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NintendoDS Specifications

  Although it seems that Nintendo have been very reluctant to release the actual specifications of the chipset within the NintendoDS, stating that they're system is not about the graphical power it possesses but the ingenuity of the whole system, we have been inundated with requests to post what we know, so below follows the Specifications for the NintendoDS to their current published completion.
 

Size (when closed):                  148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall.

 

Top Screen:                              A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors.

 

Touch Screen:                          Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen.

 

Wireless Communication:         IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card.

 

Controls:                                   Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons.

 

Input/Output:                             Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone.

 

Other features:                          Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration.

 

Sound:                                      Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software.

 

Battery:                                     Lithium ion battery delivering 6 to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter.

 

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