<s>
The	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
created	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
GoRetroid	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	B-Application
console	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
games	O
from	O
various	O
handheld	B-Application
and	O
non-handheld	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
consoles	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Dreamcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cannot	O
play	O
normal	O
video	O
game	O
cartridges	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
ROM-only	O
device	O
,	O
legal	O
in	O
China	O
but	O
a	O
legal	O
grey	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
imported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Retroid	O
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
emerged	O
as	O
a	O
prominent	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
for	O
retrogaming	O
alongside	O
the	O
Anbernic	B-Application
RG351	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
priced	O
at	O
US	O
$84.99	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2+	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
stronger	O
CPU	O
and	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
higher-quality	O
buttons	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
price	O
point	O
of	O
US$99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
and	O
build	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
outdated	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
(	O
later	O
updated	O
)	O
,	O
front	O
end	O
interface	O
,	O
low	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
offset	O
analog	O
sticks	O
were	O
noted	O
as	O
points	O
of	O
contention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
upgraded	O
version	O
both	O
maintain	O
a	O
horizontal	O
form-factor	O
and	O
plastic	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
both	O
support	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
screen	O
resolution	O
of	O
640x480	O
with	O
a	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Micro	O
HDMI	O
connector	O
to	O
output	O
to	O
large	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Pocket	O
2	O
only	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2+	I-Application
supports	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Greenwald	O
of	O
PCMag	O
gave	O
the	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2	I-Application
3.5/5	O
points	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
price	O
point	O
reasonable	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
button	O
layout	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
when	O
in	O
portable	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
S	O
.	O
of	O
Digitally	O
Downloaded	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
more	O
versatile	O
than	O
the	O
RG350M	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
worse	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
emulator	B-Application
organization	O
"	O
chaotic	O
"	O
and	O
noting	O
its	O
plastic	O
construction	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
aluminum	O
shell	O
of	O
the	O
Anbernic	O
device	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
stiffer	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
a	O
"	O
double-edged	O
sword	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Anbernic	B-Application
RG351	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
versatile	O
than	O
EmuELEC	O
and	O
351ELEC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sluggish	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
weak	O
hardware	O
and	O
required	O
constantly	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
pointer	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
extra	O
scope	O
appealing	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
playability	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
games	O
like	O
AM2R	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
Saltalamacchia	O
of	O
Retro	O
Dodo	O
rated	O
the	O
system	O
9/10	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
system	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
retro	O
handhelds	B-Application
to	O
date	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
far	O
exceeded	O
our	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
Retroid	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2+	I-Application
the	O
same	O
score	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
retro	O
handheld	B-Application
under	O
$100	O
.	O
</s>
