Retroid Pocket Nova

Retroid

Retroid Pocket Nova

$252Premium

Handheld · Horizontal · Android 13

OS

Android 13

The Retroid Pocket Nova is a premium horizontal retro handheld from Retroid with a 4.5-inch 1280×960 AMOLED screen, WiFi and Bluetooth, and runs Android 13. It typically sells for around $252.

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Emulation

Supports 18 of 18 tested systems: 16 at excellent.

Excellent
DS3DSGBAN64NESPS1PS2PSPWiiSNESWii USaturnGenesisGame BoyGameCubeDreamcast
Playable
PS3Switch

Specifications

Display

Screen

4.5 inch

Aspect ratio

4:3

Resolution

1280 x 960

Pixel density

355.56 PPI

Panel

AMOLED

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU

Cortex-X3 / Cortex-A715 / Cortex-A710 / Cortex-A510

CPU clock

2.0 GHz - 3.2 GHz

CPU cores

8

CPU threads

8

GPU

Qualcomm Adreno 740

GPU clock

680 MHz

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB LPDDR5X

Storage

Internal 128 GB UFS 3.1, External MicroSD

Architecture

ARM

Build

Battery

5000 mAh

Weight

255 grams

Dimensions

169.9 mm x 84.1 mm x 15.6 - 26.3 mm

Material

Plastic

Charge port

USB-C

Controls

Shoulder buttons

Stacked

D-pad

Top

Thumbsticks

Symmetrical

Extra buttons

Back, Home, M1/M2 Shoulder Buttons, Power, Volume +-

Features

WiFi WiFi 7Bluetooth 5.3USB-CHDMI OutSD CardAudio JackStereo SpeakerAnalog SticksL1/R1L2/R2 TriggersAnalog TriggersL3/R3 ClickableTouch ScreenHall EffectVolume ButtonsActive Cooling

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