{"id":18747,"date":"2026-06-24T18:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/retroid-pocket-nova-chip-revealed-this-handheld-is-basically-a-galaxy-s23-ultra\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:45:42","slug":"retroid-pocket-nova-chip-revealed-this-handheld-is-basically-a-galaxy-s23-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/retroid-pocket-nova-chip-revealed-this-handheld-is-basically-a-galaxy-s23-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Retroid Pocket Nova chip revealed: This handheld is basically a Galaxy S23 Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The topic Retroid Pocket Nova chip revealed: This handheld is basically a Galaxy S23 Ultra<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

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Retroid has been teasing the arrival of the Pocket Nova for a few days now, and it\u2019s shaping up to be an intriguing Android handheld. We\u2019ve already seen the design and screen specs, and we\u2019ve now got chip details.<\/p>\n

Retroid confirmed on social media and Discord that the Pocket Nova is powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 processor. Check out the official image below.<\/p>\n

Confused by the name? Well, this is effectively the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 without a cellular modem, as evident by the 3.2GHz peak clock speed and Adreno 740 GPU. That means it\u2019s an older flagship processor, largely in line with the Galaxy S23 Ultra and OnePlus 11, but still a powerful piece of silicon in 2026.<\/p>\n

This chipset choice is good news for demanding gamers, as it should handle Nintendo Switch emulation and many PC games just fine. That means PS2 and GameCube emulation shouldn\u2019t be a problem, either.<\/p>\n

This news comes after Retroid previously confirmed that the Pocket Nova has a 4.5-inch, 4:3 OLED screen (120Hz). We\u2019re still waiting for additional details, such as battery capacity, charging speed, storage, and RAM. But between the OLED panel and a relatively powerful processor, it\u2019s definitely not looking like a low-end handheld. Our fingers are crossed that the RAM crisis doesn\u2019t make this device outrageously expensive, though.<\/p>\n

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