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Pocket Nova

Retroid Pocket Nova: horizontal handheld, 4.5" AMOLED screen. It packs the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip (high-end), 8 GB of RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery, at 255 g. Emulation confirmed up to Wii.

emulates up to Wii$239 best price, before tax · Retroid (official store)
  • 4.5"screen
  • 255 gweight
  • 5000mAh
  • 8 GBRAM

What it can emulate

From lightest to heaviest. A verdict only appears when three independent sources agree. How to read these verdicts.

  1. NES● perfect
  2. SNES● perfect
  3. GBAnot confirmed
  4. NDS● perfect
  5. PS1● perfect
  6. Saturnnot confirmed
  7. N64● perfect
  8. PSP● perfect
  9. Dreamcast● perfect
  10. Atomiswavenot confirmed
  11. GameCube● perfect
  12. PS2● perfect
  13. 3DS● perfect
  14. Wii● perfect
  15. Switchnot confirmed
Sources and verification dates
Source and verification date of each verdict
SystemVerdictSource
NES● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
SNES● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
NDS● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
PS1● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
N64● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
PSP● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
Dreamcast● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
GameCube● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
PS2● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
3DS● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026
Wii● perfectsource checked on Nov 9, 2026

Offers

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Prices shown are the brands' official-store prices in US dollars, before sales tax, import duties and shipping. The European retailers tracked by the site are not listed on this version.
Retroid (official store) · in stock
8 GB / 128 GB
$239 Official store price before sales tax and import duties. Shipping not included.
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Price history

3 price checks from Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 · low $239 · high $239

Specs

“—” means not confirmed under the cross-checking rule, not missing from the handheld. The rule.

SoC
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU
Adreno 740
RAM
8 GB
Screen
4.5" · 1280×960 · AMOLED
Battery
5000 mAh
Measured battery life
not measured
Weight
255 g
OS
Android 13
Sticks
2 sticks · Hall effect
Connectivity
WiFi · Bluetooth · video out

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