ANBERNIC RG 34XX?
RETROID POCKET FLIP 2
On Sunday 21st September I posted that on Thursday 9th October I would be out all day and that I was going to take my Anbernic RG 34XX with me to keep me occupied while I was sitting in a hospital
waiting room. I eventually decided against the Anbernic RG 34XX due to
not having a case for it and not wanting to get it scuffed. So which
console do I take?
I
wasn't quite sure on battery life of the console of my choice, the Retroid Pocket Flip 2, so I
took three consoles, possibly a bit overkill but wanted to make sure
I was kept entertained while I was waiting, I knew it would be a long
day possibly two. I took my Ayn Odin 2 Portal, Retroid Pocket 5 and
Retroid Pocket Flip 2. I have cases for the Ayn Odin 2 Portal and
Retroid Pocket 5 and of course the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 is a
clamshell,
similar in size and shape to a Nintendo DS but without the dual
screen (these are on the way to the Android ecosystem), my first
Android clamshell, but not my last. The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 is quite
the powerhouse but more pocketable than the Retroid Pocket 5 but with
the same power if you get the Snapdragon version, which I did.
| Odin 2 Portal | Retroid Pocket 5 | Retroid Flip 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | SD 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 865 | Snapdragon 865 |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| OS | Android 13 | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| Battery | 8000mAh | 5000mAh | 5000mAh |
| Controls | Hall Sticks | 3D hall sticks | 3D hall sticks |
| Screen | 7" OLED | 5.5 inch AMOLED | 5.5 inch AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1920x1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
| RAM | 16GB LPDDR5x | 8GB LPDDR4x | 8GB LPDDR4x |
| Storage | 1TB | 128GB | 128GB |
| Ex Storage | microSD | microSD | microSD |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
I
spent most of the night before setting off in the morning making sure all three consoles were
fully charged and that the powerbank I had recently purchased was
fully charged. I also wanted to be sure that all the emulators I
would be using were upto date, I also checked the microSD cards
making sure my ROM catalogues matched the emulators that were on the
consoles.
We
arrived at our destination at 7:00am and I finally plonked myself in
the waiting room at 9:00am where I took out the Retroid Pocket Flip 2
and proceeded to start playing a game from one of my favourite
franchises, Lego Indiana Jones (PSP version) using PPSSPP. It played
smoothly as though I was playing on original hardware and the time
flew. I was two hours in and I thought, should I boot up one of the
other consoles? Quickly I decided no, why quit a good thing.
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| Retroid Pocket Flip 2 16-Bit |
The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 is not perfect though which is obvious when you look at it,
the horrendous design on the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 lid is not pretty
and is most definitely a bad design choice and not needed. There are
positives to the cosmetics though as I have the 16-bit US colourway
and it is a beautiful shade of grey with purple/blue buttons.
My
next concern was battery life, would the battery last me the entire
day and possibly a second day, looking at the battery meter I had no
reason to be concerned as it had hardly drained at all so I carried
on playing Lego Indiana Jones. The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 was turning
out to be a rather good console, maybe not the most powerful that
would probably be the Ayn Odin 2 Portal.
In closing I can honestly say the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 served its purpose and it did a really great job in all aspects and no other console or power source were needed and it was being used from 9:00am through until 7:30pm, now to me that is great battery life even though I was only emulating the PSP, I beleive I could have emulated something a little more powerful but at the time there was no need to try.
Michael
