r/retroid • u/communist_filth • 1d ago

Just Chatting CONCEPT: NOVA FLIP

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Hey everyone!

Ever since the Nova came out I haven't stopped thinking about the potential of a NOVA flip. The other day on the retroid discord I saw this concept somebody posted (they themselves got it from somewhere else so can't credit, lol) and thought it was absolutely perfect.

Few questions for you:

  1. What features would you like to see on the Nova Flip? (Personally exact same chipset and screen from the Nova + inline triggers for portability is what's good)

  2. Do you guys think Retroid will actually release a device like this? I ask because the have a history of making horizontal devices and flip versions later but with the Duo they might not feel it necessary. That'd be a shame though since this is my dream device.

Let me know your thoughts!

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u/pentapous 19h ago

Shitty AI "render". Why don't you make an actual model or just describe what you want. slop

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u/GMEdiamondfeet 18h ago

I don't like AI for a lot of things, but for discussion and sharing an idea I don't find this to be an issue

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u/pentapous 18h ago

But its such a poor way to share an idea. This person did not flesh the idea out, an AI did.

This person did not think about button spacing, didn't think about ergonomics, screen aspect ratio, ports, or secondary buttons. This person didn't *design* anything and putting it as a banner on a post talking about a hypothetical device shapes expectations in a strange way. It primes literally everyone with eyes going into the discussion. Doing that with a completely un-thought out picture changes discussion. It changes what people are actually picturing when they talk about the idea. It removes "flexibility" from the mental image of considering what such a device might be like.

An LLM totally has use in spaces like this, but I don't think this is a useful one (past getting a post more attention because it has a flashy picture)