how hard to install Retroarch on a Android device? I'm in the camp the only portables worth are those that support Retroarch.

Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CNsN7CTI8M

https://www.adinwalls.com/2025/10/29/ayn-thor-simple-setup-guide/

Thank you sir.

Now this is going to probably cost an arm and a leg, but I really like the boldness of Chinese retro handheld manufacturers - ONEXSUGAR Wallet, to be the first foldable handheld

Anbernic is already launching refresh of its entry into dual screen handhelds, RG DS Plus. Unfortunately, same chipset as original RG DS, less RAM and no storage, but better (and slightly larger) screens for perfect 4x integer scaling and inbuilt stylus, for 95USD.

Retroid has announced two dual screen handhelds, Retroid Pocket Duo and Duo Lite. Unlike AYN Thor, which has same Lite version that differs from "Full" only in SoC, this one has notable differences, first being screens

and second being shoulder buttons

Pocket Duo will be running on Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 equivalent SoC, which is better than 865 in Retroid 5 and AYN Thor Lite, but not as good as 8 Gen 2 in AYN Thor.

Pocket Duo Lite is aimed at "just the right performance at affordable price" and will be running on Snapdragon 665 equivalent, which is quite below even 865, but better than Rockchip RK3568 in Anbernic RG DS/Plus, so apparently, according to community, fine at running 3DS at 1x resolution.

Very happy with my Thor so not really in the market for the retroids but pricing will be key for the comparison between the two.

The performance of the 8G2 and a nice 6" Screen on Thor mean really the Duo needs to be cheaper. The only advantage I really see it has is the bottom screen is also 120hz unlike the Thor which only has 120hz on the top, though that has never bothered me.

@Zippy6

Well, Duo has bigger lower screen (4.5" vs 3.92" in Thor) with 4:3 aspect ratio (as opposed to Thor's 31:27), so that's another plus for that screen as well. I do agree though that it needs to be cheaper than Thor, and most likely it will be.

Given that both AYN and Retroid are pretty much the same company, it's good to see competition of a sorts. AYANEO Pocket DS is good device, but it's quite more expensive than Thor ($619 for 12GB+256GB vs $409 for same memory options for Thor), so no wonder it's not as popular.

So prices for Pocket Duo/Lite are:

Pocket Duo 8/128 - $269 ($249 until Oct 15th 2026)
Pocket Duo Lite 4/64 - $149 ($135 until Sep 19th 2026)
Pocket Duo Lite 6/128 - $169 ($155 until Sep 19th 2026)

For reference:

AYN Thor 8/128 - $329
AYN Thor Lite 8/128 - $259

Benchmarks are yet to come, but going by SoC inside Pocket Duo, it should be some 40% faster than 865 in AYN Thor Lite, so for that price it seems like a great value. Apparently, it will handle 3DS even at 4x, however, it is only half as good as 8 Gen 2 in AYN Thor, so depending on use case, I find Thor for $60 more (or $80 in this promo period) to be more than worth it.

On the other hand, Duo Lite will struggle with 3DS, even at 1x, so it's probably DS only, like Anbernic RG DS/Plus, which is not a good sign. I'm eagerly looking forward for tests of Duo Lite, cause honestly, I wouldn't expect Retroid to underdeliver, like it seems it will with this one.

And now, there's Retroid Pocket Duo Lite+, which is Duo Lite, but with Duo's chip.

Seems like a silly response from Retroid to community's complains about SoC in Duo Lite.