Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

The budget route into sixth-generation emulation. Hall effect sticks, and enough chip for most of PS2 without paying flagship prices.

Tested on 12 systems. 11 of them run well enough to play, topping out at PlayStation 2.

Compiled from 4 publishers who had this hardware. Systems missing below have no published testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Hardware

SoC
MediaTek Dimensity 1100 (4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz, 4x A55)
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9 @ 836 MHz
RAM
8 GB
Screen
4.7" IPS, 750p (4:3)
OS
Android 13
Released
2024
Approx. price
$199

Specs from: RetroResolve, Handheld Index, Retro Handhelds Online

What the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro runs

12 systems with published testing, ordered from least to most demanding. Systems missing from this list have no testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Super Nintendo

Full speed

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Nintendo 64

Full speed

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Sega Saturn

Playable

Runs well at 2x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve

Sega Dreamcast

Full speed

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Runs well at 2x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Broadly comparable to its PS2 performance, with the heaviest titles needing settings dropped.

  • Super Smash Bros. Melee runs excellently with minimal adjustment.
  • Resident Evil 4 exposes the hardware limits and needs reduced settings.

Tested by: Handheld Index, RetroResolve

Around 90% of the library runs with upscaling to 1080p and widescreen hacks enabled.

Tested by: Handheld Index, Retro Handhelds Online

Nintendo Wii

Hit and miss

Hit or miss by title on Dimensity 1100 class hardware.

Tested by: Held Games, RetroResolve

Sources (4)

Every rating on this page traces to one of these. The compilation is ours; the measurements are theirs.

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