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Nintendo New 2DS XL Portable Game Console
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Nintendo New 3DS XL Portable Game Console
Nintendo New 3DS XL
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Sony PlayStation Vita Portable Game Console
Sony PlayStation Vita
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31
3.9 out of 5
18 user ratings
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48
4.4 out of 5
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Technical details

CPU clock speed268.0 MHz804.0 MHz2000.0 MHz
Ram memory256MB256MB512MB
CPU cores
N/A
44
CPU type
N/A
ARM11ARM Cortex-A9
GPU type
N/A
PICA200RSX
GPU clock speed
N/A
266.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Display

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

Camera

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

Dimensions

Height5.0 in0.85 in0.73 in
Width5.67 in6.3 in7.17 in
Depth0.8 in3.68 in3.29 in
Weight9.17 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
  • Black,Lime
  • Black,Metallic
  • Black,Orange
  • Blue
  • Blue,Metallic
  • Pink,White
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • White,Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Built-in touchpadnonono
Gaming control technologyDigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / Digital
Gaming control function keys
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
  • Turbo
Analog thumbsticks
N/A
yesyes
Shoulder buttons
N/A
yesyes
Volume control
N/A
DigitalDigital
LED indicators
N/A
YY

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Type of mediaMemory cardMemory cardMemory card
Compatible memory cardsmicroSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Memory Stick
Memory card includedMicroSDHCMicroSDMicroSD
Included memory card size4.0 GB4.0 GB4.0 GB
Built-in hard driveyesnono
Built-in optical drivenonono
Internal storage
N/A
256 MB512 MB
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
8.0 GB

Audio properties

Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • M4A
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • MP3
  • IMY
  • MIDI
  • MKA
  • MP1
  • RA-Lossless
Built-in speakersyesyesyes
Number of built-in speakers
N/A
22

Image

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

Features

Motion sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Multiplayer supportyesyesyes
Backward compatibilityyesyesyes
Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Video game includednoyesyes
Games includedMario Kart 7
N/A
1
Stylus penyesyes
N/A
Parental controlyesyes
N/A
Accessories included
N/A
GameGame
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

WiFiyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USBnonoyes
GPRSnonono
Bluetoothyesnoyes
HDMIno
N/A
N/A
DC-in jackyesyesyes
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone output111
3G (UMTS)nonono
Built-in navigation systemnonoyes
Number of USB Inputs
N/A
N/A
1
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
2.1+EDR
Microphone in
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Battery life (running)6.5 h3.57 h9.0 h
Number of batteries required111
Power consumption (typical)
N/A
4.1 W
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
12.0 h9.0 h
Battery type
N/A
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Charging time
N/A
3.5 h
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
2210.0 mAh

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