Retroid Pocket 5

[floral flower]

mini taki lmao

[hallow sage]

https://tenor.com/view/head-gif-24104080

"so no flip 2?"

[outer pagoda]

no flip 2 announcement next week

[hallow sage]

that's just the clip it made me think of lol

idc about clamshells personally. i have my gameboy sp and 3ds im good otherwise.

[past drift]

So no one is talking about how all these handhelds now have led joysticks? Like why? Lol

[hallow sage]

battery life indicators

without leaving the game for one

many other applications as well

plus they look pretty

[outer pagoda]

cuz they are all HE sticks now, and i guess the new batch of em has this

you can turn the light off tho

[past drift]

Sure but they usually look out of place when off

Everything RGB for life I guess even in this sector

[outer pagoda]

paint over em

[hallow sage]

i think that depends on the colour of the console

[past drift]

Yeah true.

I usually don't care about how stuff looks but man I hate those some most color ways lol

[hallow sage]

ppl never notice them on the trim ui SP when i have them off in public and it is dmg

[past drift]

Either way doesn't really matter.

[hallow sage]

i think on darker colour console they would be more obvious tho

[past drift]

I'm just trying to distract from all the other talk about screen size and soc 🙂

4:3, 16:9, no 1:1!!! How many a transformer screen that morphs into any of those?? The future!

[static barn]

I have a RG 556 and the screen looks great , not sure what the issues are

[candid steeple]

An ayaneo oled wouldn't turn up until they'd already announced their next display or two. 😄

[silver agate]

this is gonna be a day 1 preorder from me, no question

straight into my veins

basically a futureVita

(assuming it has OLED)

[silver agate]

looks at dpad placement

and miniLED no thanks

just my issues, but yes i agree that is vita-esque

[worn forum]

hot

[ancient glacier]

at least it's not a odin 2 dpad placement

[wicked ibex]

what the fuck was their problem, honestly

[ancient glacier]

not an issue if you play joystick stuff tbh

[wicked ibex]

don't understand why there needed to be half a landing strip between the dpad and analog

[ancient glacier]

lmfaoo

was straight down too

[worn forum]

would have been perfect if it was Oled instead of minOLED

[worn forum]

yeah! to be fair to Odin 2, it's powerful enough to play alot of joys stickds games

[silver agate]

yeah it makes sense for certain use cases

im not gonna yuk people's yums, just not my preference

[ancient glacier]

problem is more that you can still have the stick experience be great with the dpad experience not bad

[vast bloom]

Any word on screen-size?

[silver agate]

5.6-5.7 based on comparisons of the dpad and buttons

to the screen

if there are no internal bezels

[thin igloo]

Probably the PCB design

[candid steeple]

the one of those for the mini was a bit out, if it is actually 5.5", maybe they are using the same display as the 556

[thin igloo]

That's what I'm thinking as well

The next question is what is the chip

And battery actually

[silver agate]

what's a snapdragon with slightly more power than the one in the RP4

that's my guess lol

[restive minnow]

6 gen 1 778g 7 gen 1 and 2 855

[thin igloo]

Wonder it will even be a snagdragon.

Rp4 series didn't have a snapdragon after all.

[glossy stirrup]

Considering the Mini does, this 99.99% will.

[thin igloo]

Oh damn okay

So probably the same chip then.

[glossy stirrup]

No shot they use the same.

[candid steeple]

Reckon it will be sd7 in mini and sd8 in rp5

[thin igloo]

Not a fan of these slow drips of info

[silver agate]

builds hype

[thin igloo]

If anything for me it kind of kills it

[wary leaf]

New flip announcement next week

[high shadow]

I am right there with ya

[thin igloo]

I mean I would be down for that.

[wary leaf]

Let’s goo

[floral flower]

huh

[thin igloo]

.>

[wary leaf]

huh

[thin igloo]

Huh

[wary leaf]

Im cooked

[floral flower]

you sure are

[unreal brook]

Blame Chris

To be FAIR these preorders are probably not going to be available until mid September

[high shadow]

Just watched the pod cast for the rp4 and people were asking for a flip 2 back then. I don't forsee it happing

[unreal brook]

The problem with this marketing is if the chip ends up being underwhelming

Or there’s some problem specs

[silver agate]

honestly the 4 is pretty damn good and no chance its worse than the 4

[unreal brook]

Like the mini being only 250nits of brightness or something

[thin igloo]

Or if the triggers break

[silver agate]

i dont need snapdragon 8 gen 2 to try to compete with the odin

[unreal brook]

Then it will definitely crash the hype compared to revealing specs at once

[floral flower]

don't say that 🥲

[unreal brook]

If 5 isn’t using something close to a 8 gen 2 then it’ll be in a weird territory

Cuz then the 4 pro could kinda just do what it does but smaller and cheaper

[floral flower]

all they had to do was improve on some of those shortcomings

[silver agate]

they will want to hit a cost

guessing 250 max

[unreal brook]

And Odin 2 can play full switch unlike that device

[thin igloo]

I don't expect the 8 gen 2

[silver agate]

this isn't true, correct?

[wary leaf]

7+ Gen 2

[unreal brook]

It’s not

But close to

Like as much as android can reasonably emulate

[unreal brook]

7 gen 2 is technically weaker than d1100

[silver agate]

i honestly prefer playing my switch on my switch, just for overall experience, but i like having less power hungry games ont he 4

[unreal brook]

It’s best case scenario for the mini

[silver agate]

like indies

[high shadow]

Switch emulation on andorid is just annoying to setup right now

[unreal brook]

Better prices and good battery life and no Mali weirdness

And enough power for anything non-switch upscaled to 2x

[thin igloo]

Snapdragon emulate better vs the d though

[unreal brook]

Yea ofc

But I mean in terms of pure raw numbers

[wary leaf]

7+ Gen 2

[thin igloo]

How does it compare to 8 gen 2

[thin igloo]

Well well

[floral flower]

I didn't lol I just grabbed the link before you deleted it

if you want me to delete then no prob

[wary leaf]

Why would an artist hide his art

So honestly

These 7 Gen chips could be rad

Decent value

They are gonna reveal the mini this week

Or do both next week

Whatever they do

This kind of drip marketing can’t be ethical

[silver agate]

ethics? in my capitalism?

[high shadow]

It's just stupid. When they say the SOC everyone will be. That's it. That is your big reveal? Like when Odin say a SD845. It was lots of build up to something very disappointing

[red lantern]

Battery life is the same, but the 7 is slightly behind the 8.... I can def work with this

[wary leaf]

Especially for the right price

[thin igloo]

This pretty much

It builds up expectations in a bad way I feel especially when done poorly.

[high shadow]

Retoid is doing a key example of doing it poorly.

[thin igloo]

It basically goes from "This is amazing!" to "Oh I don't care anymore".

Vs "Heck yeah I know what it is on the table." What else you got?

[high shadow]

people are already crowing the rpmini the best ever. Becaue of OLED

[unreal brook]

The RP2S spec buildup only to be weaker than the 3+ LOLLL

[thin igloo]

Also it gives time for competition to out throne you.

[high shadow]

I like that the 4 was a silly be thank 4 post and then the specs a day later. Because of leaks

[thin igloo]

What device was it again?

That was hyped out but then another company was like hey we got that too!

And you can order it now!!

[unreal brook]

The build up wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for how long it takes

[thin igloo]

^ That too

Reminds me of game trailers xD

[cloud anchor]

Anything new confirmed?

[high shadow]

Once these two handhelds have reorders up and start shipping it will be December

[high shadow]

NO, not really

[cloud anchor]

Great

[thin igloo]

Hype works in 2010 but it's 2024 people are cautious now.

Can only get overexcited so many times before you learn.

[high shadow]

Looks like most info is out at 4 am pacific time

[wary leaf]

They’ve been starved of a powerful 4:3 for years

Let them have their moment

[high shadow]

Power and 3.7inches don't mix well.

[wary leaf]

Im not gonna pretend you’re not right

[high shadow]

So much more room in that shell for either a bigger screen or buttons

[wary leaf]

But there probably aren’t any other screens out there

[thin igloo]

^

[wary leaf]

Ps1 and Dreamcast should look just fine

[high shadow]

There are

[wary leaf]

GameCube and PS2 im not sure

[thin igloo]

We could get so much more creative if there were more screen options.

[wary leaf]

And they made sure that you can at least dock this handheld with their dock and a snapdragon SoC that fully supports it

[high shadow]

There are 5inch OLED 4:3 screens

[wicked ibex]

I find DC needs extra screen size as much as PS2 does personally

[paper vortex]

(Context was Best Buy stores, though. We were talking about US sales.)

[wary leaf]

Readily available, reliable enough to put them in mass produced handhelds and most importantly they need to have the right price, can’t have your screen take too much % of the material cost

[high shadow]

Yes

[restive minnow]

But you can't compare with odin 1 tho

[high shadow]

The rate of info and the slow drip on info. With a single English speaker. Is what I am comparing. The hype and build up for the Odin was similar.

[restive minnow]

Oh but again they doing that for excitement I Don't like it personally I want all full ting in one day

But what can we do

[high shadow]

I think most of us do. Instead of mini info we get second handheld info

[restive minnow]

I can't lie tho it was bit strange giving rp4 pro is not a year this point

Like odin no one expects odin to shattered the android devices by releasing sd 8gen2 and have both devices with specs

[wicked ibex]

I feel like they just took the criticism about screen size and ergonomics that seriously. They probably expected the RP4 to do better than it already has.

[restive minnow]

I don't blame them

[candid steeple]

They could have gone for tweaks rather than aping everyone else though, just the curved edges and properly indenting the dpad and stick improves a device

the 353ps is only a bit smaller than an rp3+ and is so much more comfortable to use both dpad and stick

[paper vortex]

I'm glad they took screen and ergo seriously. The two reasons I never seriously even considered the RP4P.

[restive minnow]

Same

Let me not lie I would consider rp4 pro in weeks but the ergo put me off

[candid steeple]

ergo is about more than bumps on the back

the curved edges and stick position make a bigger difference than those do

[paper vortex]

I agree ... I can tell by the renders only that they are trying to address the issues. How successful are they at it ... let's see an actual device first.

[high shadow]

Bumps on the back are always subjective

[candid steeple]

something more neutral such as the slight shelves like on the arc are often better than more contoured bumps that may not fit somebody's hands

[velvet rock]

Power and 960p mix just fine.

[high shadow]

I am mainly flat back guy. The Arc does a good job.

[silver agate]

The grip makes it ideal for me but I get that people might not want to deal with that

[thin igloo]

Won't lie hearing they were using the same screen as the RP3+ was a instant turnoff for me for the RP4

Was an immediately welp, I'm good.

[candid steeple]

The cries of just get a grip for it from rp3/rp4 advocates always annoyed me, one thing to have them on teeny devices (still somewhat silly tho) but if a fullsize device needs one then it is just a poor design

[paper vortex]

I pretty much use my RP3+ for touchscreen Android games now ... Got to hate trying to actually use the controls. Now only the screen bothers me. 🙃

[thin igloo]

Grip case

Pleaseeeeeee

Let me get thicc and protection in the same package.

[wary leaf]

https://youtu.be/KucngnLmftc?si=p1up8N6QMokTdiGx

[high shadow]

Is this AI voice over?

[wary leaf]

Yes I got baited by this video

Thinking it was from the official retroid YouTube video

But then I got hit with the ai voice

Okay okay posting this is evil

[velvet rock]

You know what you must do.

[wary leaf]

Post it on r/SBCGaming?

[umbral flame]

Nevermind I can’t ban someone that genius

[wary leaf]

You know what I’ll go to sleep

[velvet rock]

…You know what? Screw it, they deserve the torture.

[wary leaf]

If I wake up I expect to be banned from this server

[restive minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-angry-furious-choking-choke-gif-19750556

[halcyon lance]

what is this stupid video, rp5 could surpass the performance of "higher end devices" like the "rg556", WHAT?

[umbral flame]

Anything you can do to troll sbcgaming is fine in my book

[outer pagoda]

if?

[wary leaf]

I meant when

When

Of course

[outer pagoda]

[halcyon lance]

someone will unalive him in his sleep

[outer pagoda]

probly J

[halcyon lance]

jigg probably showed that video to his roommate

[high shadow]

That is way to far to travel

[wicked ibex]

the part where it said rp4 has one single downfiring speaker

[red lantern]

GOD THAT IS GOLD XDD

Fr tho im glad to have come here instead of staying on SBCgaming

[outer pagoda]

i went and looke at reddit

[high shadow]

Jigg will always be welcome on the Ally X shill discord

[outer pagoda]

its TOO premium

[red lantern]

[static barn]

Yeah nobody likes TOO premium

[wary leaf]

What a place to be

[high shadow]

did you beat that yet?

[wary leaf]

Nah untouched since bating the 8th gym

[static barn]

I can’t express in words how much I hate Reddit

[wary leaf]

I should not have swapped you out for a lvl 15 hoothoot

My bad

[high shadow]

so close

[umbral flame]

Dude

You’d be amazed how many people are against that and or just want the cheapest options available from everyone

[static barn]

There are plenty of cheap budget options, not enough that are TOO premium

[umbral flame]

Oh I agree

That’s why I’m all on board for stuff like whatever ayaneo cooks

Go ahead and make it

[red lantern]

Ngl, there are too many cheap options

Not enough fun ones

Or premium ones

Or just.... funky ones

funky in a good way

[static barn]

I get it nobody’s likes spending more than they are comfortable spending and risk getting put on the shit list from the wife

Plus pre-ordered a AYA EVO so in comparison this would be a budget option

[outer pagoda]

https://new.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/1f3nz0w/retroid_pocket_5_announced/ i think the creator of that trash already did

[halcyon lance]

well, I kinda agree on the esthetic side of things, like the rp2s had character, the rp mini just looks generic and the rp5 is literally a Vita

[static barn]

https://tenor.com/view/no-the-office-michael-scott-scream-gif-16929305

[red lantern]

I bought an O2 Mini as a impulse buy cause.... I may have found $1700 at work and wanted to splurge xD

[static barn]

Found ?

[red lantern]

Yes

Found

I work for a Goodwill

I wish

I was joking

[halcyon lance]

stealing at work is reasonable if you ain't paid enough

[static barn]

Not really….

[wary leaf]

Let me actually post something under it and catch some downvotes

[outer pagoda]

i already did 😄

[red lantern]

1. Its a unspoken rule that finders keepers money wise, even management does it

2. It was from an older dude who donated a ton of suits

[static barn]

More like GoodSwipe….

[red lantern]

XD

[static barn]

Personally would of returned it but you do you man

[red lantern]

But yeah, I bought the O2 Mini with some of it (used the rest for bills and helping my mom) and I haven't regret it.

[static barn]

I just wouldn’t be able to sleep at night but that’s just me knowing it was a obvious mistake , now if the dude passed away and they were cleaning out his closet for donation that just a oversight but just going to shut my mouth now and move on

[red lantern]

Fair fair

[static barn]

Just think if that was you bro

[wary leaf]

Looks like I replaced you 4 times

[red lantern]

Pffff

[wary leaf]

Oh shoot I gotta wake up in 6 hours

[red lantern]

Gotobed

[worn forum]

Retroid pocket 5 is that you?

[high shadow]

Releasing all Pokémon not named Jay or jaylash now

[wary leaf]

Tomorrow

Maybe I’ll do it

[thin igloo]

Was that in the video? I didn't watch it but...... whatttttttttttt

[thin igloo]

Where you get that picture?

[worn forum]

here ya go

https://youtu.be/PwDW4x6sLpY?si=4WgZX6LCVekgnDvK

[thin igloo]

Wait Odin 1

[thin igloo]

Ahhh knew it was familiar

[worn forum]

ye

[west nacelle]

Can't stop looking at this channel and seeing Pocket S

[pulsar tinsel]

What where did you that from? Got a link?

[cunning kernel]

my thought? same chip as the mini, but with more ram

[plain spindle]

I don't know what to make of this wording

[thin igloo]

Don't read into it to much

[plain spindle]

realistically I know it's not coming but man does Chris troll

[thin igloo]

They probably are saying no Flip

Since people are spamming

[plain spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/aliens-i-want-to-believe-spaceship-mothership-ufo-gif-9472798

[cunning kernel]

it means people made up a lie and then believed their own lie

[foggy solstice]

Honestly I do like the current Retroid look over “totes not a Pocket S”

Call it what you want

[wicked ibex]

I desperately need to see it in different colors, because man... the black is just depressing. Way too buttoned-up for my tastes.

[umbral flame]

What do you mean pocket s

Also wait how is nothing pinned yet lmao

[foggy solstice]

It looks like a goddamn ayaneo

Take your pick of which tbh I just named the pocket s arbitrarily

[twilit fiber]

tbh i kinda hate how it looks

i like the semi retro feel

this looks like samsung

[paper vortex]

Keep pretending there's going to be a Flip and if Retroid doesn't make one then Anbernic might ... just in case.

[twilit fiber]

what if this monstrosity runs windows

[paper vortex]

Whoops ... replied to wrong message.

[twilit fiber]

lol

[paper vortex]

Well, Anbernic is never gonna touch PC handhelds again.

[outer pagoda]

https://tenor.com/view/disney-moana-tamatoa-crab-i-will-gladly-do-so-gif-15819110

[twilit fiber]

lmao

[paper vortex]

(Why does my WIN600 remind me of a bowling ball?)

[hollow trail]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alleged-Lenovo-Legion-Y700-2024-visits-Geekbench-with-a-Snapdragon-8-Gen-3-onboard.874625.0.html

[twilit fiber]

hey on the nice side

at least i can grab a 4 pro for cheaper

:))

but look

lets be real

the 4pro had serious power

[paper vortex]

Oh hell yeah.

[twilit fiber]

if this outpowers it

o wait

wait

this thing

could theorectially

run fortnite

[umbral flame]

It can run all the Fortnite’s

At once

[wicked ibex]

if the colors aren't shown off when i wake up im gonna be super asshurt

[vestal ermine]

they were like the rp4 isn't ridiculously wide enough

srsly though, this'll be a great lineup with the Mini as well

they were like the rp4 was too wide, let's take it a step bigger and make it a big bro device to something a step smaller

maybe that's a good formula

[static barn]

You probably wont be able to sit down all day

[fallen dust]

So someone shared a table of Retroid releases with the Mini showing that Retroid was releasing more and more frequently. With the Mini and the RP5 having less than a week separating them, I think it's safe to assume we can expect a new product to be announced in approximately 2 days. I think we all know what it will be: the Retroid ||Dock|| 2

[vestal ermine]

prepare to get gta6 before the flip2 at this point

srsly tho if they put out a flip2 it has to be a banger

i get the delay.

[cunning kernel]

because you got the black one

the win600 does so much, it's simply entertaining to use.

[paper vortex]

Naah, it's the blue one.

[cunning kernel]

ah i see

i find myself playing more obscure titles off of itch.io, gog, and deep in the dvd-rom backups of internet archive than anything else

[marble olive]

Interestingly, the Chinese teaser image features a more meaningful tagline compared to the English one. It translates to "Completely new upgrade, yet still classic"

[blazing halo]

Modern on the front, retro on the back?

[copper oar]

i really wanna know what like

people who daily drive/bought the 4 pro recently feel abt the 5 coming out soonish

[sharp plank]

there wont be a 5pro rite? just straight up 5 for now?

[copper oar]

i think its like
the mini is the base and the 5 is the pro

[sharp plank]

awesome cheers

[vast bloom]

Wish I'd found $1500 at my old job. All I ever found there was disappointment and trauma.

[halcyon lance]

btw can we move this out of the rumor mill by now, this is like the rp mini already confirmed to exist

[blazing halo]

Just waiting for a mod to do so.

[high shadow]

Does it matter where it’s at?

[blazing halo]

Yeah since posts in the rumor mill gets locked/closed once a thread for a device gets created. And it's a blank slate for that new channel

[high shadow]

Does it affect anything?

[celest briar]

It was weird the mini moved out of the mill, usually the device needs to start shipping to be moved out

But hey, at least you can search through a separate thread

[halcyon lance]

what? Anbernic stuff is out of the mill as soon as we have proper footage of this shit existing too

kinda depends tho, like I wouldn't say anything about the next ZPG handheld being moved out of the mill, because who knows if people will ever get their hands on it

[celest briar]

Well, look at the latest, the xxV, it was moved out after Anbernic gave full specs, price and release date. For the Mini one teaser was enough

Like I agree, Mini is an infinitely bigger deal, but still

[halcyon lance]

Mini back to the mill then

well, whatever, just "needs to start shipping" threw me off, because literally any Anbernic is out of the mill before people can buy it

[celest briar]

Yeah, maybe that’s an exaggeration

[high shadow]

Besides a 3 level employee what more do we have that his exist?

[real token]

Side port confirmed

[halcyon violet]

Feels like retroid pocket 4 came out yesterday lmao

At least it's not as bad as the 3 and 3+ situation

[real token]

Its almost been a year

[halcyon violet]

Hasn't it been six months

Of am I losing my marbles

[real token]

Wasn't it released in december

[halcyon violet]

Nope

February

[real token]

Fuck well nvm I read something wrong

[halcyon violet]

Oh wait it started shipping on the
25th of January

So exactly 7 months ago

[blazing halo]

Announced December though. For all we know the 5 starts shipping in January next year. Boom 12 months

[wanton knot]

I turned a discord post into a small YouTube video.

https://youtu.be/qqYkAGvOtTM?si=xdiM0QHIlIshw0Xd

[analog tapir]

Release date is pretty obvious, clearly it's coming out in the next month or two

For it to be called the rp5 I think we can also say performance wise it'll be above d1100

[marble olive]

If RP5 doesn't have an OLED screen, are you guys still interested?

[analog tapir]

Me personally? No I wouldn't consider buying anything without AMOLED

Because the minute the same device is released except it has AMOLED I'm going to have wished I waited

There's always more performance coming next year, but once we hit 120hz AMOLED screens on affordable devices we've hit a major break point and start hitting huge diminishing returns. You don't have to worry about something coming in the next couple years with a way better screen

I really hope it's not the Odin 2 mini LED screen. That screen is perfect if you're an extrovert, you go to the beach a lot or you take your device on the train every day or something where you really need high brightness, but as a certified hermit who would play this mostly in my room I would much rather have OLED

[wary leaf]

No oled on the rp5 wouldn’t be too bad

So I can buy the mini instead without any regrets

[marble olive]

The mini LED screen has significant flaws, I wouldn't want it as well. RP5 should have a 5.5-inch display, so it's unlikely that this particular screen would be used.

[tiny finch]

Yes. OLED is a novelty. Modern IPS are way more than good enough. I'm for utility over aesthetic. Plus, don't like at all the oversaturated colors of OLEDs. Would rather have it keep costs same or similar to now and get higher resolution than different panel.
OLED just wouldn't be worth the extra cost.

[analog tapir]

Once I switched my phone, tablet, TV and computer monitor over to OLED it was over for me

I can't go back

It's like going from 480p to 1080p I was done-zo

[restive minnow]

I mean I would buy rp mini and flip 2

But again I just like playing games

[crystal orbit]

Guys

[restive minnow]

Lmaooooo

[wary leaf]

Perfect

Doing what ayn couldn’t

[restive minnow]

@marble olive

Now you can say amoledddddddsddd

5'5 as well

MMMM

1080p mmmmmmmm

[crystal orbit]

They are cooking rn

[restive minnow]

Who pissed Retroid off I never seen this before

Two devices with oled

[analog tapir]

Brooooo

[red lantern]

Who....

[crystal orbit]

I want them to tease the colors now

[wary leaf]

I wish the Odin 2 mini would have been 5,5“ tbh

[red lantern]

Woke up Retroid and made them crazy

[crystal orbit]

Odin 2 mini is just a ps vita look

[analog tapir]

Now I want this thing to have a really good chip to make use of that screen

I'll pay the higher price

[restive minnow]

Now i can't lie I'm kinda changing my mind with rp5 maybe I should choose this instead but I still want rp mini

But broooo 5'5 with amoled and 1080p sounds dangerous

[analog tapir]

Basically the rg556 with better controls and probably a better chip

Maybe a little less comfy though, can't tell yet

[restive minnow]

That's I'm saying I like rg556 but design wasn't it

they should same use rg503 design on rg556

[wary leaf]

If both together aren’t above 400 I’d think about getting both

[red lantern]

Im just gonna stick to the RP mini

[restive minnow]

But my heart saying they could announced flip 2 on the spot

[crystal orbit]

Rg503 isn't really good but has a great shape I kinda don't like the rg503 form factor but why not

[red lantern]

Yeah, yeah, miniLED bad, but the O2 Mini has been kicking ass like it's nothing, so I don't really need to buy another device just for an oled screen, but possibly weaker specs

[restive minnow]

Really I don't know why I like it tho maybe it's not ugly lmao

[red lantern]

The RP Mini would be nice tho for long work days and 4:3 content

[restive minnow]

The thing is rp mini can do everything but small as well

So do I need rp5 or flip 2

[marble olive]

Oh shit..finally amoled confirmed

[red lantern]

Really it comes down to if you prioritize 4:3 content, 16:9 content, or the clamshell form factor

Cause it's likely they'll use the same, if not similar chipsets

[bold frost]

I told you guys 😉 its 5.5 amoled

I'm still super excited

[red lantern]

Most older systems are 4:3 or can work with 4:3, 6th gen is a bit funky cause some games can do both, some 16:9 or 4:3, and everything beyond that (minus the Wii) is 16:9

[analog tapir]

Basically you buy the mini if you really value pocketability, if you'd rather have a bigger device with a better experience but less pocketability then you go for the full size rp5

[wary leaf]

Don’t tell me

[red lantern]

Jigg willed it into existence

XD

[restive minnow]

Rp mini deffo need it but rp5 and flip 2 I need to think about it it would be nice to use emulation both of them fully instead using x86 handheld for emulation

[wary leaf]

Had to save us from this calamity

[bold frost]

thanks Jigg, I also think 5.5 is perfect

[red lantern]

[bold frost]

actually right now it makes Odin 2 mini renundant as its similar size but bigger and better screen xD

[wary leaf]

Next step is to have different colors from the mini

Colors aren’t specs

[bold frost]

I'm quite boring, I like black enough already

[wary leaf]

So we probably get them tomorrow

[bold frost]

😄

[red lantern]

Until the specs come out Monday and make everyone either excited or pissed off

[bold frost]

some nice, not boring colors, would be a good news though, I think we can probably rule out transparent shells though

[restive minnow]

I'm worrying about the price and specs especially on mini than rp5

[bold frost]

hopefully mini will have worse cpu and lower price

[red lantern]

Colors idrgaf about, im more interested in specs and price

[bold frost]

Like I said 250 for RP5 and 179 for RPMini are sweet spots

(but deep inside I hope for lower prices thehe)

[red lantern]

Im saying 230 and 175

[torpid lake]

I'm saying $250 and $225

[wary leaf]

Let’s do 240 but permanently discount the 4pro to 190 keep the $50 gap between the two generations

[analog tapir]

I'm a big Ayn dick rider but the announcement of mini LED was such a disappointment

[red lantern]

The Mini isn't gonna go past 200, as that will immediately make it DOA for what it wants to do

[torpid lake]

you have to remember the odin 2 mini is $40 more than the Odin 2.

[wary leaf]

If mini has the same chip it’s guaranteed to be above 200

[analog tapir]

I'm thinking from their business perspective, how do they sell us an rp6 next year if they give us everything we want this year?

I hope it's a really high-end chip but it's one area where they can definitely skimp

[red lantern]

That's what im thinking

[wary leaf]

Don’t. Space out releases more widely and improve the software

[red lantern]

I want them to have a 7 g2, but I can see them using something a bit weaker to save on cost and not give us everything we want

[analog tapir]

That sounds great on paper but this is a hardware company, they would have to continue to sell the same product while competitors release updated models

[wary leaf]

Which they could get away with since their competitors don’t seem to offer anything better until maybe Q2 of next year

If Ayn can do it, then so can retroid

[red lantern]

Tbh

[wary leaf]

Also I just can’t see anbernic going the snapdragon route

This will remain untouched for some time

[red lantern]

I can see Retroid just crusin for a bit after selling this if the price is right (and the system ends up working out cause we say all this, but who knows what might happen in the first few batches) since Anbernic isn't gonna be able to compete if this all works out

[wary leaf]

Then Ayn will release a 7“ pocket Evo competitor that’s too expensive to compete with retroid and we all live happily ever after

[spring hearth]

RP2 was like 85 usd and now we are at 150-200 range with the rp4 pro

Retroid’s not opposed to raising prices

[red lantern]

Unless Anbernic pulls a magic trick out their ass and make a device with a snapdragon chip or something that doesn't fall apart with a touch of air

When did the og RP2 release?

[spring hearth]

Some time in 2020

[wary leaf]

September 2020

[spring hearth]

Maybe the price increases are the Taki tax for designing

This one still hurts

[jagged sandal]

oof yeah

[restive minnow]

I can't believe that mess

Taki saga era

[wary leaf]

Felt like even less because of leaks and early teasers

[restive minnow]

I can't believe that they released that mess then in 3months boom rp3+

[viscid cove]

wonder if itll uyse the snapdragon g2 or something

dont think any of the other snapdragon gaming chips have been used yet

[blazing halo]

8G2 endgame let’s go. Next year they can just sell an RP5 Max

[restive minnow]

Oh yh @blazing halo no 2s successor

[viscid cove]

pocket micro?

nvm

[restive minnow]

Rp mini time

[blazing halo]

RIP 2S line

They’ll probably keep selling it since it’s a good budget device

[restive minnow]

Yh they would do that

[red lantern]

What I see them doing is keeping the 4 Pro and the 2S

Phase out the 4 Base

[restive minnow]

Yh I think that's make sense

[red lantern]

And have the Mini and 5 being the new flagships

[restive minnow]

So after rp5 what's next for them

[blazing halo]

That’s what said a while back
Budget Line - 2S and RP4P
Premium Line- Mini and RP5

[restive minnow]

Flip 2 would come out

[red lantern]

Cause thing is the 4 Pro is still a great investment

And the 2S a solid entry for new Android users

[crystal orbit]

And if there's new retroid device the price probably gonna drop a little

[restive minnow]

I'm sorry but that lineup is crazy

[red lantern]

It's not that crazy

[blazing halo]

You want crazy look at Anbernic

[red lantern]

Especially if they don't plan on making anything else after a bit

Outside of a Flip 2

[restive minnow]

I mean I'm talking about lineup being crazy because they would have best lineup

[red lantern]

Oh yeah no, this is like the best outcome if it works out

[bitter relic]

Your daily news drop ^_^

[red lantern]

Late ti the party lol

[blazing halo]

We knew this an hour ago

[restive minnow]

Nah Anbernic lineup is just stupid nonsense we still got rg552 in full price

[bitter relic]

How!? It was just posted on Twitter 11 minutes ago lol

[analog tapir]

Slowpoke.jpg

[blazing halo]

Ask @wary leaf was posted an hour ago

#1278295069903818763 message

[red lantern]

But basically if you have those 4, you cover all bases

2S - Great entry option at an affordable price + Budget 4:3 option

4 Pro - Solid Budget option for 16:9 and GCN/PS2

RP Mini - Premium Pocket friendly device and the premium 4:3 option

RP5 - The best of the best 16:9 option

[bitter relic]

Ah well, I get a gold star sticker for trying XD Off to bed with me!

[blazing halo]

Discord is probably fastest for new things. Then Reddit after

[restive minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/fire-flames-burning-on-fire-gif-11201218993789098287

Fire

[wary leaf]

YouTube and instagram

Twitter was late because it’s run by Chris who might have been asleep at that time

[red lantern]

Ye

Gives retroid options to lean on, and lets customers have options to fit their needs

Its a win-win

[spring hearth]

https://tenor.com/view/starwarsday-gif-5413758

@bitter relic

[wary leaf]

Indigo confirmed

[red lantern]

YEEEEEEEEESSSSS

[ancient glacier]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

WE WILL BE BUYING

[red lantern]

@west nacelle WE GOT INDIGO BACK

[analog tapir]

Not going to lie the mini seems more appropriate for indigo

It's closer in size to the GBA

[wary leaf]

You 100% right

[ancient glacier]

gonna pray it's cheap

cause damn, 250$'s gonna be rough rn

[spring hearth]

Is it indigo or is it white

[ancient glacier]

there's no way they don't do a white model then

they have white buttons, full white model is definitely on the table

[west nacelle]

No fucking way

[ancient glacier]

nvm it's light grey

[plain spindle]

RIP Odin 2 Mini, RG556 and Ayaneo Pocket S

[spring hearth]

Nah o2m still has a place as tiny

[plain spindle]

sir, that's a RP4

but yeah, sure, o2m will technically still be a bit more compact

[glossy stirrup]

Would be reeeeaaal cold of them to put indigo on the 5 and not the Mini lol

[spring hearth]

Wouldn’t be the first time

Just glad it’s back

But yeah would prefer it on a 4:3 screen instead of the 16:9 one

[fresh mesa]

https://tenor.com/view/jhope-arson-jhope-arson-fire-bora-fire-gif-26207734

[halcyon violet]

Yeah that's fair enough. How long did it take for them to announce the rp3+ after releasing the rp3 again I forget

[analog tapir]

rp3, the three stands for how many months it'll be relevant

[halcyon violet]

Also it looks like this thing will be rather expensive haha

[restive minnow]

Odin 2 mini is powerful pocketable but rp5 the way they could go 7plus gen 2 it can be bit difficult

[spring hearth]

Yeah until we know processor it’s all up in the air

[restive minnow]

You right you right

And the price

[red lantern]

Those are the two thing that are in the air

[paper vortex]

Right now everything's a wild-ass guess. (Mine is $175 Mini, $250 RP5)

[halcyon violet]

Oled and probably more powerful than rp4+ indicates $200+

My guess is 230-250

But who knows

[analog tapir]

Initially I thought they were going to be more conservative but at this point I think they're going all out, I would expect a pretty powerful processor

[red lantern]

Probably got bored and saw Anbernic pushing stuff out

[cedar imp]

I genuinely don't feel like I need much more power than the 4 pro, if they want to focus on making all the non SOC elements incredible this time around

[thin igloo]

Hey that's pretty good.

[red lantern]

So they basically said ".... Let's shake up the scene again."

[tiny sandal]

do we know how long will the rp5 come?

i was thinking whether to purchase the rp4 pro or not

[paper vortex]

Possibilities are - (1) They think that the OLED is enough to get people to buy and put something barely better than RP4 ... cheaper device. (2) They actually ARE going "all out" and it's gonna be a good fast chip and on the expensive side.

[thin igloo]

I still wouldn't order immediately

[cedar imp]

A snapdragon that isn't top of the line would still be beautiful simply because snapdragon support is such a big strength, for effective power and stability. There's no way it's weaker than the 4 pro. If it's barely more powerful, a lot of people will complain but I'll be very happy

[thin igloo]

Remember the trigger issues

[wicked ibex]

Im hoping for 1

[cedar imp]

Me too

[thin igloo]

My guess is 1 but yeah 2 is also a possibility

[paper vortex]

The next Retroid guessing game would be to guess what problem the first batch will have. Will it be trigger springs? Sticking buttons? A run of dead pixels? Who knows!

[cedar imp]

Thats the real issue haha

And thats why I'll be curbing my enthusiasm to let the early adopters beta test it

[thin igloo]

The good issue to have is bad black plastic where it just smudges

[halcyon violet]

Hopefully not battery explosions

[plain spindle]

then again conservative wouldn't have cut it if you want to sell it as an upgrade to the RP4P

[red lantern]

That's an Anbernic issue, so far Retroid's batteries have been good for the most part

[foggy solstice]

Depends on the audience they’re aiming for

[paper vortex]

Battery/charging problems are more Anbernic's wheelhouse, although it could be excessive battery drain in sleep mode again.

[foggy solstice]

Snapdragon + “more premium” would hit some people plenty

[thin igloo]

Some people have said a oled screen is enough of an upgrade for them so who know?

[halcyon violet]

Yeah I was being sarcastic towards anbernic than retroid :b should have clarified

[west nacelle]

Is that mini and 5 or just 5

[wary leaf]

I posted it in the RP5 channel so it’s probably the 5

[cedar imp]

I've seen how much heavy lifting a good OLED screen does for the RG556. A screen that quality on a Retroid device, with no glaring issues, could make for an all time great

[wary leaf]

Chris did the same

So there shouldn’t be an indigo mini

Sadly

[glossy stirrup]

I think that's the fairest I hope that's it.

[ancient glacier]

250 rp5, fucking yikes

gonna bribe them /s

[glossy stirrup]

And yeah the Dpad has the circle inset around it which the Mini doesnt have so has to be the 5

[plain spindle]

plus dpad top

[wary leaf]

250 is where this is heading at

[plain spindle]

how many handhelds are there that are OLED with dpad top

[wary leaf]

If the mini has the same chipset it’ll also be around 230-250

[ancient glacier]

there's another one actually

[cedar imp]

I'm not in the camp who thinks dpad top is better. But I can work with it, the RG505 worked for me

[ancient glacier]

pocket DMG

[wary leaf]

This one’s gonna be expensive

Buckle up

[analog tapir]

Pocket DMG

[plain spindle]

I am, this will be a perfect GBA machine

[ancient glacier]

might stick with the o2m for a long ass while and watch the 5 from the sidelines

[wary leaf]

Mister fpga handheld maybe

[analog tapir]

Fpga is meme

[paper vortex]

It's likely that this isn't going to be MORE powerful than the O2 Mini anyhow ... so you'd just have a different screen.

[ancient glacier]

more than likely it's not as powerful true

[plain spindle]

more powerful no

[analog tapir]

It'll probably be $100 cheaper though

[plain spindle]

but if all you care about is good GC/PS2...

[ancient glacier]

I'd be very surprised if it's remotely in 8gen2 territory

[paper vortex]

... then you already have an Odin 2 / Odin 2 Mini. Or a PC handheld. 🙂

[wary leaf]

My heart says yes, my brain says $30 cheaper max

[cedar imp]

Trying to get through switch games on android is an exercise in pain for most of the library anyway! I don't feel like I need 8gen 2 level power here

[marble olive]

Maybe Dimensity 9300

[plain spindle]

the odin 2 is not OLED, the PC handheld is too big

[paper vortex]

Those are different reasons than "all you care about is good GC/PS2".

[plain spindle]

I meant in terms of chip performance

[restive minnow]

If you care 4:3 ps2/gc go for rp mini 16:9 go to rp5 or if you are greedy buy both

[paper vortex]

A pretty great "all you care about is PS2" handheld, then, is actually the Razer Edge. And it's high-refresh AMOLED.

[restive minnow]

Kmt

Razer edge ew

[ancient glacier]

razer edge with that long ass screen

[restive minnow]

In fact you even say it

Ew

[ancient glacier]

mini is prob gonna become the best choice assuming you don't care about bruteforcing your way through it

[plain spindle]

21:9 is a bit eeeeh

no one likes that aspect ratio

[cedar imp]

Yeah not a fan of a number of things with the edge. Some great features but too much of it makes no sense

[paper vortex]

That long-ass screen basically gives you the same real estate as the RP5 will. And it was recently $200 new.

(assuming you set the screen to 16:9)

[cedar imp]

It's also nearly as long as x86 handhelds

[restive minnow]

Nah razer edge even great device the fan is loud and crashes too much

Don't get me started on software

[cedar imp]

Yep even today the software is meant to be a problem according to owners, it's a shame

[paper vortex]

I suspect it might crash when people use wrong turnip drivers for Switch? Because I've never had mine crash with PS2.

[silver agate]

awwh yeah 1080p amoled

perfecto

[paper vortex]

I'm actually curious to see if the RP5 is more powerful than the Edge. Or about the same.

[cedar imp]

One thing I really want to know about the RP5 is what battery they put in there. It's bigger than the 4 Pro, they can fit a bigger battery

[silver agate]

almost guarantee it will be

[restive minnow]

Mmmm 6000 or 5500 maH

[cedar imp]

After all the reports of the 4 pro's battery not being amazing, a battery increase would be very welcome

[plain spindle]

can't make the device too heavy though

[ancient glacier]

was pretty good on my end but I also had an o2 for the high end stuff

[analog tapir]

Pocket Air had a 7350mah battery which will probably be similar size to this, so I would expect at least a 6000 mah

[cedar imp]

That would be nice!

[ancient glacier]

.

also that

[floral flower]

I wonder if this is gonna compete with the odin 2 mini

[celest briar]

Fuuuck, really bummed the mini isn’t getting this color

Like you can’t even make the case it’s because of the glass front

[ancient glacier]

perf is gonna be different

I'm good on my end for a while but depending on the price, might bite

after 3 months, to not be in the first batch, you never know

[floral flower]

I sure would hope lol

[cedar imp]

I wonder if they're starting to limit colours because as these handhelds get better, they're starting to run out of differentiators to compete on

[tiny sandal]

the 4 battery is bad?

[ancient glacier]

trying to not get stale

[cedar imp]

Let me be clear so as not to spread misinformation - I don't own one, I've never used one, I've just heard multiple people say it isnt out of this world

[wicked ibex]

Pocket Air is actually quite a bit bigger going off overlaying the screens from their renders. Granted, this is the Air not Pocket Air, but it's the same shell and screen.

[stable charm]

INDIGOOOOOOO

Now why in the heck is the Mini not in indigo lol

[calm grail]

dont see how fpga is a meme

[wary leaf]

Because orange and black red is far more important

[stable charm]

I just bought a 552 for beautiful retro display but tbh I might replace that with a mini and get a 5 as well because I'm irresponsible with money lol

[restive minnow]

Not bad better than before but not the best

[wary leaf]

RP5 can fit 6000-7000mAh probably

[wicked ibex]

KTR1 had a 7000mAh battery and that thing is tiny

[ancient glacier]

how hot did it run

[analog tapir]

I would be disappointed if this had anything smaller than 5500mah. I'm expecting 6000

[ancient glacier]

lmao

[wary leaf]

If the rp4 had 5000 this will have 6000 minimum

[silent veldt]

this'll need some beefy cooling (which takes up a lot of space), have my doubts it''ll be anything larger than 6k after seeing the pocket air battery

[analog tapir]

1000mah per inch of screen rounded up to the nearest 1000, is a good rule of thumb for what constitutes good battery life

[wary leaf]

Pocket air is 7000mAh, right?

[silent veldt]

yah

my guess would be 5k

[cedar imp]

7350

[wary leaf]

Oof

[wicked ibex]

I don't want a huge battery anyways. I want something reasonably lightweight

[wary leaf]

6000 Minimum

[silent veldt]

not happening

[wary leaf]

Bet

We shall see

[cedar imp]

If they do try and keep the RP5 around $200 they'll have to make a cut somewhere. Battery probably won't do it. I do think it'll be the SOC since that tends to be the most expensive component, and everything else we've seen is looking pretty deluxe

[wary leaf]

I think you’re wrong big time with this one

[cedar imp]

You think it'll be stronger?

[silent veldt]

there's no vent on top, they'll probably be going dual fans

which will take up a lot of space

[tiny finch]

That would also be without VAT and customs. Ouch.

[sterile sentinel]

Wdym, we haven't seen the sides of the thing yet

[analog tapir]

I just want similar run time to the rp4 accounting for the larger screen, although OLED is more efficient

[sterile sentinel]

Have we?

[calm grail]

oh

nice

[ancient glacier]

it's mini and rp5

[calm grail]

yea

i know people were saying they were going to do a regular and a pro but after the rp4/rp4p.....kinda doubted it lol

[ancient glacier]

this shit is THIN

[sterile sentinel]

OH THAT

[ancient glacier]

hoping it's just a render thing

[wicked ibex]

Oh shit you're right, didn't even notice. I just assumed it had one since the Mini has a top vent.

[sterile sentinel]

Hmm weird

[wary leaf]

Oh no

No count might be right with 6000

[cedar imp]

The RG556 has the same screen spec, a 5500mah battery and is 331g, it feels as light as a feather to use. A bigger battery doesn't have to mean super heavy

[wary leaf]

Pocket S has 6000mAh

Oh no

[glossy stirrup]

That 5500mah battery in the 556 also lasts for ages

[ancient glacier]

pocket S is is also 6"

[wary leaf]

Oh no

[silent veldt]

yah more efficient chip should even it out

[wary leaf]

I just told count he was wrong

[cedar imp]

It really does!

[wary leaf]

But it looks like I was the fool all along

[glossy stirrup]

yeah no the 556 is a livelord that thing does not die

[wary leaf]

Like me saying rp5 is gonna drop after cny next year

[paper vortex]

It's almost like the 556 doesn't even try hard. For the most part it doesn't heat up much either. (Disclaimer - I don't try shit like Switch on it ...)

[wary leaf]

And they release it the next day

FFS

[rose mauve]

I just want those retro colors. They teased indigo but I swear…just give me those rainbow buttons.

[silent veldt]

tbf that's how it's been for years, they cut this cycle real short, RIP rp4p buyers

[silent veldt]

oof

[ancient glacier]

that's always gonna happen

[analog tapir]

I'll be honest I don't 100% trust that that render is even accurate, the rp4 has a top vent

[silent veldt]

yaaah but it's only been like.. what 7 months?

[paper vortex]

In this market, you should just know your device will be obsolete witin a year.

[sterile sentinel]

The RP4 Pro is still nice

[ancient glacier]

9

[silent veldt]

since they started shipping?

[sterile sentinel]

Plus this isn't going to be released for a bit

[rose mauve]

That’s wild

[wary leaf]

Could’ve been worse

[cedar imp]

We're getting to the point where I'm not sure how relevant the term 'obsolete' is to android handhelds, without some serious software developments

[sterile sentinel]

never forget

[ancient glacier]

nearly 9 since they were announced

[paper vortex]

Fair. I'm just using the term for "eclipsed by a more powerful/better device" not "useless"

[sterile sentinel]

It's a good thing I waited then XD

[cedar imp]

Also fair - FOMO is real, non SOC improvements are real

[ancient glacier]

ship date doesn't matter much, reveal info is enough to stop people from buying the previous model and be disappointed

[analog tapir]

You guys are assuming the render is accurate, which people tried to use to figure out the screen size and were completely off. It's possible there is a vent on the top they just didn't put one on the render.

[sterile sentinel]

10 months actually

September 11th would be 10 months since announcement of RP4 and RP4 Pro

[ancient glacier]

oh there was an earlier tease?

[paper vortex]

Screen improvements are definitely real - particularly when you're comparing to the older Retroids. It's going to be night and day even if the system itself isn't much more powerful than the RP4P.

[ancient glacier]

I only remember the christmas ones then the reveal

[sterile sentinel]

December 11 to August 29

[ancient glacier]

that's a little less than 9

[wicked ibex]

RP4P buyers got something a bit smaller, probably a bit lighter, with super cool transparent colors and no smudgy glass front. I'm also guessing not much weaker, either. I think they're okay.

[umbral flame]

What’s new?

[ancient glacier]

wait no

[wanton knot]

I suspect the RP4 was late, leading to the shorter release cycle

[ancient glacier]

close enough tbh

[sterile sentinel]

Nvm I'm stupid

[ancient glacier]

the math is close enough @sterile sentinel

[cedar imp]

RP5 confirmed to have a 5.5 inch OLED, we know how good that can be haha

[silent veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/copium-cat-gif-27161395

[umbral flame]

Ah nice. So then the mini and this have to share the same chip, and they are waiting to announce that lol

[sterile sentinel]

So this will definitely be a little bigger than the Switch Lite

[static barn]

There are pics of the top? Only seen pictures of the face so far

[wicked ibex]

https://tenor.com/view/cats-cheese-slap-gif-8839458

[silent veldt]

#1278295069903818763 message

[sterile sentinel]

Yeah if they bought it before the announcement

[cedar imp]

The tease got my attention but the screen is what really got me on board

[umbral flame]

Yeah if they bought right before this that would super suck

[paper vortex]

Send it back! Send it back!

[umbral flame]

Damage the triggers and ask to just return /s

[west nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cheese-gif-21052324

[static barn]

Oh damn that's thin a shit , where are they even going to put in a single fan never mind 2 , and thanks

[sterile sentinel]

I got mine a while back so I'm good

[glossy stirrup]

A render is just a render, its there to make the device look good. No idea how thin it actually will be

[cedar imp]

Thankfully, if the RP5 Pro comes out being more powerful than the 4 Pro (which it will, even if only a little) with no glaring issues. And a RP5 pro comes out 3 months later with just a stronger chip. That won't bother me. Anything more powerful than the 4 pro is powerful enough in my eyes

[silent veldt]

no pro this time

[sterile sentinel]

Mini = RP4 Base
RP5 = RP4 Pro

That's the release this year

[cedar imp]

Have they said so or are we thinking that's likely instead? I do think a 5 pro is unlikely

[static barn]

Could also slope downward and be s little thicker below as its slightly angled

[bitter relic]

The RP5 is pretty much my dream handheld, with a 5.5" 1080p screen, D-pad on top, Start and Select buttons in the correct spots, stacked shoulder buttons, front firing speakers, presumably hall sensor analog sticks, and coming in my favorite handheld color Indigo purple.

But, that doesn't mean I'm unhappy to have purchased a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. I really like my RP4 Pro and I'm still getting a lot of enjoyment out of it. The Odin 2 was too heavy for the tendonitis in my arms and wrists to handle, but the RP4 Pro is nice and comfy to use. Who knows, maybe the RP5 will be too heavy for me too with all the fancy new do-dads in it. Regardless though, I don't regret buying my RP4 Pro ^_^

[silent veldt]

confirmed

[sterile sentinel]

They did

[analog tapir]

Chris couldn't confirm whether there's a vent on the top or not

[sterile sentinel]

It's confirmed

[cedar imp]

OK good to know

Wonder when they'll release. How long after a first tease to Retroid tend to release their devices

[sterile sentinel]

Like I love my RP4 Pro, it's sentimental to me, buuuut

Depending on what's in this bad boi

I might just be convinced

[ancient glacier]

just saying

it would be HILARIOUS if it's passively cooled

[sterile sentinel]

1080p 5.5" OLED

[sterile sentinel]

This would make me run for the hills

[umbral flame]

Passively cooled 888 /s

[cedar imp]

Any RG556 owner will happily tell you just how much this improves a handheld, it's an absolutely gigantic improvement

[umbral flame]

https://youtu.be/pIh_8vS16l0

[sterile sentinel]

NO

NO

BAD

[static barn]

D o they sell Retroids on those hills ?

[paper vortex]

Anbernic and Ayaneo whispering in their ear "You don't need to cool it ..."

[restive minnow]

888 sounds a bad omen

[umbral flame]

Nah the 888 is good lol, just can’t be passively cooled

[sterile sentinel]

At all

And the battery drain goes crazy

[cedar imp]

How come?

[umbral flame]

Hot chip

[paper vortex]

It's hot I ga ron tee.

[sterile sentinel]

Same with 8 Gen 1 (8+ Gen 1 is good)

[umbral flame]

Basically actually for a while snapdragons got pretty hot until the 8gen2

[floral flower]

hope it's not 888, too inefficient

[cedar imp]

So I guess 888 = loud fan

[restive minnow]

That's why razer edge was like that

[umbral flame]

It’s funny cause these would go on phones that were like 99% passively cooled lol

[cedar imp]

And a battery inefficient chip would be a serious black mark when an efficient less powerful chip would be better in almost every way including price

[restive minnow]

AMEN

[umbral flame]

In any case, if this is also going sd, which I anticipate both will, then I’d imagine the power level has to be 888 or above

[paper vortex]

It'd mean "fan" ... how loud depends on the fan design.

[sterile sentinel]

Not really

Also

The Mini has to have the lesser chip otherwise what's the point

[cedar imp]

Aren't there plenty of 7 series snapdragons that would be a power increase over the 4 pro?

[sterile sentinel]

It's been that way forever

2 and 2+, 3 and 3+, 4 and 4 Pro

[umbral flame]

Sure but here

I suppose there are still a lot of strong dimensity chips lol

[sterile sentinel]

We can't just assume anything like that lol

[sterile sentinel]

Yee

Also I mean

[umbral flame]

Bruh what you think these threads for

[glossy stirrup]

I forget which phone it was I had a few years back...think it was the oneplus 8? Whichever one had the 865+ I straight up returned it due to heating

[sterile sentinel]

8T has the 865+

[umbral flame]

I’ve come to learn how wacky these threads are. All aboard

[restive minnow]

Yep so it's make sense for them to choose 7 gen series just power and efficiency

[cedar imp]

Snapdragon is confirmed for the mini but does anyone know if it's confirmed for the RP5

[glossy stirrup]

ok that sounds right yea

[sterile sentinel]

If the Mini has a SD chip why wouldn't the RP5

[analog tapir]

The only thing making me feel like these two handhelds use the same chip is because of how they're revealing info. If they were using different processors wouldn't they have revealed the mini's processor before the rp5?

[sterile sentinel]

Idk

[sterile sentinel]

I mean true

But they revealed the RP4 and RP4 Pro at the same time and they have different chips

Idk

[umbral flame]

All I want is 865 ish for mini lol. That would be huge. And pray for not 845 ish

[sterile sentinel]

I just hate how they can't finish announcing one device before the other

[jagged sandal]

I am looking forward to reading complaints about the price

[restive minnow]

But meaning the price would be similar I don't think we want that

[wicked ibex]

The price is gonna suck I can feel it in my bones

[restive minnow]

It would be not sd 845 no way

[cedar imp]

Either the price or the SOC will draw complaints I think

[thin igloo]

^

[sterile sentinel]

I'm going to bitch about the price considering Retroid has always focused on the sub $200 since the beginning lol

[paper vortex]

So who gets shafted? Mini-wanters who want a cheaper price or RP5-wanters who wanted more power? (If it's the same chip)

[analog tapir]

Chris watching us speculate like 🍿 🥤

[jagged sandal]

Almost as if things change

[sterile sentinel]

Still

[restive python]

i want the mini to be ps2 capable and that would be the definitive handheld for that era

[sterile sentinel]

We have the right to complain lol

[restive minnow]

Rp5 will be 200 plus but rp mini I'm more worried about it because chip and price

[cedar imp]

I mean, if people who want a smaller handheld get to choose between a 5 mini or a 4 pro, is that really such a bad choice?

[sterile sentinel]

If the device is worth the asking price then cool

[umbral flame]

I mean, they were sub 100, then sub 150, then sub 160 with the flip, then sub 200 lol

So it hasn’t been consistent

[sterile sentinel]

But if we're reaching Odin 2 territory you might as well just do that

[thin igloo]

PS2? On that tiny screen?

[sterile sentinel]

They were all sub $200

That was consistent

[wicked ibex]

I want built in ergos and a screen that isn't ass for interger scaling though 😔

[paper vortex]

Consistently increasing.

[restive minnow]

Yes

[umbral flame]

Yeah but their mark has always increased lol

[sterile sentinel]

Idk I'm just tired of price increases on everything I touch lol

[cedar imp]

With Odin 2 being non OLED and us getting to the point where more power doesn't mean much, the RP5 might be surprisingly competitive

[restive minnow]

That's true

[silver agate]

It's easily day 1 right? Can't wait

[umbral flame]

To say they are sub 200 will be like the next person saying “they are sub 250”

[analog tapir]

Every release by retroid has climbed in price, this is totally on track for them

[umbral flame]

Or whatever it ends up being

[sterile sentinel]

I get it

[thin igloo]

Generally speaking better stuff = more expensive.

[sterile sentinel]

My bad

[umbral flame]

Which again, goddam is the 2s an insane deal

[paper vortex]

The RP6 will be five hundred and ninety nine US dollars.

[sterile sentinel]

I mean, it's not being replaced, so theoretically it could be an even better deal

[restive minnow]

I would say if rp mini is like 200 like rp4 pro then idm yk

[thin igloo]

Odin 2 as well 300 for a 8gen2?

[wary leaf]

If the mini will have active cooling , so will the rp5

[thin igloo]

Goddamn

[analog tapir]

They're pulling out the PS3 strategy I see, it better play Blu-ray

[cedar imp]

Should start a bingo card for what RP5's (insert problem here)-gate is going to be haha

[restive python]

what would you wanna play on it? there's already perfect handhelds for cheap for anything under it

[silver agate]

"too good"

Center square

[thin igloo]

?

[sterile sentinel]

As long as this thing isn't abhorrently priced

I'm talking like Ayaneo prices

[restive minnow]

200 for rp mini and 250 for rp5 sounds price

[sterile sentinel]

Then it'll be worth it

[sterile sentinel]

Okay $200 for the mini is a bit much

I can see it being $175

[thin igloo]

250-275 is my guess for the Rp5

[sterile sentinel]

Depending what chip they're using

Yeah if they slap a fucking 8 Gen 2 into it then $200 is fine

[wary leaf]

Depending on what chip they’re using

[thin igloo]

Or they throw a curveball and go $300 with the same chip as the Odin 2

[sterile sentinel]

I'd say even more would be fine in that case

[wary leaf]

Yeah if they slap a fucking 6 Gen 1 into it then $300 is fine

[sterile sentinel]

Fuck no lol

[restive minnow]

Nah I mean I want mini to be 175 but I remember that they can increase the price as well

[paper vortex]

Just gotta wait for next week. Whether they reveal MSRP or not officially, if they reveal the other specs we'll pretty much know the price.

[cedar imp]

There would be riots at like $275 😂 but it might be great for the patient people since the community would hate that so much that Retroid might have to price drop hard

[umbral flame]

Man I hate they went stick bottom as it likely will have to be a really good chip. Idk 8gen2 but yea

[sterile sentinel]

They pull a fast one on us

[wary leaf]

175 would allow me to buy both

[restive minnow]

Bad Bad idea

[sterile sentinel]

And it's a SD 4 Gen 1

Or SD 480

[wary leaf]

Im not getting both if they are the same chip

[umbral flame]

The sd fu2

[restive minnow]

Fingers crossed

[sterile sentinel]

(Both are worse than the D900)

[wary leaf]

And both 220+

[paper vortex]

What if they just sand the top of the D1100 and write "Snapdragon" on it with a Sharpie?

[spring hearth]

Africa snapdragons again

[umbral flame]

Just add an S lol

SD1100

[cedar imp]

What if it's a D1200

Those two are basically identical

[umbral flame]

Generational leap. They’d get a Nobel for that one

[thin igloo]

Never said it was a good one to begin with haha

[calm grail]

[sterile sentinel]

What if they go MediaTek for the RP5 and Qualcomm for the RP Mini lol

[sterile sentinel]

They're not wrong (Retroid, not the other dude)

[wary leaf]

The rp mini looks like the better buy, ngl

[cedar imp]

16:9 being the worst of every world, trust twitter to give the worst takes hahaha

[umbral flame]

Actually, since the mini exists, this really should’ve gone stick top or stick really inset

[restive minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/who-the-fuck-is-this-guy-jason-schwartzman-i-think-you-should-leave-with-tim-robinson-who-is-he-who-is-that-gif-7800543328544322853

[spring hearth]

YouTube comments tend to be worse takes

[sterile sentinel]

I'm D-Pad Top

[paper vortex]

That kind of take could easily be found on Reddit as well, of course.

[cedar imp]

I could see it you know

[calm grail]

i just love how retroid has been responding to these

[cedar imp]

All true on the terrible take front

[wary leaf]

No

[restive minnow]

I swear reddit youtube and twitter comments are sometimes stupid

[silver agate]

Sometimes?

[sterile sentinel]

It could happen

Companies do it all the time

[analog tapir]

In my experience the same people on Twitter are the ones on Reddit saying the same s*** on both

[restive minnow]

Sorry all of the time

[sterile sentinel]

Sometimes the reverse

[spring hearth]

No

[umbral flame]

Sure but the bottom has like no inset lol.

[wary leaf]

No

[restive minnow]

Nah imagine when they are using snapdragon on rp mini and these mf saying it would be 250 like get that shit outta of here

[cedar imp]

Yes I noticed this and it is a potential issue

[wary leaf]

No