A PC in a controller! Tecno pocket Go detailed overview, testing, and review.

[@okestgamer]

Links: (Kickstarter live at 10 am EST Oct 15th) Pocket Go kickstarter campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tecno-pocketgo/worlds-first-ar-windows-11-gaming-handheld-computer

[@okeribok]

Cyphray autotdp is what I use to tweak tdp on my GPD win max 6800u. It finds the optimal balance of CPU and GPU frequency for framerate. 32Gb would be nice, so you can set VRAM high. This is probably the peak of what the 8840 can do.

[@okestgamer]

@@okeribok I haven't tested that program on here, but likely would work

[@MisterUrbanWorld]

@@okestgamer I'm pretty sure this is compatible with the Quest 3 as well, since it connects to external devices

[@cppctek]

I really dig the removeable battery! Imagine if handheld companies started doing this! I would totally buy a few batteries. Gr8 video brother.

[@okestgamer]

Thanks man, and yeah it's pretty cool, probably the best feature for the device. That and being able to play plugged in with battery removed.

[@19CD91]

In fact! The GPD win4 battery is not only removable. Its mandatory you remove it!

[@imoldgregg8]

Hahaha they always did buddy until they didnt

[@blackice1994]

Company already did that did not work out😮 just went it's going to fail

[@19CD91]

@@blackice1994 what?

[@BarelyAverageDude]

This is what the industry has been waiting for! And removable battery is a welcome surprise. Awesome video bro 👍🏽

[@okestgamer]

Thanks man, yeah removable batteries would be great to see come back.

[@okestgamer]

What do you guys think of the pocket go? 12 year old me would be losing my mind having a console in a controller back then 🤯

[@eddieos]

I am actually really excited about this like a 12 year old me. Hahahhahaha

[@okestgamer]

I didn’t mention it, but 12 year old me and today me are excited by the same things lol

[@ArmorOfGodGames]

Might have to start selling stuff I don’t use or want anymore tbh. I wanna get it cause this has great performance and is just the coolest device. Honestly would choose this over any other handheld or device!

[@okestgamer]

@codyandfriendsplay12 you and me botha man, I think my first to sell will be my onexgpu 1

[@GameTechTalk]

Great video my guy! I greatly appreciate how deep you went. That no battery, only the controller through a USB-C powered audio/video capable cable was a pretty amazing use-case!! I kind of see some serious appeal with this now! Thanks

[@okestgamer]

Thanks man, yeah honestly I agree with you on those being the most exciting features. I’m always worried about keeping my devices plugged in too long.

[@JamesTechJackin]

As always a thorough walkthrough and review. Def intrigued. I kept pinging them about selling it separately and they finally did. I’m excited to use them with my Viture Pro glasses.

[@okestgamer]

Yeah it works great with the viture pro, and I’m glad they sold it separately as well.

[@JamesTechJackin]

@okestgamer def can't wait! Now I kinda wish they had an 890M option. Lol. I'm tempted to wait.

[@okestgamer]

@JamesTechJackin yeah maybe on the next round. That would be a pretty impressive device

[@emc2648]

wish other handheld bring back removable battery so its easy to replace and buy a new one

[@okestgamer]

Yeah same here, it makes it very easy to keep playing for longer periods of time.

[@emc2648]

@@okestgamer you can just imagine lenovo legion go with an extra battery whie the other one is charging youre playing the divice

[@okestgamer]

@@emc2648 yeah that would be sick

[@robbiefairhurst1194]

Thanks for the video. It's my first AR. Paid on Kickstarter which is set to pay on the 14rh Dec. Can't wait. Only thing is now... How much future developments they going to give it. They should throw everything at it. Iron all the issues out now then Develop the 2nd version

[@okestgamer]

Congrats! It's a pretty cool device

[@GamingRepairs]

The Thunderbolt 4 is big miss for the prototype. I really hope they implement it in the next release. That's what I was most excited about for potential. Cool device though. 🎮 Great coverage!

[@okestgamer]

Thank you! And yeah having USB 4 would have been a great addition. Just plug this straight into an egpu and you're golden

[@Sedic_Namsu]

It being able to work without the battery is heaven sent 😇

[@okestgamer]

Yeah definitely, it’s a very nice feature to include

[@MysticNessly]

Looks awesome! They need to really add back programmable buttons (at least 4, like Xbox pro controllers). Surprised by the performance of this little beast.

[@okestgamer]

Yeah it keeps up with the other handhelds in a small package

[@GhostLinx]

The glasses seem less desirable but like you said , if you have 2 pairs + a second controller you can have a great multiplayer experience, so it's not a waste even if you want to use another one. Also I feel like that fan grill could be bigger.

[@okestgamer]

The double pair of glasses would be super good for a flight. My wife and I love co-op games and I could see this working cool.

[@jordansherwood7371]

I wish there was an option to order the controller without the glasses. I also wish it had oculink

[@okestgamer]

Egpu support would have been an amazing feature to add

[@KentaYoui]

Almost backed it, but with the Z2 extreme on the horizon and the lack of reputation, kind of difficult to justify it for me. They should have sold it without the glasses too, I might have gotten it for tinkering with Linux on it. But the video is great :)

[@okestgamer]

Thanks! Yeah there’s always another on the horizon, but yes I agree that it can be tough knowing something else is on the way. I wonder if they will make an updated version as well. Tecno is a large company in African market, but newer to western market (from what I know)

[@XashA12Musk]

@@okestgamer tecno is mid tear company indian market too, and i have bought 1 phone phone from techno for my worker

[@PetkoKolev00]

If i didn't already have the gpd win mini, I would buy this and use it with a portable monitor on the go. It just came out too late for me

[@okestgamer]

the win mini is one I still haven't tried out. is it comfortable to use?

[@Carnyzzle]

this is pretty cool

[@okestgamer]

Yeah I agree

[@audaceus]

Hi Trevor, will you be reviewing the repairability of the device at some point? Or probably a teardown, if they allow you, or when you get your own unit.

[@okestgamer]

At some point I'll open it up, likely will just talk about that in the FB group

[@azimpetra]

I think they should include Zoom in Zoom out for the display, so you could get a bigger virtual screen. Higher Refresh rate 90-120hz, 1080 is fine for now to run on mobile device. (Currently 60) Removable temples(legs) Fully use the viewbox(lenses area) since its not a pass through like other XR, our eyes tend to look down. This could help with posture.

[@okestgamer]

Yeah that would be cool. Now you can buy just the console of you want and pair it with any ar glasses

[@constantine6313]

Amazing!

[@okestgamer]

Yeah it's pretty cool

[@fredrickbambino]

i remember thinking about this a long time ago wondering why they just dont put a pc in a controller and you connect that to a screen skipping the console or seperate pc

[@okestgamer]

Looks like they took your idea and ran with it. It’s a pretty cool concept

[@fmulleady]

A near miss at 60hz on the micro oled screens in the glasses. What about people who need prescription lenses?

[@okestgamer]

120 would have been nice. As far as the glasses go, I think the myopia dials help with that. Perhaps they will release a glasses template that can be used for glasses (the nose pad is removable so it has what it needs to do so

[@gdot1803]

More handheld PC's on the market to disrupt Nintendo Switch 2 and provide alternative ways to play PC games portably, is always a good thing.

[@okestgamer]

No disagreement on that one haha.

[@RolandDobbins]

It really needs at least 32GB of RAM in order to allocate adequate VRAM for high-res textures.

[@okestgamer]

They have a 32gb model. The prototype I have just happened to be the 16gb one

[@AkiKimurr]

Great review! Do you still have the device on hand? Given the form‐factor it seems only logical to me that gamepad mode should be a great use-case. Could you please tell us if it can be used as a controller on other platforms (other PCs, first and foremost but to check it on consoles also would've been great)? Better yet in a standardized xinput way?

[@okestgamer]

I do have it yes. I don’t believe it can be used as a gamepad on other PCs

[@AkiKimurr]

@okestgamer Thank you for clarifying that! Shame, real missed opportunity by Tecno(

[@okestgamer]

I could be wrong, i haven't tested it, but from my understanding it needs to be running to have the controller functional, and its dedicated as a xbox controller for windows.

[@SFGNixy]

i've been tempted to order one but, the FOMO countdown that resets when you refresh the page is kinda sus.

[@okestgamer]

Honestly those are pretty common with some of the Chinese handheld pages. Either way product seems cool, company is well established (in other countries with mobile phones) so it should be low risk

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

Is there Bluetooth technology built in? I fly FPV SIM like liftoff and want to connect my radio to the controller and play the SIM with my RadioMaster boxer via Bluetooth or USBC... I can honestly see the PS5 BEING JUST LIKE THIS BUT FASTER

[@okestgamer]

Yes it has Bluetooth

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

@@okestgamer that's great now I can practice FPV with this

[@okestgamer]

Yeah man, hope you enjoy

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

@@okestgamer so how much is this AGAIN I want to try this out

[@okestgamer]

@@LehtusBphree2flyFPV Kickstarter link in the description. If you buy just the console it's 539

[@lionsden7626]

Amazing 😊

[@okestgamer]

Yeah it's a pretty neat device

[@BlickyLake]

This would be absolutely insane if they got the AR glasses right? More ram, and the ai HX 370

[@okestgamer]

AR glasses are included with the device when you purchase

[@BlickyLake]

Only 60hz. That’s kinda lame.

[@okestgamer]

@@BlickyLake would have been nice to see the 120hz

[@JustSomeJacob]

Great video

[@okestgamer]

Thank you

[@rhulcy]

Can you use a egpu like ONEXGPU on the usb-c port?

[@okestgamer]

Unfortunately not, I tried

[@truonganluong2382]

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[@okestgamer]

Is the orange light flashing

[@rizqizen4528]

20 years ago my mom always said, dont get close to TV, its hurt your eyes Nowadays,...

[@okestgamer]

In fairness, our moms also call everything a Nintendo 😂

[@samirhasanli7806]

Is it possible to connect an eGPU? The device's own glasses or the XReal Air 2 Pro?

[@okestgamer]

It cannot connect to eGPUs unfortunately. Other xr glasses all work

[@budthecyborg4575]

This would be a really appealing handheld if it weren't sold with the glasses. The only display I would ever want to use is the Viture XR Pro glasses (or a desktop monitor).

[@okestgamer]

Kickstarter goes live in like 30 min, maybe they will have an option for just console. Not sure tbh

[@therealhappydonut1755]

Such a weird but cool device. Any idea how hard it would be to swap the ssd?

[@okestgamer]

That part I'm not sure yet. Still need to open it up

[@SaiyanJin85]

One would guess that removing the screen component altogether would make the device cheaper but apparently that's not the case...

[@okestgamer]

It's cheaper than most other 8840 devices, an update since the video launched is that they are selling the controller as a stand alone as well for 539

[@SaiyanJin85]

@@okestgamerYes, I meant the retail price, I'm trying to decide if I should sell my steam deck in order to buy this one, I really like the form factor. for me 7 inches is kind small since I'm wearing glasses.. somebody help me please lol

[@faizannabi7540]

I would like to see the AMD 890m Igpu and more storage and less price under $500 with shipping and tax.

[@okestgamer]

Would be cool, but that’s not very likely to happen. It seems that the ai 9 HX 370 is more expensive than the 8840

[@faizannabi7540]

@@okestgamer I'll wait also battery time should be improved.

[@clivecrous]

I'm curious how it handles steam big picture mode, since that is where I'd likely spend most of my life

[@okestgamer]

It would work fairly well with big picture mode

[@soulbreacher1410]

Nice device but why have fsr and or frame gen on ....now it's harder to have a proper read on the performance

[@okestgamer]

I had mentioned right before the gameplay that I was showing it how I played it. It wasn't a benchmark video example. The performance is right in line with the other 7840 and 8840 devices I've tested b

[@myasga]

hey, which glasses are better Virture or Pocket for you?

[@okestgamer]

The viture pro xr glasses are better as a pair of glasses. These would be more in line with viture one or legion glasses.

[@myasga]

@@okestgamer Thank you! As for the price 350$ as now it is i should buy? Since i dont have option to buy Virture Pro now in my country? Or wait some more and get that one pair? Also need to ask about eye capture - i can steer with Pocket and also with Virture or this is only option for Pocket Go That will come this functionality?

[@okestgamer]

@@myasga I can’t speak to the gyro control of the glasses. The feature wasn’t enabled with the prototype. I think it will suit your needs though

[@myasga]

@@okestgamer i see thank you ! Do you have maybe information it will eventually work alone or it will need controller also for that? Cause Kickstarter is 24h only - so that's why iam asking. Heheh

[@okestgamer]

Kickstarter should be live for 2 months. Unfortunately I don't have more information on that

[@johnnyanderson45]

When released worldwide?

[@okestgamer]

I believe the kickstarter ships globally

[@zerocool2727]

Where is the keyboard and mouse ?

[@okestgamer]

It's software based. Watch the UI and software section. I cover everything for the device if you watch through the full sections

[@seppeseppe-jq7nr]

How long is playtime , must be significant longer without a screen !?

[@okestgamer]

I did a battery test in the video

[@Green-bf9pl]

.....아직은 안끌립니다. 무선 AR글래스로 120hz 1080p 이상이 매끄럽게 구현 된다면 좀 고려 해보기 시작한 타입의 제품이네요. 지금도 유선으로 ps play remote를 휴대폰에서 구동하고 , 블루 투스 컨트롤러로 게임을 해봤는데. 만족스런 게임밍을 하긴 좀 어려웠습니다.

[@okestgamer]

They just opened up a option to buy just the system. Go check the Kickstarter again. Then you can get any other brand ar glasses

[@lionsden7626]

Price?

[@okestgamer]

Campaign should be live in 30 min. I'm not 💯 sure on what perks they will offer

[@WitchDoctor87]

I think for me it's too powerful. Haha, the cost is a killer, and I think a steam deck still is better dur to the cost. Not sure if this has a sleep mode but without a sleep mode that's a massive downfall. If a Linux-based lower power controller pc was made, I would totally be in. Streaming to a phone would be awesome, the glasses add a lot to the cost also. As well for a lower powered controller pc the smaller controller size would make it very portable.

[@okestgamer]

Now they have a console only option for 539, much more affordable

[@WitchDoctor87]

@@okestgamer yeah, that's a lot better! I still will stick with a steam deck.

[@blackice1994]

Not going to work out company did this removable battery can't think of the the name it's going to fail😮

[@okestgamer]

Let's hope not

[@Daxter609]

Bad idea to me. I can't play any games that would make me rage throw the controller!

[@okestgamer]

Just Bluetooth controller it when playing those pain games

[@bluedrumsound]

Playing 3a games at low settings on a big screen is not an ideal choice

[@okestgamer]

That's the handheld experience. Probably best with a full PC if you're looking for higher settings

[@minimayhem1996]

It's a cool idea, but here's the thing. I would simply not buy it just based off the fact, putting on those glasses in public, you're asking to get robbed. Like, you are asking to be a victim. Like, you will have no situational awareness if you put headphones in and those glasses on in public. And because it's a portable system, like, that's what you're buying it for. So, like, for me, that's just a no-go right there And like, if you grew up and live in the suburbs, that's fine, but I did not. I grew up in the ghetto where people will rob you and take advantage of you if they see that you don't have any situational awareness and you make yourself a target.

[@minimayhem1996]

Like, rather than wearing those glasses in public, you might as well just put a t-shirt on that says, please rob me, I'm an idiot.

[@okestgamer]

Where do you live? That sounds intense. It's not like that over here

[@sketchialkkhaller9711]

And i don't see a single reference in the comments to plug and play consoles... sad generation.

[@okestgamer]

Those were a good time

[@Y0n3z]

no back buttons... pass..

[@okestgamer]

I was actually thinking of adding a couple of buttons as a mod

[@Y0n3z]

@@okestgamer yeah it needs it, but soft side wise id make sure its able to din

[@CookieManCookies]

At the $1k to $2k range, I'd expect much better. For a ~1k$ more you can buy a 4090 powered laptop. Dissappointing.

[@okestgamer]

You can get the base model for 539

[@blackice1994]

Going to fail big time😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@koruhyekyo783]

Can it run vr?

[@okestgamer]

I would need to test it, but it should be able to with a VR headset