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Nintendo 2DS Portable Game Console
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Nintendo 3DS Portable Game Console
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Nintendo 3DS XL Portable Game Console
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Nintendo DS Portable Game Console
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Nintendo New 2DS XL Portable Game Console
Available colors

Technical details

CPU cores2221
N/A
CPU clock speed266.0 MHz266.0 MHz266.0 MHz67.0 MHz268.0 MHz
CPU typeARM11ARM11ARM11ARM
N/A
GPU typePICA200Digital Media Professionals PICA200PICA200
N/A
N/A
GPU clock speed400.0 MHz400.0 MHz200.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Ram memory128MB256MB128MB4MB256MB

Display

Screen size3.02 in3.52 in4.85 in3.0 in4.87 in
Aspect ratio15:916:1016:10
N/A
N/A
Screen resolution400 x 240 px800 x 240 px800 x 240 px256 x 192 px400 x 240 px
Number of colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours262144 colours16.78 million colours
Touch displayyesyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen typeResistiveResistiveResistive
N/A
Capacitive
Second displayyesyesyesyesyes
Second screen size3.53 in3.02 in4.18 in3.0 in4.18 in
Second display resolution320 x 240 px320 x 240 px320 x 240 px256 x 192 px320 x 240 px
Display type
N/A
LEDLED
N/A
LCD

Camera

Built-in camerayesyesyesyesyes
Main camera resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx
N/A
0.3 Mpx
Second camerayesyesyes
N/A
yes
Second camera resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx
N/A
0.3 Mpx

Dimensions

Height5.67 in2.9 in3.66 in3.33 in5.0 in
Width5.0 in5.3 in0.63 in5.85 in5.67 in
Depth5.0 in0.8 in3.66 in1.14 in0.8 in
Weight9.0 oz8.0 oz3.28 oz9.7 oz9.17 oz

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Red
  • Blue
  • Pink,White
  • Red
  • Red,White
  • Transparent,Yellow
  • Black
  • Black,Purple
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,Red
  • Black,Silver
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Pink,White
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Green,Lime
  • Black,Lime
  • Black,Turquoise
  • Green
  • Grey,Purple
  • Lavender,White
  • Orange,White
Built-in touchpadnoyesnonono
Gaming control technologyAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalDigital
Gaming control function keys
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
Analog thumbsticksyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Shoulder buttonsyesyesyesyes
N/A
Volume controlDigital
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED indicatorsYYYY
N/A

Storage

Internal storage1 GB1 GB2 GB4 MB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesyes
Type of mediaMemory cardMemory cardMemory cardMemory cardMemory card
Compatible memory cards
Secure Digital
Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
microSDHC
Memory card includedSDHC
N/A
SD
N/A
MicroSDHC
Included memory card size4.0 GB2.0 GB4.0 GB
N/A
4.0 GB
Built-in hard drivenonononoyes
Built-in optical drivenonononono

Audio properties

Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • MP3
MP3
  • AAC
  • M4A
  • MP3
Built-in speakersyesyesyesyesyes
Number of built-in speakers1222
N/A

Features

Accessories includedGameGameGame
N/A
N/A
Motion sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Multiplayer supportyesyesyesyesyes
Backward compatibilityyesyesyesyesyes
Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Video game includednononoyesno
Games included2Nintendogs & Cats Golden RetrieverSuper Mario 3D Land1Mario Kart 7
Stylus penyesyesyesyesyes
Parental controlyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
3D support
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

WiFiyesyesnoyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USBnonoyesyesno
GPRSnonononono
Bluetoothnonononoyes
HDMIno
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
DC-in jackyesyesyesyesyes
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone output11111
3G (UMTS)nonononono
Built-in navigation systemnonononono
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
N/A
Microphone in
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of USB Inputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Power

Power consumption (typical)4.1 W
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery life (running)9.0 h5.0 h8.0 h10.0 h6.5 h
Battery life (max)9.0 h8.0 h10.0 h10.0 h
N/A
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
N/A
Battery capacity1300.0 mAh
N/A
1750.0 mAh850.0 mAh
N/A
Number of batteries required11111
Charging time3.5 h3.5 h3.5 h
N/A
N/A

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Often compared with Nintendo DS

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