Six devices, six very different purposes. From a $51 arcade slab to a $760 experiment, here’s who each one is actually for. The dual-screen handheld market went from nonexistent to crowded last year. What started as a niche gimmick has turned into a genuine product category, with manufacturers targeting everything from DS purists to people … Read more
Did reviewers judge it too harshly and does it deserve reconsideration in 2026? When the Anbernic RG DS launched in late 2025, it arrived to a storm of criticism. Review units shipped with a screen desynchronization bug that made gameplay feel broken, early firmware was rough around the edges, and the device’s modest Rockchip RK3568 … Read more
How does the former value king stack up over one year later? In the world of ARM-based handhelds, a year is a lifetime. When the Retroid Pocket 5 (RP5) launched in late 2024, it was hailed as the “perfect” mid-range device. It brought a gorgeous 5.5” AMOLED display to a price point that made the competition look … Read more
Retroid Pocket 6 vs. AYN Odin 3: Premium Power vs. Premium Price If you’ve got the budget for a high-end handheld, you’re looking at these two. Both are flagship devices. Both cost more than most alternatives. But they’re solving different problems, and which one you pick depends entirely on what you’re actually trying to do. … Read more
The Real Difference: Chipset Maturity Retroid didn’t plan for these to fill different roles — the RP6 was supposed to launch way earlier, but a major redesign pushed it back. Now you’ve got two completely different handheld philosophies fighting for the same flagship spot. Here’s the actual split: The RP6 has proven silicon. The G2 … Read more