Retroid Pocket 5 Retro Handheld Game Console, 8+128G, 5.5-inch Touchscreen 1080p Portable Android Gaming Handheld with Adreno 650 GPU & WiFi 6/BT5.1, Snapdragon 865 Processor, Android 13 (Black)

Very cute product, and is incredibly powerful for the price range. Playing something such as Mario 64 may last the battery as long as 15-20+ hours, I believe. The screen is incredibly vibrant too. It prompts you through a super simple startup guide that installs apps like Citra, Retroarch, Dolphin, the like. Stuff you're used to with these kinds of handhelds lol. Thank GOSH it's another product that also has Google Play services disabled by default. It is already incredibly powerful but RAM hogs such as those services are good to keep to a minimum :) I just flipped it on when I needed to install some of my paid games like Terraria and Minecraft lol. Which those run great by the way! From the Android native games I tested- Terraria, Fortnite, and Minecraft- they ran great. You'll have no problem with Java MC through Pojav either. Anyway, retro games are of course going to play great and even up to a certain "small" company's console that released in March of 2017 runs well on it too.. But you will have to pick and choose certain settings and not everything will work. TOTK for example is not going to be a very smooth experience. Something like Wonder though will run.. Wonderously.. 😏 Unfortunately for me, the product was too small for my hand size ergonomically, but take this as a potential plus as it's definitely marketed this way! It's about the same width standing up tall as my iPhone 15 Pro, plus an added inch and a half or two for the controls. It fits in the pocket which is a super bonus. So if you're into relatively the Vita form factor and can see your hands working on the joystick positioning on the bottom, I say GO FOR IT. It's going to be hard to beat this quality and size at this price range.

I did a lot of research before hand and got this for a Xmas present for my teen. This is by far the most affordable and best quality retro game console. It’s actually consistently on top five list and considered a mid price but functions like a very top end system. It fits perfectly in my son’s large man sized hands comfortably. It sets up easily and is very sleek. It plays all his favorite games and he’s so happy! A big win for this mama!

I love mine! It is Android based so if you already know Android OS, setup is just downloading your favorite emulator from the Play store and finding ROMs from websites using the Chrome browser. Because I am experienced, I was able to setup everything in about 5-10 minutes. The screen is very vibrant and the buttons feel and function well. It runs smoothly with no issues yet. If you're someone like me that likes grip in your palms, buy the extender/grip case for it. No issues with performance. It plays like a mini Nintendo Switch.

I bought it a few weeks ago and honestly only have one complaint which ill adress at the end. For starters this thing is damn amazing at everything it does, and it does a lot, its so powerful you can play older pc games as well as older console and modern android games with some modern pc game ports, my favorites of that last category in specific are alien isolation and subnautica, both can and will run at 60fps smoothly when set to do so. The battery lasts for days on end when in lower gaming situations, and on high it will last an entire day damn near, i love this device. i dropped it accidentally and it bounced, it was outside and it fell out of my bag when traveling, absolutely took it like a champ, no cracked screen and it landed on it directly, not even a scratch, only a small scuff on the triggers and the palm rests, thats all. Amazing device super easy to use and customize i just wish it didnt restart itself every 30 seconds when the screen is just sitting off, sometimes ill have it sitting at a spot in a game that i wanted to save and it will restart without my consent, it doesnt do it often when games are active or background processes are running, its as if the device is restarting to make sure its still operational, unsure what that issue is caused from however that is honestly my only complaint, the rest is nothing but love and joy for this device, its amazing

Awesome android emulation console. Only comes with 128gb of storage, so a large micro sd card is recommended since the games you'll more than likely want to load onto this thing are quite big and the size can add up fast. The OLED screen is absolutely gorgeous and the device feels amazing in the hands. Retroid makes a grip for this handheld that makes it a little bigger, but supposedly improves the ergonomics by a ton. If I could improve one thing, it would be for the left stick to be above the d-pad instead of below it. It's a relatively small thing, but would make this device so much more comfortable for playing more modern games. Anyway, this thing is pretty powerful and can play games from any retro console up to the 6th gen, some games from a more modern console, Windows games through Winlator, and native android games. This thing is the perfect size for portability and you really just can't beat that screen. Totally recommended, but probably not for total beginners like one of the other reviewers who expected games to come preloaded.

I love this nandheld, it runs even the more demanding games (game cube. wii, ps2) with ease. Beautiful oled screen and quality controls. Because it does not come with pre-loaded games, you have to download game roms and emulators for the different consoles from the web. and then make all this work, which could be cumbersome unless you have plenty of free time to dedicate to the issue. This is the only reason why I place 4 atars instead of 5. Still, recommended.

I love the way the handheld feels. It was very easy to set up and it fits in my pocket. Plus the battery life on this handheld is god like.

Best Retro Handheld around. Great performance, screen and value for money. Plays every emulator on Android at full speed.