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Nintendo DS Portable Game Console
Nintendo DS
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Nintendo Switch Portable Game Console
Nintendo Switch
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Nvidia Shield Portable Game Console
Nvidia Shield
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Editiorial reviews
25
3.9 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
22 user ratings
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4 stars
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48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
51 user ratings
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Technical details

CPU cores184
CPU clock speed67.0 MHz768.0 MHz1900.0 MHz
CPU typeARMPSP CPUNVIDIA Tegra 4
Ram memory4MB
N/A
N/A

Display

Screen size3.0 in6.2 in5.0 in
Screen resolution256 x 192 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Number of colours262144 colours
N/A
N/A
Touch displayyesnoyes
Second displayyesnono
Second screen size3.0 in
N/A
N/A
Second display resolution256 x 192 px
N/A
N/A
Display type
N/A
LCDLCD
Aspect ratio
N/A
16:916:9
Touchscreen type
N/A
CapacitiveCapacitive

Camera

Built-in camerayesyesno

Dimensions

Height3.33 in4.02 in2.24 in
Width5.85 in9.06 in6.22 in
Depth1.14 in0.55 in5.31 in
Weight9.7 oz10.55 oz20.42 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
Built-in touchpadnoyesno
Gaming control technologyAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / DigitalAnalogue / Digital
Gaming control function keys
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Power
  • Select
  • Start
D-pad
  • Back
  • D-pad
  • Home
  • Start
Shoulder buttonsyesyesyes
LED indicatorsY
N/A
Y
Analog thumbsticks
N/A
yesyes
Volume control
N/A
DigitalDigital

Storage

Internal storage4 MB400 MB2 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Type of mediaMemory card
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Built-in hard driveno
N/A
N/A
Built-in optical drivenoyesno
Maximum memory card size
N/A
20000.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory card included
N/A
MicroSD
N/A

Audio properties

Supported audio filesMP3
N/A
N/A
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
Number of built-in speakers222

Features

Multiplayer supportyes
N/A
N/A
Backward compatibilityyes
N/A
N/A
Video game includedyesyesyes
Games included1Fortnite BundleSonic 4 Episode II THD
Stylus penyes
N/A
N/A
Motion sensor
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Built-in microphone
N/A
yesyes
Parental control
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

WiFiyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
802.11ac
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
USByesyesyes
Number of USB Inputs0
N/A
N/A
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
GPRSno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothnonoyes
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
Microphone inyesyes
N/A
Headphone connectivity3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone output11
N/A
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
N/A
Built-in navigation systemno
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
  • Micro-USB A
  • USB Type-C
Micro-USB
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.0 LE
HDMI
N/A
yesyes

Power

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