Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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After getting my aluminium PocketGo a while back and playing with it as my main handheld emulation console, here are my thoughts about the device, as well as comparisons with its closest rival the RG350M.

Contents:
00:00 - Opening
00:20 - Introduction to the PocketGo family
00:50 - Specifications
01:30 - Build quality
02:41 - Screen brightness, saturation, and image quality
04:22 - How to clean inside the screen
05:35 - Controls and buttons
06:25 - How to fix unresponsive buttons
07:06 - Rattling buttons
07:16 - How to fix rattling buttons
07:35 - Battery hazard problem
08:09 - How to make the battery safer
08:25 - Secondary SD card slot problem
09:10 - Ballistic SD card ejector
09:28 - The menu button
10:13 - Volume levels with the stock firmware
10:37 - Audio popping issue
11:12 - USB fast charger support
11:37 - Final thoughts and conclusion

Abridged written review for those who find my voice too annoying:
reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/i31ii0/aluminium_pocketgo_impressions_comparisons_quirks

References:
PocketGo 2 emulation performance tests by Taki Udon
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lafQPiMYh41-MCLhiY5W1tRdPFG176B
PocketGo 2V2 secondary SD card workaround by dragonjackettv
youtube.com/watch?v=d0qWAQ0yCoU
Rogue CFW for PocketGo 2 by Ninoh-FOX
github.com/Ninoh-FOX/POCKETGO2_ROGUE_CFW

Music used:
Itty Bitty 8 Bit by Kevin MacLeod