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TL;DR The Retroid Pocket G2 and Pocket 6 are now available for sale.
Early bird prices start at $199 for the Pocket G2 and $209 for the Pocket 6.
The Pocket G2 ships this week, while the more powerful Pocket 6 won’t ship until January
Retroid just announced its new lineup of handhelds yesterday, and we didn’t have to wait long to buy them. Whereas companies like AYANEO and AYN tease handhelds for weeks or even months before they go to market, the Retroid Pocket G2 and Pocket 6 are already up for sale on the official website.
That said, only one is truly close to shipping, and that’s the Pocket G2. As the name implies, it’s the first Android gaming handheld with Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 processor, which should be significantly more powerful than the Snapdragon 865 on the Pocket 5. We were very impressed with the performance on the cheaper G1 Gen 2 SoC found on the Retroid Pocket Classic, but stay tuned for full G2 Gen 2 testing in the coming weeks.
The Pocket G2 might be the new mid-range handheld to beat.
Otherwise, it’s identical to the Pocket 5. If you already have a Pocket 5, there’s probably no reason to upgrade, but if you’re looking for a general-purpose mid-range handheld, the Pocket G2 might be the new device to beat. The Pocket 5 is already an incredibly popular device, and the Pocket G2 is the same, but better.
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The only slight hiccup is that shipping times vary depending on which color you choose. The black, GC, and 16-bit colorways are shipping as early as tomorrow, with the turquoise and yellow models shipping on November 5. The latter two are dead ringers for some of the nicest Nintendo Switch Lite colorways, so it might be worth the wait.
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