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.

Practical ceiling in the tested data: PlayStation 2.

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

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.

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.

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