GPD announces official pricing for its Pocket 4 mini-laptops

Back in August, GPDannouncedthe Pocket 4 mini laptop, which was supposedly the first handheld to employ AMD's latest Strix Point APUs. Following that,GPD Game Consoleshas recently shared the pricing structure for these handhelds at X—starting at $895 with AMD's Zen 4-based Ryzen 7 8840U model and as high as $1,466 if you want the flagship Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 decked out with 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.

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The GPD Pocket 4 mini weighs in at just 770g while seamlessly functioning like a handheld, laptop, or tablet and features a physical keyboard, a touch screen, and even a touchpad. The updated model makes use of AMD's Zen 4 (Hawk Point) and Zen 5 (Strix Point) APUs - each intended for different price brackets. We expect all models to retain similar specifications apart from the APU and RAM/SSD capacities. The Pocket Mini 4 offers memory running at 7,500 MT/s, a 2.5K 8.8-inch 144 Hz panel with a 97% DCI-P3 color gamut at 500nits, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity alongside a 28W TDP.

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Per the official list, the base GPD Pocket 4 starts at $895 or $829 during the IGG campaign - wielding 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage - powered by AMD'sRadeon7 8840U APU with eight Zen 4 cores and the Radeon 780M iGPU.

The cheapest Strix Point version uses the Ryzen AI 9 HX 365 with 10 Zen 5 cores and the Radeon 880M iGPU. This model has a retail price of $1157 and comes with 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD for all your storage needs.

The flagship Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with 12 Zen 5 cores is reserved for the highest configuration - fueled by AMD's fastest Radeon 890M iGPU - topping out at 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage at $1,466, even though there exists a 4TB version as well.

In addition, GPD also announced a few add-ons including an EIA RS-232 module for legacy devices priced at $20 and a 4G LTE module for connectivity on the go at $125. Besides that, the Pocket 4 lacks an OCuLink port so you'd have to resort to USB4 if you wish to use an eGPU.

As it stands, GPD has not announced a release window for the Pocket 4. However, we should see supply by the end of this year if thecrowdfunding campaigngoes as planned.

Remember that crowdfunding a project is not a guarantee of receiving a finished product. Backing a crowdfunded project is akin to an investment; you believe in the project and want it to succeed. You are not purchasing a retail product.

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