{"id":28092,"date":"2023-01-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=28092"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T13:13:19","slug":"retroid-pocket-3-plus-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/retroid-pocket-3-plus-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Retroid Pocket 3+ Review &#8211; A rival handheld gaming console for the Anbernic RG505?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3+<\/a> review we will be comparing it with the recently released Anbernic <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/anbernic-rg505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RG505<\/a> which has the same processor. Keep reading for unboxing, benchmarks, comparisons and emulator performance of this handheld gaming console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retroid Pocket 3+ 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 3+ Review - A rival for the RG505 Android retro gaming handheld?\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-m6-kafH-2k?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\" id=\"h-unboxing-the-retroid-pocket-3\">Unboxing the Retroid Pocket 3+<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First we have a user manual, and that&#8217;s in the loosest term as it literally an explanation of the handhelds layout and the tech specs. Underneath is a screen protector which you can apply to your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3+ unboxed\" class=\"wp-image-28097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Unboxed.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3+ unboxed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3+<\/a> handheld which we will show in more detail shortly. And last but not least is a USB Type-C charge cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview-of-the-retroid-pocket-3\">Overview of the Retroid Pocket 3+<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3+<\/a> handheld gaming console is available in several colours, here we have the Clear Purple and Clear Blue models, but it will also be available in 16 Bit and 16 Bit US, Black, Indigo, Retro and Orange colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has the same case as the Retroid Pocket 3 measuring around 7.2 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches (18.4 x 8.1 x 2.4 cm) and weighs around 230 grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also shares the same 4.7 inch touchscreen with a rotated 750&#215;1334 resolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3+ Front View\" class=\"wp-image-28102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Front-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3+ Front View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the front are your usual gaming controls including clickable dual analogue sticks, a D-Pad and four gaming buttons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The left side has a volume rocker and the right side has a home button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the top are the left and right shoulder and trigger buttons. With the power button and micro HDMI port .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3+ Top View\" class=\"wp-image-28107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Top-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3+ Top View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And as before we have the weirdly located SELECT and START buttons which are not in a natural position to press while playing a game. I wouldn&#8217;t have minded them seeing these moved to the front in the 3+ model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3 Plus Bottom View\" class=\"wp-image-28112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Bottom-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3 Plus Bottom View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the bottom is a Micro SD Card slot, the USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-retroid-pocket-3-technical-specifications\">Retroid Pocket 3+ Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td>Unisoc <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/tiger-t618\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiger T618<\/a> with 2x A75 @2.0GHz and 6x A55 @2.0GHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product-attribute\/graphics-gpu-model\/mali-g52-mp2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mali G52 MC2<\/a> @850MHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td><td>4GB <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product-attribute\/memory-ram-technology\/lpddr4x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LPDDR4x<\/a> @ 850MHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>STORAGE<\/strong><\/td><td>128GB internal eMMC 5.1<br>Micro SD Card slot for additional storage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/td><td>WiFi 5<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/advice\/bluetooth-5-everything-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluetooth 5.0<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BATTERY*<\/strong><\/td><td>4500mAh battery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3+ Technical Specifications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>* There is a 4500mAh battery which lasts for up to 8 hours depending on usage. We left the Antutu benchmark running on a loop for 4 hours 57 minutes which is a fair amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-android-overview\">Android Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3 Plus<\/a> retro handheld emulator runs on Android 11 and has a fair number of emulators ready to go, generally they just need pointing to the respective ROM folders on the Micro SD Card.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3 Plus OS and UI\" class=\"wp-image-28117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-OS-and-UI.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3 Plus OS and UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a built in frontend which does admittedly take a while to set up from scratch but once you do have it set up, it is very good. Essentially you choose which gaming systems you would like to add, then go through each system to add the ROM path and then scan for recognised games. It is far better than the frontend on the RG505 by a long shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another useful feature is the Pocket overlay which you activate by swiping from the right side of the screen. It gives you quick access to commonly used functions, system information and the built in screen mapping which is very good. The overlay software is a big positive and something we would like to see on future Anbernic devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-system-benchmarks-and-comparison\">System Benchmarks and comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As with all Android based handhelds we run a series of system benchmarks to see their general performance and we can also use the results to compare to other handhelds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>POCKET 2+<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POCKET 3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POCKET 3+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ANTUTU<\/strong><\/td><td>158319<\/td><td>163702<\/td><td>232752<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GEEKBENCH<\/strong><\/td><td>372 \/ 741<\/td><td>374 \/ 747<\/td><td>382 \/ 1445<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3DMARK (SLINGSHOT)<\/strong><\/td><td>668<\/td><td>704<\/td><td>2184<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-2-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 2+<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3<\/a> share the same processor so we saw fairly similar scores for them both. The Retroid Pocket 3+ <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/product-category\/handhelds\/retro-handheld-emulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retro handheld emulator<\/a> scores an average 115% increase over the previous two models which is very impressive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>RG353M<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GPD XP+<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>RG505<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POCKET 3+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ANTUTU<\/strong><\/td><td>69015<\/td><td>670576<\/td><td>229972<\/td><td>232752<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GEEKBENCH<\/strong><\/td><td>125 \/ 413<\/td><td>845 \/ 2869<\/td><td>370 \/ 1453<\/td><td>382 \/ 1445<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3DMARK (SLINGSHOT)<\/strong><\/td><td>755<\/td><td>Maxed Out!<\/td><td>2164<\/td><td>2184<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ANDROID VERSION<\/strong><\/td><td>11<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DUAL BOOT<\/strong><\/td><td>YES<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>NO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PRICE<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a3180<\/td><td>\u00a3440<\/td><td>\u00a3204<\/td><td>\u00a3220<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see on the comparison that the Retroid Pocket 3+ benchmark scores are on par with the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/anbernic-rg505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anbernic RG505<\/a> handheld gaming console which shares the same processor. You could run benchmarks on both handhelds again and get better or worse scores than each other. This in my opinion is good to see as it means we could base which handheld to buy on the design, price or features, rather than which has the best performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emulator-performance\">Emulator Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue the Retroid Pocket 3+ review with a closer look at the performance of the emulators. As with the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/anbernic-rg505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RG505<\/a> the Retroid Pocket 3+ can run up to PlayStation 1 and Dreamcast games with full 60 FPS. This is a good increase compared to say the Retroid Pocket 2+ and 3 which struggled when we got to some Dreamcast and above. So let&#8217;s see how much more performance we get from the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3+<\/a> handheld gaming console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dolphin\">Dolphin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphin Emulator\" class=\"wp-image-28122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Dolphin-Emulator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolphin Emulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the RG505 we see a mix of speed with the Dolphin emulator. On Burnout 2 we get the full 60 Frames Per Second and quite a few other games run just as well. But for a fair number, including first party titles the frames will drop to as low as 20 to 40 depending on which Dolphin emulator you are using.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aethersx2\">AetherSX2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Retroid Pocket 3+running AetherSX2\" class=\"wp-image-28127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-AetherSX2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retroid Pocket 3+running AetherSX2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On AetherSX2 we are getting around 20 FPS on 1x resolution and around 33 on 0.5 resolution on Gran Turismo 3. The graphics quality at 0.5 resolution is pretty bad, and the game is not very enjoyable. You will have more success with less demanding games like Neo Contra which runs well at 1x resolution, but more stable at 0.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-m64plus-fx\">M64Plus FX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rampage 64 on M64Plus FX\" class=\"wp-image-28132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Rampage-64.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rampage 64 on M64Plus FX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On M64Plus FX we were getting full frame rates on all the games we tried. This includes third and first party titles which run at 50 or 60 FPS depending on the region. Everything was fine and we did not have any issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-citra\">Citra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Citra emulator\" class=\"wp-image-28137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-Citra-emulator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Citra emulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get mixed performance depending on the game you are trying whether or not it will be playable. Sonic Generations has shader cache lag the first time you play through the game but the second time around it is more playable on the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3 Plus<\/a> handheld gaming console. Less demanding games will initially perform better and are playable. Overall the emulator runs well and it&#8217;s definitely worth trying some games on it to see which work well or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ppsspp\">PPSSPP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PPSSPP emulator\" class=\"wp-image-28142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-PPSSPP-emulator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PPSSPP emulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As always we check out God of War and like on the RG505 we are getting a mostly solid 60 frames per second, with no frame skipping at 1x rendering resolution. Depending on how demanding the game is you can increase the rendering resolution higher and remain at 60 FPS. Overall the PSP emulator is very good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Something that I did want to mention is the very short space of time between releasing the Pocket 3 and <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket 3+<\/a>. It is very disappointing especially for those that purchased the Pocket 3, Retroid knew full well what they were doing. We are reviewing the Pocket 3+ on the actual product rather than the company&#8217;s business practices, but it&#8217;s something to keep in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the Anbernic RG505, I am very happy with the Retroid Pocket 3+, there is a good jump in performance over the usual handheld processors such as the RK3566. The Tiger T618 does a very good job up until the PS1 and Dreamcast era and of course PSP. These are the systems you would be purchasing it for rather than the Dolphin, AetherSX2 and Citra emulators which have mixed results, but you can still find some playable games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"DuckStation emulator\" class=\"wp-image-28147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Review-DuckStation-emulator.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DuckStation emulator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a nice range of colours for the Pocket 3+ and I do like how well it feels in your hand, it is a good design. But I absolutely hate the location of the SELECT &amp; START buttons. It is not natural to have to move your hand to press either of the two standard gaming buttons. Other than that I have no complaints about the Pocket 3+ itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for which you should buy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retroid Pocket 3+<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/anbernic-rg505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RG505 from Anbernic<\/a>, I will leave that decision up to you. They perform equally so it does come down to the design, features, price difference etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to buy the Retroid Pocket 3+?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about price, how does a discount on the Pocket 3+ sound? Use the discount <strong>RP3P5OFF <\/strong>on the Checkout when you <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy the Retroid Pocket 3+ here<\/a>. You can find our range of <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/product-category\/handhelds\/retro-handheld-emulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retro handheld emulators here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/droix.eu\/hu\/product\/retroid-pocket-3-plus\/\" style=\"background-color:#9fb526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUY RETROID POCKET 3+ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That wraps up our Retroid Pocket 3+ review, we hope you have found it useful.&nbsp; Let us know what you think of this retro gaming handheld in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our Retroid Pocket 3+ review we compare the performance to the RG505 to see which is the best in our retro gaming handheld faceoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":28163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,24],"tags":[35,57,76],"class_list":{"0":"post-28092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-retro-gaming-handhelds","8":"category-reviews","9":"tag-android-gaming-handhelds","10":"tag-retro-gaming","11":"tag-retroid"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28092"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167043,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28092\/revisions\/167043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}