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GPD Pocket 3 raises nearly US$300,000 from backers early in its crowdfunding campaign

The GPD Pocket 3 starts at US$650 on Indiegogo. (Image source: GPD)
The GPD Pocket 3 starts at US$650 on Indiegogo. (Image source: GPD)
GPD has brought the Pocket 3 to crowdfunding website Indiegogo. The mini-laptop is available in two configurations, both featuring an 8-inch IPS display, PCIe M.2 storage and pen input. The Pocket 3 will start shipping in January 2022.

GPD has finally listed the Pocket 3 on Indiegogo, having first teased the device in September. So far, the company has raised HKD$2,285,080 (~US$293,589), eclipsing its modest HKD$200,000 (~US$25,696) campaign goal. The Pocket 3's Indiegogo campaign will last until December 20, for reference.

The Pocket 3 is available with either a Core i7-1195G7 or a Pentium Silver N6000 processor. The mini-laptop comes with an 8-inch display and a 38.5 Wh battery regardless of the version you choose. Additionally, both versions have aluminium unibody chassis, measure 198 x 137 x 20 mm and weigh 725 g. The two models feature the following hardware:

GPD Pocket 3 Configuration 1 Configuration 2
CPU Intel Pentium Silver N6000
4 cores/4 threads, 10 W TDP
Intel Core i7-1195G7
4 cores/8 threads, 28 W TDP
Display 8-inch IPS
1,920 x 1,200 pixels
248 PPI
500 nits
180 degree hinge
8-inch IPS
1,920 x 1,200 pixels
248 PPI
500 nits
180 degree hinge
GPU Intel UHD 630 (32 EUs, 256 shaders) Intel Iris Xe (96 EU, 768 shaders)
Ports 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x 2.5 Gbit Ethernet
1x 3.5 combi port
1x Thunderbolt 4 port
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x 2.5 Gbit Ethernet
1x 3.5 combi port
RAM 8 GB LPDDR4x-4266 (limited to 2,933 MHz by processor) 16 GB LPDRR4x-3733 (overclockable to 4,266 MHz)
Storage 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 (NVMe 1.3) 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0/PCIe 4.0 x4 (NVMe 1.3/NVMe 1.4)

The Pocket 3 starts at US$649 for the Pentium Silver N6000 version and US$999 for the Core i7-1195G7 edition. Both come with active styluses, which must be purchased separately outside of the Indiegogo campaign. Incidentally, GPD states that the mini-laptop will cost between 20% and 30% more once the campaign has finished.

You can also purchase versions with KVM and RS-232 modules, which add nearly US$100 to the price of both configurations. GPD hopes to ship all orders in January 2022.

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Alex Alderson, 2021-11- 5 (Update: 2021-11- 5)