Retroid
Retroid Pocket
- Price
- $75
- OS
- Android 6
- Released
- Feb 2020
- Up to
- N64
- Screen
- 3.5 inch IPS
- Weight
- 200 grams
No reviews yet
0 collectors
Device comparison
Retroid Pocket vs. TRIMUI Brick Hammer
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Quick verdict
- Best value
- Retroid Pocket
- More portable
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer
- Newer model
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer
Main differences
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer has stronger listed emulation coverage.
- Retroid Pocket is about $20 cheaper based on catalog pricing.
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer is roughly 34% smaller and 2% lighter.
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer has a IPS screen, versus 60 Hz IPS on Retroid Pocket.
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer runs TRIMUI UI; Retroid Pocket runs Android 6.
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer is highlighted for PS1, GBA, SNES, Game Boy; Retroid Pocket is highlighted for NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA.
Details
TRIMUI
TRIMUI Brick Hammer
- Price
- $95
- OS
- TRIMUI UI
- Released
- Jan 2025
- Up to
- DS
- Screen
- 3.2 inches IPS
- Weight
- 196 grams
No reviews yet
1 collector
Specs
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| Spec | Retroid Pocket | TRIMUI Brick Hammer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $75 | $95 |
| OS | Android 6 | TRIMUI UI |
| Screen | 3.5 inch | 3.2 inches |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 4:3 |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 1024 x 768 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | Unknown |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6580A | Allwinner A133P |
| CPU | Cortex-A7 | ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-400 MP2 | Imagination PowerVR GE8300 |
| RAM | 512 MB DDR2 | 1 GB |
| Storage | Internal 32 GB & External MicroSD | 8 GB eMMC |
| Battery | 4000 mAh | 3000 mAh Li-polymer, 3.7 V |
| Weight | 200 grams | 196 grams |
| Dimensions | 87 mm x 140 mm x 19 mm | 73.2 x 109.9 x 11.8–19.9 mm |
| Video out | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Hall effect sticks | No | No |
| Analog triggers | No | No |
| Touch screen | No | No |
Emulation
Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
| System | Retroid Pocket | TRIMUI Brick Hammer |
|---|---|---|
| Classic systems | ||
| Game Boy | Excellent | |
| NES | Excellent | |
| Genesis | Excellent | |
| GBA | Excellent | |
| SNES | Excellent | |
| PS1 | Excellent | |
| Mid-generation systems | ||
| DS | Good | |
| N64 | Playable | |
| Dreamcast | Playable | |
| PSP | Playable | |
| Saturn | Limited | |
| Sixth-generation systems | ||
| GameCube | Unsupported | |
| Wii | Unknown | |
| PS2 | Unsupported | |
| Modern systems | ||
| 3DS | Unknown | |
| Switch | Unknown | |
| Wii U | Unknown | |
| PS3 | Unknown | |
Emulation source notes
- Retroid Pocket DS: Nintendo DS: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip This device does not have a touchscreen, so you won't be able to play DS games that rely heavily on the touchscreen
- Retroid Pocket 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket N64: Nintendo 64: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
- Retroid Pocket NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
- Retroid Pocket Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Retroid Pocket GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Retroid Pocket Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
Frequently asked
- What's the difference between the Retroid Pocket and the TRIMUI Brick Hammer?
- TRIMUI Brick Hammer has stronger listed emulation coverage. Retroid Pocket is about $20 cheaper based on catalog pricing. TRIMUI Brick Hammer is roughly 34% smaller and 2% lighter. TRIMUI Brick Hammer has a IPS screen, versus 60 Hz IPS on Retroid Pocket. TRIMUI Brick Hammer runs TRIMUI UI; Retroid Pocket runs Android 6. TRIMUI Brick Hammer is highlighted for PS1, GBA, SNES, Game Boy; Retroid Pocket is highlighted for NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA.
- Which is cheaper, the Retroid Pocket or the TRIMUI Brick Hammer?
- The Retroid Pocket is the cheaper of the two at around $75, roughly $20 less than the TRIMUI Brick Hammer based on catalog pricing.
- Which is newer, the Retroid Pocket or the TRIMUI Brick Hammer?
- The TRIMUI Brick Hammer is the newer model, released in 2025.
- Which is more popular on retroshelf, the Retroid Pocket or the TRIMUI Brick Hammer?
- The TRIMUI Brick Hammer is in more collections on retroshelf right now, with 1 collector tracking it.
