{"id":257970,"date":"2024-11-15T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/?p=257970"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T15:34:59","slug":"retroid-pocket-5-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/retroid-pocket-5-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Retroid Pocket 5 Review &#8211; Great premium Android gaming handheld at a low price"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been just under a year since the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 4 PRO<\/a> was released to great acclaim (read our <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/retroid-pocket-4-pro-review-with-video\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/retroid-pocket-4-pro-review-with-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">review here<\/a>). How will the Retroid Pocket 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-category\/gaming-handheld\/android-gaming-handheld\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-category\/gaming-handheld\/android-gaming-handheld\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android gaming handheld<\/a> compare? Let&#8217;s find out with some comparisons, benchmark and emulator tests to see if it&#8217;s worth buying or upgrading from the Pocket 4 in our Retroid Pocket 5 review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retroid Pocket 5 review video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Retroid Pocket 5 review -  High performance Android retro gaming handheld at a great price\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yqysc19R0tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retroid Pocket 5 Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We start our Retroid Pocket 5 review with an overview and comparison with the previous Android gaming console. The Retroid Pocket 5 measures around 7.8 x 3.0 x 0.6 inches (19.9 x 7.85 x 1.56 cm) and weighs around 280g (0.6 lbs).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 4 and Retroid Pocket 5  Review Comparison\" class=\"wp-image-258047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Comparison.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 4 and Retroid Pocket 5 Comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Compared with the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\">Retroid Pocket 4 PRO<\/a> measuring 7.2 x 3.2 x 1.5 inches&nbsp; (18.4 x 8.2 x 1.58 cm) and 261g (0.57 lbs), the new model is a little larger and heavier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with that small increase in size and weight we get a larger 5.5\u201d AMOLED display with a 1080P resolution, compared to the 4.7\u201d lower resolution display on the Pocket 4.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Single sheet glass front\" class=\"wp-image-258065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Single-sheet-glass-front.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Single sheet glass front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You have the typical layout with D-Pad dual 3D hall effect analogue sticks and gaming buttons that feel quite comfortable to use, everything within easy reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258083\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Top View\" class=\"wp-image-258083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Top View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258119\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Bottom View\" class=\"wp-image-258119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Bottom-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Bottom View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258101\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Back View\" class=\"wp-image-258101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Back-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Back View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the top are the shoulder and analogue trigger buttons, and on the right side are volume and the power buttons. On the bottom is a covered Micro SD card slot for more storage. And in the middle is the USB-C port for charging and connecting an external monitor or TV. The back has a larger fan grill area for additional air flow and some bumps to help provide more grip for your hands, these definitely help!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 4 and Retroid Pocket 5 Top View Comparison\" class=\"wp-image-258137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-4-and-Retroid-Pocket-5-Top-View-Comparison.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 4 and Retroid Pocket 5 Top View Comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The visual differences between the two models are quite contrasting. The Pocket 5 has an all glass front which looks far more premium than the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 4 PRO<\/a>. The more curved edges make it look more visually appealing. In terms of comfortability they are both good, the Pocket 5 edges ahead thanks to the grips on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retroid Pocket 5 Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next in our Retroid Pocket 5 review we take a look at the technical specifications and compare them with the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Retroid Pocket 4\/PRO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Retroid Pocket 5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/dimensity-1100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dimensity 1100<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;4xA78@2.6GHz&nbsp;cores &amp;&nbsp;4xA55@2.0&nbsp;GHz cores<\/td><td>Qualcomm <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/snapdragon-865\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/snapdragon-865\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapdragon 865<\/a> &#8211; 1*A77 @2.8G,  3*A77 @2.4G,&nbsp; 4*A55 @1.8G<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/graphics-gpu-model\/mali-g77-mc9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mali G77 MC9<\/a>&nbsp;@836MHz<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/graphics-gpu-model\/adreno-650\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/graphics-gpu-model\/adreno-650\/\">Adreno 650<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td><td>8GB LPDDR4x<\/td><td>8GB <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LPDDR\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LPDDR\">LPDDR4x<\/a> @2133MHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>STORAGE<\/strong><\/td><td>128GB UFS 3.1<br>Micro SD card slot<\/td><td>128GB <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/storage-technology\/ufs-3-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/storage-technology\/ufs-3-1\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UFS 3.1<\/a><br>Micro Card Slot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DISPLAY<\/strong><\/td><td>4.7 inch, touchscreen, 750\u00d71334 @60Hz, 500nits<\/td><td>5.5&#8243; inch, <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/display-type\/amoled\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/display-type\/amoled\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMOLED<\/a>, 1080p @60Hz, 500nits<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>OS<\/strong><\/td><td>Android 11<\/td><td>Android 13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/td><td>Wi-Fi 6<br>BT 5.1<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/wi-fi\/6\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/wi-fi\/6\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wi-Fi 6<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/bluetooth\/5-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/bluetooth\/5-1\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BT 5.1<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BATTERY<\/strong><\/td><td>5000mAh&nbsp;<\/td><td>5000mAh&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In our high performance battery life tests while running Antutu on a loop on the processor High Performance setting, we got a battery life of around 4 hours 15 minutes. Average usage will of course last longer, in the several hour range no problem.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-thermals.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-thermals.png\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 thermals\" class=\"wp-image-257974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-thermals.png 240w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-thermals-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 thermals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While testing the battery life we also checked the fan noise and temperatures. We got an average fan noise of 58 dB on the Sport fan mode, and the highest at 62 dB with custom fan settings. You can leave it on Smart mode which will speed up the fan on demand and overall be far quieter. For the highest temperature, we got around 42\u00b0C while on Sport fan mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retroid Pocket 5 Benchmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we run a few benchmarks as part of our Retroid Pocket 5 review to find out the Android gaming device performance and can compare the results with other models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geekbench 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with Geekbench 5 , we see an increase in single core performance over the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 4<\/a> models, but a drop in multi-core performance compared to the Pro model. There is quite a gap between the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayaneo-pocket-s\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayaneo-pocket-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AYANEO Pocket S<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayn-odin-2-mini-pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayn-odin-2-mini-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AYN Odin 2 Mini Pro<\/a> models, but these are far more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 GEEKBENCH 5 BENCHMARK COMPARISON\" class=\"wp-image-264472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-5-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 GEEKBENCH 5 BENCHMARK COMPARISON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geekbench 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With Geekbench 6 we again see a small increase in single core performance and again a small drop in multi-core compared to the 4 Pro model. These are CPU only tests so maybe we will see a difference when combined with GPU tests.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 GEEKBENCH 6 BENCHMARK COMPARISON\" class=\"wp-image-264490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-GEEKBENCH-6-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 GEEKBENCH 6 BENCHMARK COMPARISON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antutu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Antutu, which tests CPU &amp; GPU performance amongst others we see a decent increase of around 12% in the scores compared to the Pocket 4 Pro, and an ever larger 63% over the original 4 model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 ANTUTU BENCHMARK COMPARISON\" class=\"wp-image-264509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ANTUTU-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 ANTUTU BENCHMARK COMPARISON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3DMARK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 3DMARK we ran the Slingshot test for legacy benchmarking reasons and we were not surprised to max out the score. In the more challenging Wildlife Extreme benchmark we got 1,283, a nice increase over the Pocket 4, but almost identical to the 4 PRO score.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 3DMARK BENCHMARK COMPARISON\" class=\"wp-image-264527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-3DMARK-BENCHMARK-COMPARISON.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 3DMARK BENCHMARK COMPARISON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some interesting benchmark results there. We do see increases in performance overall but maybe not quite as high as expected in some results, especially in CPU multi-core performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OS Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue our Retroid Pocket 5 review with a brief overview of the OS and software. The Retroid Pocket series have continued with a pretty solid frontend with their own software. You have a choice of the standard Android style frontend or <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/brands\/retroid\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/brands\/retroid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroids<\/a> own launcher which does require a little setting up to add apps and game roms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"257992\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 ASOP Frontend\" class=\"wp-image-257992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-ASOP-Frontend-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 ASOP Frontend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258010\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Launcher\" class=\"wp-image-258010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Launcher-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Launcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is definitely worth setting up if you have game ROMs. Give it a path to scan, it will identify the games and download matching box art automatically. It may miss some games, but you can add your own manually if you wish to. Once set up, you can browse the games and it will launch into the appropriate RetroArch core.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 overlay\" class=\"wp-image-261348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-overlay.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 overlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You also have the Retroid overlay which has shortcuts to useful tasks such as screen mapping the controller, screenshots and live streaming. It all works great and no complaints here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Android Gaming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next in our Retroid Pocket 5 review we spend some time with some native Android games. While most people use these handhelds for retro gaming, there are of course many Android games you can enjoy. The great thing is the screen mapping to the controls which is very easy to do and works great. Here we have it with Call of Duty which makes the game far easier to play. You can use this with just about any game with on screen controls.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Screen Mapping\" class=\"wp-image-258028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Screen-Mapping-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Screen Mapping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And for games with built in controller support, it works even better. While we are not massive gaming Android handheld fans we tried a bunch of games and had no issues at all either with screen mapping or native controller support.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Call of Duty Mobile\" class=\"wp-image-258155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Call-of-Duty-Mobile.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Call of Duty Mobile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emulation Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And we could not miss out on the emulation performance in our Retroid Pocket 5 review. The Retroid Android gaming console series has always provided great emulation support for its price range and the Pocket 5 continues this trend. For all of your 8 and 16 bit, up to PlayStation era systems we recommend RetroArch. It should run all of your favourite classic games with no issues at all and you can upscale, add shaders and so on to improve the visuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258336\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Alex Kidd\" class=\"wp-image-258336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alex-Kidd.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Alex Kidd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258354\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs\" class=\"wp-image-258354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Cadillacs-and-Dinosaurs.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the more demanding systems we recommend the dedicated emulator apps as they generally tend to run more optimal than RetroArch. You get the option to pre-install some popular emulators when first booting, but do remember to update them from the Google Play Store or from their homepages as some emulators are a bit out of date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PlayStation emulator DuckStation is excellent and with the Retroid Pocket 5 you can crank the upscaling up to 1080P, even higher, with various graphics improvements with no issues. The games look great on screen!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 DuckStation\" class=\"wp-image-258173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-DuckStation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 DuckStation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And with the Dreamcast emulators Flycast and Redream you should not have any issues with performance either. Every game we tried worked great.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With PPSSPP you can set everything to maximum at 1080P resolution and it looks amazing. You could go higher resolution, 4K even if you wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 PPSSPP\" class=\"wp-image-258191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-PPSSPP.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 PPSSPP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>PlayStation 2 performance is overall very good. Depending on the game you can increase the rendering resolution and have a few graphics tweaks to improve the visuals. Hopefully we see a new PS2 emulator being worked on as we could see great things for it on Android gaming devices now.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 AetherSX2\" class=\"wp-image-258209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-AetherSX2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 AetherSX2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Citra works very well as expected. You will likely get some shader caching on the first run through on games which can vary in the amount of slowdown per game. But overall the performance is very good, you can even increase the rendering resolution a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vita emulator Vita3K works quite well. We tried a bunch of games and all were very playable. Depending on the game you can increase the rendering resolution for improved visuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258227\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Vita3K\" class=\"wp-image-258227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Vita3K.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Vita3K<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258245\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Yuzu\" class=\"wp-image-258245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Yuzu.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Yuzu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yuzu emulator is where we start to see a drop in performance as expected. Lower demanding games may be playable but don\u2019t expect to be playing any first party titles. You will need to look at higher end and priced handhelds for faster performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Retroid Pocket 5 is an interesting release for a new model of the very popular series. Visually we see a nice upgrade in design with the curved edges and single sheet glass front, taking clear inspiration from the premium <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayaneo-pocket-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayaneo-pocket-s\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AYANEO Pocket S<\/a> design. And to be honest it does a great job in terms of appearance, giving it a higher end look.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 TV Output\" class=\"wp-image-258263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-TV-Output.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 TV Output<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The performance is where we do not appear to see a massive leap. The benchmark tests reveal nice increases in performance over the original <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 4<\/a>, but less so with the Pro model. But we do have to keep in mind the price. Compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayn-odin-2-mini-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/ayn-odin-2-mini-pro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AYN Odin 2 Mini Pro<\/a> which costs around 50% more, and the AYANEO Pocket S which is around 130% more, there is a great balance of price versus performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258281\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 19XX\" class=\"wp-image-258281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-19XX.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 19XX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"258317\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Arcade emulator\" class=\"wp-image-258317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Arcade-emulator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Arcade emulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need to spend that much more for the additional performance? Realistically we are looking at increased performance with YuZu which is no longer in development. You would see some performance increase with PlayStation 2, but again this is not in development any more. The Retroid Pocket 5\u2019s level of performance fits perfectly into what is actually required if you want to play the vast majority of emulators.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 5 Alien vs Predator\" class=\"wp-image-258299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Retroid-Pocket-5-Alien-vs-Predator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 5 Alien vs Predator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you are outright looking for a new handheld then the Retroid Pocket 5 is an excellent option for the price. If you are upgrading from the Pocket 4 then the increase in performance is pretty good and well worth considering. Upgrading from the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/retroid-pocket-4-pro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 4 Pro<\/a> model is a tougher call, there&#8217;s not a massive increase in performance and I would say it would be more down to the design, both physically and visually with the premium look and larger display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That wraps up our Retroid Pocket 5 review. Let us know in the comments what you think of the Retroid Pocket 5. Worth upgrading or outright buying? We are always interested to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover in our Retroid Pocket 5 review if this upgraded handheld is worth buying or upgrading from the Retroid Pocket 4 series. 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