4.7″ 16:9 IPS screen, drawn to scale

No licensed product photo yet, so we draw the screen to scale.

Retroid Pocket 3+

Discontinued Android handheld with a 4.7-inch 16:9 touchscreen, Unisoc T618 and 4 GB RAM.

Based on two or more sources

Discontinued No longer made. Look for it used or compare it with current models below.

Compare with…

A discontinued Android handheld with a 4.7-inch 16:9 touchscreen and 4 GB of RAM, suited to PS1, Dreamcast and PSP games.
DroiX (a retailer) measured God of War on PSP at a mostly solid 60 fps at 1x resolution; Retro Dodo's reviewer ran PSP at 2x.
PS2 and GameCube are limited: DroiX (a retailer) measured Gran Turismo 3 at about 20 fps, and many GameCube titles dropped to 20-40 fps.
Know before buying: DroiX (a retailer) criticized the Select and Start buttons placed on the top edge.

At a glance

Screen

3.5″
Analogue Pocket1600 x 1440

4.7″
Retroid Pocket 3+1334 x 750

6″
AYN Thor1920 x 1080

4.7″ IPS, 1334 x 750, 16:9, touch. Screens drawn at the same scale.
Chip

Unisoc Tiger T618
Memory

4 GB RAM

128 GB storage, plus microSD
Battery

4,500 mAh

800 mAhcatalog range10,000 mAh
Weight

230 g

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1. 1Anbernic RG Nano: 75 g
2. 2Retroid Pocket 3+: 230 g
3. 3Analogue Pocket: 275 g
4. 4AYN Thor: 380 g
5. 5AYANEO Pocket DS: 540 g
Scale runs 75 g to 540 g across the handhelds we list.
Controls
- Two analog sticks
- Digital triggers
- 4 shoulder buttons
- Cross D-pad
System

Android

Android 11
Video out

HDMI

Plays on a TV
Wireless

Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
Cooling

Passive, no fan

What it plays

Every rating links to the review or table it comes from. A system with no rating has not been tested by a source we use, which is not the same as not playable.

Full speed
Most games
Some games
Not playable
Not tested yet

GBA2001

Full speed

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Brandon Saltalamacchia
PS11995

Full speed

DuckStation at full 60 fps (DROIX).

Tested Jan 2023

Source: DaveC (DROIX) (retailer review), Brandon Saltalamacchia , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 19:23
N641996

Full speed

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Brandon Saltalamacchia , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 19:23
DS2004

Full speed

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Brandon Saltalamacchia , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 21:24
PSP2005

Full speed

God of War at 60 fps at 1x (DROIX); Retro Dodo reports 2x resolution.

Tested Jan 2023

Source: DaveC (DROIX) (retailer review), Brandon Saltalamacchia , Joe White , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 21:24
Dreamcast1999

Full speed

Tested Jan 2023

Source: DaveC (DROIX) (retailer review), Brandon Saltalamacchia , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 19:23
Saturn1995

Full speed

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 19:23
GameCube2001

Some games

DROIX: many titles drop to 20-40 fps; Retro Dodo: most games playable. Lower rating kept.

Tested Jan 2023

Source: DaveC (DROIX) (retailer review), Brandon Saltalamacchia , Joe White , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 22:49
PS22000

Some games

Gran Turismo 3 about 20 fps at 1x (DROIX); only lighter games run (Retro Dodo).

Tested Jan 2023

Source: DaveC (DROIX) (retailer review), Brandon Saltalamacchia , Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 22:49
Wii2006

Some games

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 22:49
3DS2011

Some games

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 28:56
Switch2017

Some games

Tested Nov 2022

Source: Russ (Retro Game Corps), at 28:56
Not tested yetGame Boy, Game Boy Color, NES, SNES, Genesis, PS Vita

Not tested yet

No cited review covers this yet

Ratings come from the linked reviews. Covers via Wikipedia, publishers' artwork.

Where to buy

No shop listing for this handheld yet.

Lowest price over time

We haven't recorded a price for this handheld yet.

Specs

Status	Discontinued
Released	Oct 2022
Form factor	Horizontal
Screen	4.7", IPS, 1334×750, 16:9, 326 ppi, touch
Chip	Unisoc Tiger T618
Memory	4 GB
Storage	128 GB
microSD	Yes
Operating system	Android, Android 11
Battery	4,500 mAh
Weight	230 g
Sticks	Two, analog
Triggers	Digital
D-pad	Cross
Wi-Fi	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
Video out	HDMI

Questions

Can the Retroid Pocket 3+ run PS2 games?

Only some. DroiX (a retailer) measured Gran Turismo 3 at about 20 fps at 1x, and Retro Dodo's reviewer found only lighter games ran well.

Does it have video out?

Yes, it has an HDMI output, which DroiX (a retailer) identifies as micro HDMI.

How big is the battery?

It has a 4500 mAh battery; Retro Dodo's reviewer reported about 5 hours of gaming.

How does it compare with the Anbernic RG505?

DroiX (a retailer) notes both use the same Unisoc T618 with comparable benchmark scores, so the choice comes down to design and features.

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Retroid Pocket 3+

At a glance

Screen

Chip

Memory

Battery

Weight

Controls

System

Video out

Wireless

Cooling

What it plays

Where to buy

Specs

Questions

Similar handhelds

RG VITA

RG405M

RG505

RG Rotate

Sources