Retroid Pocket 6 12GB: Four More Gigabytes, A Lot More Ambition

When Retroid first sent me the Pocket 6, it was the 8GB model, and I spent a considerable amount of time putting it through its paces. I looked at pretty much everything: the screen, controls, ergonomics, software, build quality, emulation performance and everything else you’d expect from a full handheld review. It was, in other words, a fairly comprehensive look at what the Pocket 6 was all about. So when Retroid got back in touch and offered to send me the 12GB version, I found myself asking a slightly different question, what, exactly, does those extra 4GB of RAM actually get you?That might sound like a fairly minor distinction, particularly when the 8GB Pocket 6 is already an exceptionally capable little machine. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 gives it enough power to sit firmly at the high end of the Android handheld market, and 8GB is hardly an amount of RAM that would normally have you reaching for the panic button.But the Pocket 6 is such an interesting device precisely because it can…