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Nintendo DS Portable Game Console
Nintendo DS
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Nintendo Switch Portable Game Console
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Nvidia Shield Portable Game Console
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Sony PlayStation Vita Portable Game Console
Sony PlayStation Vita
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3.9 out of 5
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Technical details

CPU cores1844
CPU clock speed67.0 MHz768.0 MHz1900.0 MHz2000.0 MHz
CPU typeARMPSP CPUNVIDIA Tegra 4ARM Cortex-A9
Ram memory4MB
N/A
N/A
512MB
GPU type
N/A
N/A
N/A
RSX
GPU clock speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1000.0 MHz

Display

Screen size3.0 in6.2 in5.0 in5.0 in
Screen resolution256 x 192 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px960 x 544 px
Number of colours262144 colours
N/A
N/A
16.78 million colours
Touch displayyesnoyesyes
Second displayyesnonono
Second screen size3.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Second display resolution256 x 192 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display type
N/A
LCDLCDOLED
Aspect ratio
N/A
16:916:916:9
Touchscreen type
N/A
CapacitiveCapacitiveCapacitive

Camera

Built-in camerayesyesnoyes
Main camera resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 Mpx
Second camera
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Second camera resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 Mpx

Dimensions

Height3.33 in4.02 in2.24 in0.73 in
Width5.85 in9.06 in6.22 in7.17 in
Depth1.14 in0.55 in5.31 in3.29 in
Weight9.7 oz10.55 oz20.42 oz9.84 oz

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black,Blue,Grey
  • Black,Blue,Red
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,Red
  • Blue,Grey,Red
  • Green,Grey,Red
  • Grey
  • Grey,Red
Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Built-in touchpadnoyesnono
Gaming control technologyAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / Digital
Gaming control function keys
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
D-pad
  • Back
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • Turbo
Shoulder buttonsyesyesyesyes
LED indicatorsY
N/A
YY
Analog thumbsticks
N/A
yesyesyes
Volume control
N/A
DigitalDigitalDigital

Storage

Internal storage4 MB400 MB2 GB512 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Type of mediaMemory card
N/A
N/A
Memory card
Compatible memory cards
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory Stick
Built-in hard driveno
N/A
N/A
no
Built-in optical drivenoyesnono
Maximum memory card size
N/A
20000.0 GB64.0 GB8.0 GB
Memory card included
N/A
MicroSD
N/A
MicroSD
Included memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 GB

Audio properties

Supported audio filesMP3
N/A
N/A
  • IMY
  • MIDI
  • MKA
  • MP1
  • RA-Lossless
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of built-in speakers2222

Features

Multiplayer supportyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Backward compatibilityyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video game includedyesyesyesyes
Games included1Fortnite BundleSonic 4 Episode II THD1
Stylus penyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Motion sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Built-in microphone
N/A
yesyesyes
Parental control
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Accessories included
N/A
N/A
N/A
Game

Connectivity

WiFiyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
802.11ac
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USByesyesyesyes
Number of USB Inputs0
N/A
N/A
1
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
GPRSno
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothnonoyesyes
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
yes
Microphone inyesyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone output11
N/A
1
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
N/A
no
Built-in navigation systemno
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector type
N/A
  • Micro-USB A
  • USB Type-C
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.0 LE2.1+EDR
HDMI
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Power

Battery life (running)10.0 h
N/A
N/A
9.0 h
Battery life (max)10.0 h9.0 h10.0 h9.0 h
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
N/A
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity850.0 mAh4310.0 mAh7350.0 mAh2210.0 mAh
Number of batteries required1
N/A
N/A
1
Charging time
N/A
3.0 h
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Nintendo DS

Often compared with Nintendo Switch

Often compared with Nvidia Shield

Often compared with Sony PlayStation Vita