Retroid Pocket4/4Pro Retro Game Handheld Console, Android Retro Game Console Multiple Emulators Console Handheld 4.7 Inch Display 5000mAh Battery Classic Games Console (RP4 Pro, 16Bit, D1100)

I bought this handheld to replace my RG40XXH, which I loved but developed the dreaded "black screen" bug. Configuring this device took a bit more work than the Anbernic products, but the end result seems to be worth it. The device is responsive and has decent battery life. The screen is easy enough for my middle-aged eyes to read. The buttons feel fantastic, and I was happily surprised by the triggers and thumb sticks in particular. It just feels nice, and the unit feels well-built. A comfort grip might help with longer gaming stints, but overall I really like this unit.This handheld does not come with any ROMs, but it is capable of playing a great variety of games. I followed the guide from Retro Game Corps to set it up. It's really slick overall.

First thing to note is that this does come with some emulators and a front-end installed, but you will need to source your own games. This is not a hard thing to do for people with some tech skills and an internet connected computer, but this is not something you hand out of the box to an ipad kid and expect them to be playing retro games. There's some tinkering involved with settings, but by and large it's nothing you'd need an IT degree for. Once you have the games loaded and the emulators configured, it's super easy to use, just be aware that there's going to be a few hours of setup, downloading roms, transferring, and tinkering.Once it's set up, this Android device has a LOT of power underneath the hood. I've been enjoying up through Wii and PS2 games on it, though the PS2 eats battery and gets the device warm. Note to anyone installing a screen protector, make sure you turn the fan up all the way when you emulate stronger systems. The CPU/GPU warming up cooked some of the adhesive on the very left edge of my screen protector, causing an air bubble to form. The actual device is fine, but if you have the fan set to quiet and push the retroid to its limits, it will generate a fair bit of heat. The good news is this device emulates everything without lag. Some ps2 games chunk a little from time to time, but most are extremely playable if not 100%. The screen is gorgeous and will have your retro games looking awesome, whether you're the type to enable shaders or pixel peep old games, and your upscaled 3d games will look nice and crisp as well. Game title obscured to circumvent any concerns, but you can play the second Deity of Conflict on this easily, as a point of reference.I highly recommend getting the comfort grip for this. It's a little boxy and tiny in my adult hands without. Totally usable without, but I can game for hours and hours with the grip.Oh and battery life! It's going to heavily depend on what you're doing. Emulating an 8 bit or 16 bit game? Battery is an absolute champion and will not budge. Doing some ps2/wii games? That battery indicator is gonna move at a steady pace. It's a fine battery life on the more intense games, but I probably would skew to older games if I was on a long plane ride.Notably because this is android based, it supports full fast charge, so if you have a good modern USB C quick charging adapter, this thing will top up in no time.

Worth the purchase!My phone has so much free space now that I can play all my android and emulator games on this and keep my phone free for all the dog pictures I take :)Does take a little bit of know how on setting it up, but it's not a difficult process once you figure it out. Just a lot of drag and drop or downloading from the app store.The overall feel of the console feels very much like a PSP. Would recommend buying a grip case. Makes it so much better. The buttons feel really nice. Good click to them. Overall the buttons and joysticks are pretty akin to the Nintendo switch. In fact, Nintendo Switch joystick grips work on this. Button grips too.On the software side, it's running a fork of Android, so you have access to a lot of Android features including the app store. Tons of apps work with it. Call of Duty, Hades, Stardew Valley, GamePass, SteamLink, plus the emulators. (Also streaming apps if you wanna watch something.) This also gives you a ton of options on how you want your device to look using Launchers. Anywhere from Nintendo Wii, Switch, Playstation to Newly made User interfaces that are really good.This also runs super well. It actually feels on par with my S24 Ultra. It can play up to some switch games, so it's a really tough little device with a good battery life. Honestly, as far as cheap handhelds with the most capability before you start incorporating Desktop Operating Systems, this is the best one on the market imo.

i love it it could be any better its alot better then the 3 plus was is easy to load games on you need your own games if you want to use it as a emulator but would use it as a android device to it works great if you get the write mp4 or mp3 players and has some great emulators built in but id sudjest you get pizzaboy and afew other emulators to play your roms because with the paid version of pizza boy you can enter cheats like code breaker and so on

You should know, the device does not come preloaded with anything. Its an android platform so there's plenty of apps you can download to play a huge variety of games. I prefer the shoulder buttons to be stacked behind each other like it is here, rather than side by side like some smaller devices. D pad and buttons feel great to press. Start and select are a bit out of the way, but how often you press those?All that said. I have big sausage finger meat hands, so sometimes the comfort isn't there for me for long periods. Investing in a grip though helps.