Who Can Resist a Computer That Fits in Your Pocket? GPD Win Mini Unboxing Experience

Preface

Hi everyone, I'm Xiyuan.

While organizing my notes recently, I discovered I still had a draft from last year that I never published!

At the time I was tinkering with handhelds and ultraportable laptops, and I unexpectedly came across a very special category of device—it's not a laptop in the traditional sense, nor is it a handheld console, but a true "pocket computer."

Childhood memories instantly came flooding back: back then, reading Computer News and Popular Software, we always fantasized about carrying around a little computer that could type and go online. And now, GPD has turned that dream into reality.

Who can resist a computer that fits in your pocket?

Let's take a look at this little cutie—the GPD Win Mini~

Packaging

A very compact box

No seal stickers or anything like that

(I've already adjusted the white balance on this photo; otherwise the color cast was just too severe)

Unboxing

(Looks like the white balance blew out again. Too lazy to open LR—just make do with it~)

The first thing you see when you open it is the box with the manual

Then there's a card the store stuffed in

I really couldn't stand it, so I opened Lightroom and color-corrected it 😂

Looks much better now…

Further down, you finally see the real star—the little computer itself

At the very bottom is the charger. It's the same size as the ones for the Jige 14x and MateBook 14. The wattage seems to be 100W (or was it 60W? I forget)

The Computer Itself

The GPD mini computer is even more compact than I imagined

And it feels very light in the hand—no strain at all holding it with one hand

Open the lid!

So exquisite! That little keyboard!

Who can resist a computer that fits in your pocket!

The back

Not many stickers either

These intake vents—tiny and adorable too

Here's another shot of the side ports

The ports are a pleasant surprise too. In such a small body there's still a USB-A, USB4, Type-C, a card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack—pretty well-equipped~

Stress Test

Let's stress just the CPU and see how much performance this little computer can deliver

Plugged in at full tilt, power draw is 20W, temperature 56°C

After all, it's a tiny handheld—that's pretty decent sustained performance

When it's running at full load, the fan is super loud

Benchmarks

Since it's a computer, let's run some benchmarks!

3dmark-timespy

Time Spy GPU score is 2603

This score is slightly lower than a standard 780M iGPU (around 3000 points). I suspect the size constraints mean performance is being held back a bit

For such a small computer, the sustained performance really is a bit on the low side

3dmark-steel-nomad-light

Master Lu

Finally, let's look at the Master Lu scores

This performance is no problem for daily office work and light gaming 👍

Wrap-up

The GPD Win Mini is definitely a little toy that makes your eyes light up

It's not the strongest productivity device, nor the most immersive gaming machine, but that feeling of "I can actually carry a computer with me" is something other devices just can't give you

The metal chassis, keyboard, ports, and performance won't disappoint (though unfortunately the shell picks up fingerprints a bit)

If you're someone who loves to tinker and enjoys small-but-beautiful devices, this pocket computer will definitely keep you entertained.

After all—a computer that fits in your pocket is already cool just by existing. 😎

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