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Retroid Pocket Mini V2

Snapdragon 865 power behind a small 4:3 OLED. The cheapest sensible route to GameCube.

Tested on 3 systems. 2 of them run well enough to play, topping out at PlayStation 2.

Compiled from 2 publishers who had this hardware. Systems missing below have no published testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Hardware

SoC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPU
Adreno 650
RAM
6 GB LPDDR4X
Screen
3.92" OLED, 1240x1080 (4:3)
OS
Android 13
Released
2025
Approx. price
$219

Specs from: Retro Handhelds Online, RetroSpecGame

What the Retroid Pocket Mini V2 runs

3 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.

Nintendo GameCube

Playable

Solid 30 fps with minimal frame drops on the usual benchmark titles.

  • Super Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Metroid Prime run at a solid 30 fps.
  • The Simpsons Hit & Run holds a stable framerate through action sequences.
  • The 4:3 OLED suits the era better than a 16:9 panel.

Tested by: Retro Handhelds Online, RetroSpecGame

PlayStation 2

Playable

Runs reliably as part of the device core library.

Tested by: RetroSpecGame

Nintendo Switch

Hit and miss

Experimental rather than a reason to buy the device.

Tested by: RetroSpecGame

Sources (2)

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

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