Retroid Pocket Duo pre-orders ship in all five colors

All five colors now on the move

Retroid has started sending out the Pocket Duo in every color it offers, according to Android Authority. The company's delivery dashboard, which tracks which pre-orders have left the warehouse, now lists all five variants as shipping.

The rollout has been staggered rather than simultaneous. The Clear Purple model went out first, with shipments beginning on November 2. Ice Blue followed on November 5, then the 16Bit and GC versions on November 9 and 10. Black was the last to start, with its shipments beginning on the day Android Authority reported the news, November 11.

Anyone who placed a pre-order when they opened in September should receive their handheld within the next few weeks, the report says.

The Lite Plus is still waiting

Not every Retroid customer is getting good news. The cheaper Pocket Duo Lite Plus has not shipped at all yet, according to the same delivery dashboard. Retroid has not said when those orders will start moving.

The Lite Plus is positioned as a lower-cost alternative that keeps the same performance as the standard Duo but swaps the AMOLED panels for LCD screens. The even less powerful Pocket Duo Lite, meanwhile, has already shipped to people who pre-ordered it.

A missed launch date

The Pocket Duo was first teased a couple of months before launch as a dual-screen Android handheld with a design reminiscent of the Nintendo 3DS. Retroid revealed the models, specifications and pricing only days after that tease.

Shipping was originally scheduled to begin on October 21, but the company missed that target. The color-by-color rollout that began in early November represents the recovery from that delay.

Why the staggered shipments matter

For buyers, the delivery dashboard is the main way to know whether their particular order has left the warehouse, since Retroid is not shipping every color at once. Checking the table against a chosen color is the quickest way to estimate when a device might arrive.

The split also highlights a difference between the two models. The standard Duo, with its AMOLED displays, is now reaching customers, while the Lite Plus, which trades those screens for LCD panels, remains in limbo. Readers waiting on a Lite Plus should watch Retroid's dashboard for a change rather than assume a date.