everyone's said

[true barn]

that was very misleading, tempted me into an rp3+ when that' wa really just a great psp device for me at the time

[steep aurora]

the point is that so much is unknown atm

and things like OLED and parts of the design do seem to indicate a higher end device

which would then indicate a higher pricetag to justify that

[vital laurel]

Oh that was definitely the biggest reason people overestimated the chipset.

[terse edge]

The 556 is has both and is midrange so no

You gotta have the chipset to back it up

[pearl island]

Yes, deliberately so, because Retroid don’t make high end devices and these were the arguments as to why that’s changed

[crimson willow]

Is it though?

[steep aurora]

is the rp4 pro not high end

to me, thats what i consider the entry to high end

[terse edge]

High should start above the $250 mark probably

[vital laurel]

Like, that was classic “compatibility list for DS Emulation on Wii” levels of nonsense.

[terse edge]

For Android that is

[pearl island]

I assure you the rg556 has next to no ventilation

[marsh prairie]

Yeah high end? I wouldn’t call any of these high end. I guess high end for a 4:3 lol

[steep aurora]

idt there are strict barriers to high/mid/low

it's silly to try to put a number on it

[marsh prairie]

It’s kind of awesome, doesn’t really need it

[steep aurora]

in terms of price i mean

[strong quail]

you mean mid range?

[pearl island]

Not disagreeing just commenting on the previous post

[vital laurel]

If AYANEO can call the Pocket Air high end, then the RP4 Pro and this thing officially also count.

[rare garden]

I would have felt bad about getting a cube if this thing had a 4 inch 4:3 screen.

[terse edge]

How so? What did anbernic do? Or what didn’t they do?

[steep aurora]

agree with this big time

[vital laurel]

Which ”clearly” means AYANEO was massively overpricing their High-End stuff

[pearl island]

Forgot to add ventilation by the looks of things

[upbeat widget]

Depending on the soc on this might be the best 4:3 handheld released so far

[true barn]

I think there's two tiers of high end, sub-$200 high-end so would include both rp4 and the rg556 and then there's the high-end android that's $300+

[steep aurora]

idk maybe we pause this discussion until we know the chipset

[marsh prairie]

I struggle to call the screen on the 4pro high end, but I suppose even an o2 has a ghosting lcd lol

[steep aurora]

id agree with this too, to some extent

bc ayaneo pocket s and odin 2 devices are kinda like

[lean panther]

Oh shit yeah, I'm sold. They'd have to do something really surprising for me not to buy it

[steep aurora]

an ultra premium type thing

[marsh prairie]

So yeah I guess there’s a big range of what high end is

[steep aurora]

theyre on their own level

[pure yew]

the chipset's gonna disappoint I am 100% certain lol

[terse edge]

It has a fan… but no exhaust vent?

[pearl island]

Up there earlier in the comments, people were calling Ng the rp4pro screen “trash”

Wouldn’t that prevent it being high end?

[steep aurora]

i disagree, i think it's gonna be more powerful than it needs to be

[vital laurel]

The Pocket Air had ghosting too, thanks to the chipset.

[steep aurora]

high end devices can have bad parts

[upbeat widget]

Isn't exhaust on the top the air intake is on the back

[pure yew]

it's not going to compete with the rgcube for size, or performance, and it'll just be a better idea to get the cube, sadly. that's what I think

[signal pike]

It does, idk what they're talking about. Has a large vent at the top and two large slits on the backside.

[terse edge]

Can it really be that bad if u can dock it?

[terse edge]

I thought it’s the other way around 🙈

[vital laurel]

They were only saying it’s trash because of ghosting thanks to a chipset issue, something the Odin 2 and the Pocket Air also had.

[nocturne basalt]

To be fair, it was almost the most powerful android handheld around when it was released.

[terse edge]

Thanks, now I’m confused

[marsh prairie]

Pardon?

[quasi rose]

Im super lost now

[pearl island]

Then the rg556 is high end, the bad part being the cpu. Agree?

[vital laurel]

The Odin 2 was literally announced before the Pocket Air price was revealed.

[upbeat widget]

You can go around the 4:3 of the screen and do 16:9 on a tv

[steep aurora]

i feel like youre being intentionally contrarian

like this is a fast moving discord chat so it's hard to respond meaningfully but

[pearl island]

I’m trying to demonstrate bad arguments are bad

[terse edge]

Oleds can ghost?

[steep aurora]

So a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 can be flagship in every other way

but the battery is bad

[jade marten]

I generally think I can't call handhelds high end who can't smoothly run ps2 games

[steep aurora]

so its not a high end device?

like your argument isnt exactly flawless either

[nocturne basalt]

[storm umbra]

this is great entertainment

[steep aurora]

but we're pretty sure this will do exactly that

[pearl island]

And so you’re saying if something is flagship, then it must be high end?

[steep aurora]

the note 7 is not only flagship, every single part of the device was the highest possible end thing they could put into it - the battery was in fact too good in that it was too hot for the device

hence, the battery ended up being a negative

does that void it of being high end

[terse edge]

No high end means all the basics are well done

[jade marten]

When I tend to think About high-end I always tend to think about neogeo .

[pearl island]

This does not sound like the quality of components put into a retroid product

[true barn]

It really doesn't, just look at how many basics are missing on flagship phones nowadays

[steep aurora]

again this argument does not work, would you consider a pixel 9 pro phone high end? if so, youd be wrong by your definition bc the tensor CPU is way outperformed by the competition

[marsh prairie]

For many people high end just means price and relative performance fwiw

[pearl island]

Like the rg556?

[steep aurora]

including dimensity chips and exynos chips

[true barn]

high end is not an absolute, it should be relative to the market

[steep aurora]

high end literally just means that it's in the upper third (roughly) of devices in terms of featureset and performance, with some acount for price

it's not absolute or strict and we will continue to go in circles if we treat it that way

its very loose

[terse edge]

556 is midrange

[steep aurora]

and id say quite subjective even

[pearl island]

But it does the basics well

[jade marten]

To me it's like the upper 10% .

[steep aurora]

i think youd only say this bc there are more midrange and low end devices

than there are high end

but anyway

maybe we should move on to discussing smth else

[pearl island]

So to you the win600 is high end? (At point of release)

[steep aurora]

bc i feel this is going around in circles

[terse edge]

Pixel phones started off as mid range and really only had their camera being able to compete at the high end.

Tensor SOC sucks because they cheaper out with exynos chips and modems and also didn’t use ultra sonic fingerprint sensor

Pixel phones cut a lot of corners

[jade marten]

Most people don't really think about phones tbh I feel.

[steep aurora]

its a diff market to some degree

[jade marten]

They buy whatever is popular or looks pretty to them

[steep aurora]

like a sub market of handhelds

bc its an x86 handheld

[vital laurel]

At this point, I’m pretty sure this can accurately describe what the high-end means:

[steep aurora]

and the lowest end of those

[pearl island]

How so?

[steep aurora]

instead of trying to write quick responses please read what i've already wrote

[steep aurora]

.

[terse edge]

CPU is lacking, sticks are atrocious, shell options are disappointing, software is half baked, usb c port can’t do video out and charge at the same time…