Nintendo Switch is a hybrid home/handheld console that enables you to play games on the television or on the unit itself using its built-in display. You can also remove the edge controllers of the system, called Joy-Cons, and use those as two individual gamepads along with the screen set up on its kickstand. These three modes of play all run the same games with only minor differences.
Size : Approximately 4 inches high, 9.4 inches long, and 0.55 inches deep (with Joy-Con attached)The depth from the tip of the analog sticks to the tip of the ZL/ZR buttons is 1.12 inches
Weight: Approximately .66 lbs
Screen : Multi-touch capacitive touch screen / 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
CPU/GPU:NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor
Storage:32 GB of internal storage, a portion of which is reserved for use by the system. Users can easily expand storage space using microSDHC or microSDXC cards up to 2TB (sold separately).
Sensor: Accelerometer, gyroscope, and brightness sensor
Internal battery:Lithium-ion battery/4310mAh
Charging time:Approximately 3 hours
*When charging while the hardware is in sleep mode |
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How Powerfull is it?
Nintendo still hasn’t shared specifics about the processing capabilities of the Switch. But it can’t stop us from looking at the games and judging for ourselves. The verdict so far? Nintendo Switch is at least marginally more powerful than a Wii U.
We don’t have a lot of footage or experience to go on. Real-world tests cannot begin until we at least get a review unit in. But based on what Nintendo has shown so far, we already know that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — an updated version of the Wii U game — will run at a higher resolution on Switch than it did on Wii U when it is in docked mode.
When you undock and play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in handheld mode, the system underclocks its processor to save battery life and renders the game at 720p. That’s equivalent to how the game ran on Wii U. This likely means the system isn’t as powerful as an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, but 2K Games is still going to bring its visually impressive NBA 2K series to the system starting with NBA 2K18 later this year.
Where To Buy: Amazon