Retroid Pocket 2S: Everything old is new again

Specifications

CPU - 2 x A75 1.8GHz + 6 x A55 1.8GHz
GPU - Mali G52MC2 614MHz
RAM - 3GB/4GB LPDDR4x@1600Mhz
Storage - 32GB/128GB eMMC
Screen - 3.5" Touch Screen
WiFi - 2.4G/5G 802.11 b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth - BT5.0
Interface - HDMI
OS - Android 11
Battery - 4000mAh
Size - 155 x 80.6 x 28mm
Weight - 200g

Impressions

I'm really glad to see that Retroid hasn't given up on the 2's design. It's one of the best in my opinion, and the Retro color scheme looks really good.

The 4:3 nature of the the screen means nearly all games that the system is built to run will look really nice on it. There's also the added benefit that players won't be inclined to run widescreen hacks, which can be glitchy and sometimes taxing on the hardware. There will be trouble for PSP, streamed games, or anything that doesn't support anything but 16:9. That content will appear small and likely illegible. As of posting, I'm still unaware of the resolution of the screen. If it is the same as the 2+, it'll be running at the native resolution of most of its retro games, which will look good, but upscaling will a futile effort.

The control sticks appear larger, so should control very nicely. It also appears as if the triggers could be analog as well, which will make Gamecube and Dreamcast emulation more accurate.

Some differences I've found on the spec sheets between the 2s and the Flip:

• The Flip has its A75 at 2.0GHz while the 2S has its at 1.8GHz
• The Flip has a Mali G52MC2 @ 850MHz while the 2S has it at 614MHz
• The Flip has LPDDR4x RAM @ 1866MHz while the 2S lists its @ 1600MHz
• The Flip has a. 5000mAh battery while the 2S has 4000mAh.
• The 2S has no mention of nit brightness, fast charging, or speaker information.

Besides that everything else is more or less the same.

It seems like there is some minor downscaling for the 2S in comparison to the Flip, but much of that could be due to a smaller battery for a smaller case. Truth is, you're likely to get 3+ performance out of this little buggar and not know much of a difference because it's got a smaller screen to deal with.