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Nintendo New 2DS XL Portable Game Console
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Nintendo New 3DS Portable Game Console
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Sony PlayStation Vita Portable Game Console
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Technical details

CPU clock speed268.0 MHz804.0 MHz804.0 MHz2000.0 MHz
Ram memory256MB256MB256MB512MB
CPU cores
N/A
444
CPU type
N/A
ARM11ARM11ARM Cortex-A9
GPU type
N/A
PICA200PICA200RSX
GPU clock speed
N/A
266.0 MHz266.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Display

Display typeLCD
N/A
N/A
OLED
Screen size4.87 in3.32 in4.87 in5.0 in
Screen resolution400 x 240 px800 x 240 px400 x 240 px960 x 544 px
Number of colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours
Touch displayyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen typeCapacitiveResistiveResistiveCapacitive
Second displayyesyesyesno
Second screen size4.18 in3.33 in4.18 in
N/A
Second display resolution320 x 240 px320 x 240 px320 x 240 px
N/A
Aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
16:9

Camera

Built-in camerayesyesyesyes
Main camera resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Second camerayesyesyesyes
Second camera resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Dimensions

Height5.0 in3.17 in0.85 in0.73 in
Width5.67 in5.59 in6.3 in7.17 in
Depth0.8 in0.85 in3.68 in3.29 in
Weight9.17 oz8.92 oz11.61 oz9.84 oz

Design

Colour of product
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Green,Lime
  • Black,Lime
  • Black,Turquoise
  • Green
  • Grey,Purple
  • Lavender,White
  • Orange,White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Black,Lime
  • Black,Metallic
  • Black,Orange
  • Blue
  • Blue,Metallic
  • Pink,White
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • White,Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Built-in touchpadnononono
Gaming control technologyDigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / Digital
Gaming control function keys
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • Back
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Menu
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • Turbo
Analog thumbsticks
N/A
yesyesyes
Shoulder buttons
N/A
yesyesyes
Volume control
N/A
DigitalDigitalDigital
LED indicators
N/A
YYY

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Type of mediaMemory cardMemory cardMemory cardMemory card
Compatible memory cardsmicroSDHCmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Memory Stick
Memory card includedMicroSDHCMicroSDMicroSDMicroSD
Included memory card size4.0 GB4.0 GB4.0 GB4.0 GB
Built-in hard driveyesnonono
Built-in optical drivenononono
Internal storage
N/A
256 MB256 MB512 MB
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 GB

Audio properties

Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • M4A
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • MP3
  • IMY
  • MIDI
  • MKA
  • MP1
  • RA-Lossless
Built-in speakersyesyesyesyes
Number of built-in speakers
N/A
222

Image

Supported image files
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
JPEG/JPG
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Video formats supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG4

Features

Motion sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Multiplayer supportyesyesyesyes
Backward compatibilityyesyesyesyes
Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Video game includednonoyesyes
Games includedMario Kart 7
N/A
N/A
1
Stylus penyesyesyes
N/A
Parental controlyesyesyes
N/A
Accessories included
N/A
GameGameGame
3D support
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes

Connectivity

WiFiyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USBnoyesnoyes
GPRSnononono
Bluetoothyesnonoyes
HDMIno
N/A
N/A
N/A
DC-in jackyesyesyesyes
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone output1111
3G (UMTS)nononono
Built-in navigation systemnononoyes
Number of USB Inputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.1+EDR
Microphone in
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Battery life (running)6.5 h6.0 h3.57 h9.0 h
Number of batteries required1111
Power consumption (typical)
N/A
4.1 W4.1 W
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
10.5 h12.0 h9.0 h
Battery type
N/A
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Charging time
N/A
3.5 h3.5 h
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
2210.0 mAh

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