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Retroid Pocket Duo Lite arrives!

forthenext · Hands-on livestream · Sep 22, 2026 · 223 min

Initial Duo Lite hands-on stream with game chapters and a reported colour mismatch between its two screens. Only the display comparison is written up so far. Watch the full video on YouTube ↗

Retroid Pocket Duo Lite arrives!, by forthenextWatch on YouTube

Only some games from this stream are written up below; the other chapter links are there to watch.

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  1. 0:00 · Retroid Pocket Duo Lite arrives!
  2. 1:52 · Stream start
  3. 4:44 · What is in the box?
  4. 6:00 · Comparison with Flip 2
  5. 12:03 · New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
  6. 24:54 · Pokemon X (3DS)
  7. 38:50 · Speaker placement
  8. 39:44 · Weight and chassis
  9. 42:40 · Castlevania: Lords of Shadow-Mirror of Fate (3DS)
  10. 44:10 · Temperature check
  11. 53:03 · Resident Evil (NDS)
  12. 57:57 · Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (NDS)
  13. 64:04 · Metroid Prime Hunters (NDS)
  14. 65:51 · Analog stick and controls
  15. 74:49 · Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
  16. 75:38 · Displays colour balance
  17. 81:20 · Comparison with Nova
  18. 84:10 · Sonic Rush (NDS)
  19. 89:07 · Stella Glow (3DS)
  20. 91:23 · Screen viewing angles test
  21. 103:45 · Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS)
  22. 107:47 · Multitasking with games and videos
  23. 109:40 · The Simpsons Hit & Run (Android)
  24. 118:13 · Advance Wars (GBA)
  25. 124:08 · Fan noise test
  26. 125:01 · Controls sound test
  27. 131:57 · Comparison with RG DS Plus
  28. 135:10 · Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
  29. 142:09 · Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (3DS)
  30. 149:30 · Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
  31. 158:25 · The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS)
  32. 167:30 · Ridge Racer 3D (3DS)
  33. 172:00 · Ever Oasis (3DS)
  34. 182:49 · Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS)
  35. 187:25 · Tomodachi Life (3DS)
  36. 192:45 · Luigi's Mansion (3DS)
  37. 201:00 · Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
  38. 217:45 · Xenoblade Chronicles (3DS)
  39. 219:37 · Stream closing

Settings and findings

What the reviewer found in this video at the time. Newer app versions can behave differently.

Tested hardware: Retroid Pocket Duo Lite

In the initial stock-firmware Duo Lite stream, the reviewer sees a visible colour difference between the two screens at full brightness, especially reds and greens. They mix up which panel they mean, so it is unclear which screen is off. This was judged by eye on a Duo Lite.

firmware
Stock; numbered build unknown
brightness
Both panels at full brightness, as reported
forthenext · 75:38 ↗

Taken from what the reviewer says; the settings on screen weren't checked.

More detail
  • Tested on a Duo Lite; the regular Duo may differ.
  • The later screen-swap comparison is at 78:24–79:17. No calibration or fix is shown.

Tested hardware: Retroid Pocket Duo Lite

The initial Lite stream compares colours again after swapping screens and the reviewer asks for closer matching. Their guess that regular Duo OLEDs may be better matched was not tested.

forthenext · 78:24 ↗

Taken from what the reviewer says; the settings on screen weren't checked.

More detail
  • Tested on a Duo Lite; the regular Duo may differ.
About these notes

Taken from what the reviewer says in the video. App and driver versions appear only when the reviewer names them, and each link jumps to that moment.

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