Pocket Max vs. Retroid Pocket 6: the specs battle heating up
The retro gaming handheld market has gotten crowded. MANGMI, though, might actually have something worth watching. Their first device, the AIR X, was solid for the money. Now comes the Pocket Max, and they’ve finally dropped the full details. What’s inside matters. Snapdragon 865, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage—it’s respectable, not revolutionary. Two years ago this would’ve been flagship material. Today it slots into the middle tier where most handhelds live these days. The battery is 8,000mAh. Same as what you get on pricier competitors like the AYN Odin 3 and AYANEO Pocket S2. That’s decent given the 865’s power efficiency. …
Retroid’s Purple GameCube Clone Finally Ditches the Slider Joysticks
Retroid’s Pocket Flip 2 exists now. Well, will exist—sometime this spring, they say. The render dropped on Discord (of course) and looks like a GameCube that went through a shrink ray. Purple shell, yellow stick, the whole nostalgic package. Whether that’s charming or lawsuit bait depends on Nintendo’s mood. They’ve scrunched the buttons closer together. The original’s layout felt… experimental. And those joystick sliders everyone hated? Gone. Replaced with recessed sticks that—hopefully—don’t feel like stirring gravel. Speakers moved too, after countless complaints about hand-muffling. Shocking they actually listened. The render’s got half of another mystery handheld peeking out. Retroid’s not …