TL;DR
- The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Pocket Traditional will go up for pre-order on March 17 at 9:30PM EST.
- The Flip 2 begins at $199 for the D1100 model, and the traditional begins at $119 for the 4GB+64GB model.
- Each units have small pre-order reductions, with a bigger low cost when pre-ordering each units.
- Retroid has not introduced when the units will ship, nor which chipset the Traditional is utilizing.
We additionally lastly have pricing for the total vary of units, which begins at $199 for the Dimensity 1100 model of the Flip 2 and $119 for the 4+64GB model of the Traditional. Nonetheless, there are some quirks within the pricing scheme and small pre-order reductions, so right here’s a full record of costs:
- Pocket Flip 2 (Snapdragon 865): $229 retail, $219 pre-order
- Pocket Flip 2 (Dimensity 1100): $199 retail, $189 pre-order
- Pocket Traditional (4+64GB, Traditional 6 and Retro colorways solely): $119 retail, $114 pre-order
- Pocket Traditional (6+128GB, all colorways): $129 retail, $124 pre-order
- Flip 2 and Traditional bundle (SD865 and 6+128GB): $358 retail, $328 pre-order
Briefly, it can save you $10 by pre-ordering both mannequin of the Flip 2, and $5 by pre-ordering any mannequin of the Traditional. It can save you $30 by pre-ordering each, however you possibly can solely get the top-specced fashions of every. Presumably, you possibly can select from any of the 4 colorways of the Flip 2 and any of the seven colorways of the Traditional.
Pricing is kind of in step with what followers anticipated. The Pocket Flip 2 retails for $10 greater than the Retroid Pocket 5 mannequin with the identical chipset and display screen. The Dimensity 1100 mannequin is priced $14 greater than the Retroid Pocket 4 Professional with the identical chipset, however the Flip 2 has a a lot nicer OLED panel and, in fact, a clamshell type issue.
The Pocket Traditional is harder to evaluate, Retroid nonetheless hasn’t formally introduced which chipset it’ll ship with. We’ve speculated that it’s going to have the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, a comparatively new 4nm midrange chipset that’s by no means been utilized in a gaming handheld. That might make sense given the value, though additional testing is required to see whether or not or not it will possibly deal with Sega Saturn video games, which the Traditional 6 mannequin is designed to duplicate.
Retroid nonetheless hasn’t introduced the chipset for the Pocket Traditional.
Nonetheless, the Pocket Traditional does match into a pleasant area of interest between funds handhelds just like the TrimUI Brick and premium handhelds just like the AYANEO Pocket DMG. The previous retails round $80, and the latter begins at $419. It’s value noting that the Pocket Traditional shares the identical 3.92-inch AMOLED display screen because the Pocket DMG, which is basically thought-about the most effective in its class.
Though the units will go up for pre-order subsequent week, Retroid hasn’t introduced when they may ship. The corporate additionally bumped into sudden troubles with the current Pocket Mini, later providing prolonged returns to sad prospects. Retroid stays one of the crucial dependable manufacturers within the retro handheld world, however early adopters needs to be conscious that points can come up. As an example, the primary Pocket Flip was suffering from damaged hinges when it launched in 2023.
