Buyer's Versus Matrix

Handheld Head-to-Head Comparisons

Torn between two retro handhelds? Each comparison below pits two rival devices against each other across all 24 benchmark games, screen specs, chipset drivers, and price-to-performance ratio.

$219 (A+ Tier)VS$175 (A Tier)

Retroid Pocket 5 vs Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$219 (A+ Tier)VS$169 (B+ Tier)

Retroid Pocket 5 vs Anbernic RG556

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Unisoc T820 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$169 (B+ Tier)VS$175 (A Tier)

Anbernic RG556 vs Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

Unisoc T820 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$299 (S+ Tier)VS$219 (A+ Tier)

AYN Odin 2 Pro vs Retroid Pocket 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$299 (S+ Tier)VS$549 (S+ Tier)

AYN Odin 2 Pro vs Steam Deck OLED

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs AMD Custom APU — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$64 (C Tier)VS$52 (C Tier)

Anbernic RG35XX SP vs Miyoo Mini Plus

Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$64 (C Tier)VS$69 (C Tier)

Anbernic RG35XX SP vs Anbernic RG40XX H

Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$62 (C+ Tier)VS$69 (C Tier)

TrimUI Smart Pro vs Anbernic RG40XX H

Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$99 (S Tier)VS$219 (A+ Tier)

iPhone 15 Pro / 16 (Delta & PPSSPP iOS) vs Retroid Pocket 5

Apple A17 Pro / A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$159 (B+ Tier)VS$72 (C+ Tier)

Anbernic RG Cube / RG406V vs Powkiddy RGB30

Unisoc T820 vs Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$199 (A+ Tier)VS$159 (B+ Tier)

Retroid Pocket Mini vs Anbernic RG Cube / RG406V

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Unisoc T820 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$199 (A+ Tier)VS$219 (A+ Tier)

Retroid Pocket Mini vs Retroid Pocket 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$165 (B+ Tier)VS$169 (B+ Tier)

Anbernic RG406V vs Anbernic RG556

Unisoc T820 vs Unisoc T820 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$339 (S+ Tier)VS$299 (S+ Tier)

AYN Odin 2 Mini vs AYN Odin 2 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$55 (C+ Tier)VS$52 (C Tier)

TrimUI Brick vs Miyoo Mini Plus

Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$299 (S+ Tier)VS$549 (S+ Tier)

AYN Odin 2 Portal vs Steam Deck OLED

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs AMD Custom APU — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$299 (S+ Tier)VS$299 (S+ Tier)

AYN Odin 2 Portal vs AYN Odin 2 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$89 (B Tier)VS$64 (C Tier)

Retroid Pocket 2S vs Anbernic RG35XX SP

Unisoc Tiger T610 vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$39 (C Tier)VS$64 (C Tier)

Powkiddy V10 vs Anbernic RG35XX SP

Rockchip RK3326 vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$219 (A+ Tier)VS$549 (S+ Tier)

Retroid Pocket 5 vs Steam Deck OLED

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs AMD Custom APU — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$85 (C+ Tier)VS$69 (C Tier)

Anbernic RG ARC-D vs Anbernic RG40XX H

Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$169 (B+ Tier)VS$165 (B+ Tier)

Anbernic RG406H vs Anbernic RG406V

Unisoc T820 vs Unisoc T820 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$169 (B+ Tier)VS$175 (A Tier)

Anbernic RG406H vs Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

Unisoc T820 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$169 (B+ Tier)VS$199 (A+ Tier)

Anbernic RG406H vs Retroid Pocket Mini

Unisoc T820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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$38 (C Tier)VS$52 (C Tier)

Miyoo A30 vs Miyoo Mini Plus

Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier vs Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier — Side-by-side PS2, GameCube, PSP & Switch frame-rate showdown.

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