Physical Dimensions & Thickness: The Anbernic RG35XX H has a horizontal bar chassis measuring 145 × 69 × 16 mm, while the Retroid Pocket 5 uses a horizontal bar chassis measuring 199.2 × 78.5 × 15.6 mm. In width, the Anbernic RG35XX H is 54.2 mm (27.2%) narrower than the Retroid Pocket 5. In height, the Anbernic RG35XX H is 9.5 mm (12.1%) shorter than the Retroid Pocket 5. In chassis thickness (depth), the Anbernic RG35XX H is 0.4 mm (2.6%) thicker than the Retroid Pocket 5 (16 mm vs 15.6 mm).
Footprint Area & Weight: Calculating surface footprint (width × height), the Anbernic RG35XX H occupies 10,005 mm² (100.1 cm²), compared to 15,637 mm² (156.4 cm²) for the Retroid Pocket 5—a footprint difference of 5,632 mm² (36%). On the scale, the Anbernic RG35XX H weighs 180g versus 280g for the Retroid Pocket 5, representing a 100g (35.7%) weight difference (Anbernic RG35XX H is lighter).
4:3 vs 16:9 Effective Viewable Screen Size: For classic 4:3 retro games (PS1, SNES, N64, Dreamcast), the Anbernic RG35XX H's 3.5" (4:3) panel yields a 3.5" effective diagonal (100% full screen without black bars (native 4:3)), while the Retroid Pocket 5's 5.5" (16:9) panel yields a 4.49" effective diagonal (75% active screen area with vertical pillarbox bars on the sides (native 16:9)). This gives the Retroid Pocket 5 a 0.99" larger active 4:3 diagonal (64.8% more active display area). For 16:9 widescreen content (PSP, Switch, streaming), the Anbernic RG35XX H delivers a 3.21" effective diagonal (75% screen usage) versus 5.5" (100% screen usage) on the Retroid Pocket 5, making the Retroid Pocket 5 larger by 2.29" (+193.1% active 16:9 area).
