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Nintendo Switch

Switch handheld front
Released
Mar. 2017

OS
Proprietary

Screen
6.2”, 16:9

Up To
Switch

Price
~$300


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Emulation Performance

Modern
40
PlayStation 3
Switch
Wii U
0
PlayStation 2
0
Nintendo 3DS
20
Nintendo Wii
20
GameCube
20
Sega Saturn
50
PSP
50
Dreamcast
80
Nintendo 64
80
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES

Screen

Aspect Ratio
16:9
Screen Size
6.2”
Resolution
1280 × 720
Refresh Rate
Screen Type
IPS
Pixel Density
236 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip
Cooling
Material
Plastic
Weight
297 g
Dimensions
238 x 102 x 14 mm
Speaker Placement
Front
Charge Port
Bottom

Ports and Connectivity

Controls

Thumbstick Layout
Double, asymetrical
Shoulder Button Layout
Stacked
D-Pad Placement
Bottom
Additional Controls
Home, volume up and down, capture

Technical Specs

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Storage
32 GB eMMC
Battery
4310 mAh
RAM
4 GB
RAM Type
LPDDR4
Architecture
ARM
CPU
Cortex-A57
GPU
Nvidia GM20B
CPU Clock Speed
1.02 GHz - 1.785 GHz
CPU Cores
Quad
CPU Threads
GPU Clock Speed
460 - 921 MHz

Pros

  • Can be connected to a larger display
  • Big 4310 mAh battery
  • The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games
  • Smooth navigation thanks to 4 GB of RAM

Cons

  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • Not powerful enough for higher end emulation

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