GPD Pocket

What hackers pick instead

• Flipper OnePeople recommend it as a small, open, well-connected Linux device that can serve many purposes. Critics agree it lacks a keyboard and has limited input, and the price is high.53recommend
• ClockworkPi uConsoleRecommended for being fun, well-designed and easy to mod, with uses from home servers to software-defined radio.10recommend
• MNT Pocket ReformOpen hardware pocket laptop people praise for its keyboard, trackball and hackability; the most common caveat is the ARM chip experience.10recommend
• GPD MicroPC 2A pocket-sized Linux PC people use for coding and writing on the go. The main caveat is its high price for the features.10recommend
• Typeframe PX-88 Portable Computing SystemRetro-styled portable computer that people admire for its 80s design and want more of, though critics call it a novelty and find it expensive at $2000.8recommend

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The 24 most detailed of 27 comments. Each links to the original.

1. it's also quite a bit more powerful and with better ports (full size HDMI and Ethernet)

   Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

2. I own both a Pocket 4 and MicroPC 2 with Linux on them, and I'm quite satisfied.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

3. Having no keyboard reduces a lot what I can do on the go vs a GPD Pocket

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Flipper One – we need your help”

4. the hardware (of the Pocket 2 at least) is OK. Easy to open and such.

   Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “Nokia N900 Necromancy”

5. The great thing with that is that you can just drop it in your bag

   Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

6. I have a GPD pocket 4 and love me some portable laptops

   Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “iPhone Duo”

7. One cool thing the GPD Pocket 3 and GPD Pocket 4 have

   Recommends · Jan 2026

8. the GPD comes with upto 64GB RAM - and an X86 CPU too

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Flipper One – we need your help”

9. And I loved it, and haven't looked back since then.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Flipper One – we need your help”

10. I have a GPD Pocket 4 as my go to because it

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

11. Terrible support from this company.

    Mixed · Jan 2026

12. I recommend against GPD, since they're from Hong Kong / China and their warranty is terrible.

    Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “Nokia N900 Necromancy”

13. the keyboards was terrible

    Criticizes · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

14. I'll take my gpd pocket 4 over this for sure, though funnily enough it has essentially the same screen problem.

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

15. Though it looks as if there starts to be a price premium. I'll grant that the specs are impressive.

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Commodore Made a Digital Detox Phone That Isn't Dumb”

16. I've been waiting forever for them to make one with a finger print sensor

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support”

17. they seem to have significantly improved the thermals

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

18. That GPD seems nice but it's not exactly a handheld.

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Flipper One – we need your help”

19. Pocket 3 and MicroPC 2 seem to be pretty close to

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Clicks Communicator”

20. it should really be compared to the Pocket 4

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve”

21. they do not support calling and SMS

    Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux”

22. Or, this awesome modern thing

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Android's full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions”

23. GPD Pocket 2 and Hackberry Pi 5 battery replacement are a piss

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation”

24. If only they were like half the size.

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux”