Retroid Pocket 5 owners report that their handhelds are cracking

• Some Retroid Pocket 5 owners have reported a crack appearing on their handheld.
• The crack seems to appear near screw holes, suggesting that over-tightened screws are to blame.
• This news comes a while after the firm’s Pocket Flip 2 was plagued by cracked hinges.

Retroid makes some fantastic Android handhelds, but the firm’s great Pocket Flip 2 was overshadowed by some units with cracked hinges. Now, it looks like the Retroid Pocket 5 has also been experiencing a similar issue.

Retroid Pocket 5 owners reported on the Retroid subreddit that their handhelds have cracked shells. A cursory check reveals that the first reports of this issue date back at least a year. So this has been going on for a long time.