Nintendo Switch 2 Tech Specs: Battery Life, 4K and Up to 120fps, Storage, and More

Nintendo conscionable revealed truthful overmuch astir the Nintendo Switch 2 during its latest Direct, but we person learned adjacent much since the hour-long presumption ended, including the caller console's tech specs. While we inactive person a batch of questions, let's interruption down what's caller with the Switch 2.

This had been touched connected before, but Nintendo reiterated that this caller strategy volition diagnostic a 7.9-inch wide colour gamut LCD surface that is susceptible of outputting astatine 1080p (1920x1080). This is simply a large upgrade from Switch 1's 6.2-inch screen, the Switch OLED's 7-inch surface (although we volition miss OLED!), and the Switch Lite's 5.5-inch screen.

There is besides enactment for HDR10 and VRR up to 120 Hz, which means games tin leap up to 120fps if they and your setup let it.

It was besides confirmed that slotting the Switch 2 to its caller dock volition let games to beryllium played successful 4K (3840x2160) astatine 60fps oregon 1080p/1440p (1920x1080/2560x1440) astatine 120fps. We cognize these higher-end graphics are made imaginable by a "custom processor made by NVIDIA," but sadly we are presently fixed nary further details successful respect to Switch 2's CPU/GPU.

What was revealed, however, was the artillery life. The Switch 2's interior artillery is simply a Lithium-ion artillery with 5220mAh, and this volition let for astir 2 - 6.5 hours of artillery beingness and a complaint clip of 3 hours erstwhile successful Sleep mode. Nintendo noted these are "rough estimates" and that the "battery beingness volition beryllium connected the games you play."

This artillery beingness is conscionable astir the aforesaid arsenic the motorboat exemplary Switch 1 arsenic it boasted a scope of 2.5 - 6.5 hours. On the different hand, the Switch 2's artillery beingness is simply a downgrade from the 3 newer Switch models - Nintendo Switch (4.5 - 9 hours), Nintendo Switch - OLED Model (4.5 - 9 hours), and Nintendo Switch Lite (3 - 7 hours).

Elsewhere, we larn that the Switch is astir 4.5 inches gangly x 10.7 inches wide x .55 inches heavy with the Joy-Con 2 attached. This translates to a value of astir .88 pounds without Joy-Con 2 and 1.18 lbs with them attached.

The value of the Switch 2 is an nonstop lucifer for the existent Switch 1 model, but it is some taller and longer than immoderate existent exemplary with Joy-Con attached;

• Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.5 inches gangly x 10.7 inches wide x .55 inches heavy / .88 lbs
• Nintendo Switch - 4 inches gangly x 9.5 inches agelong x .55 inches heavy / .88 lbs
• Nintendo Switch - OLED Model - 4 inches gangly x 9.5 inches agelong x .55 inches heavy / .93 lbs
• Nintendo Switch Lite - 3.6 inches gangly x 8.2 inches agelong x .55 inches heavy / .61 lbs

Speaking of Joy-Con, we sadly don't get the confirmation that they are utilizing Hall Effect joysticks that would apt forestall the drifting issues galore Switch owners experienced. They precise good whitethorn usage them, arsenic it was hinted astatine successful a patent from 2023, but we'll person to hold to find retired for sure.

On the audio front, the Switch 2 supports linear PCM output 5.1ch. If you privation a situation dependable effect, that tin besides beryllium enabled via headphones of the built-in talker aft a strategy update.

For storage, the Switch 2 volition diagnostic 256 GB of interior storage, which is different upgrade from the 32 GB disposable connected the Switch and Switch Lite and the 64 GB connected the Switch - OLED Model. Another large quality present is that the Switch 2 volition necessitate microSD Express cards for up to 2TB of other storage, meaning the microSDXC cards the existent Switch models enactment volition not beryllium capable to beryllium transferred implicit to the caller console.

To wrapper up, it was besides revealed the Switch 2 volition enactment Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi 6), it volition person 2 USB-C ports, a 3.5mm 4-contact stereo mini-plug (CTIA standard), and a built-in monaural microphone with noice cancellation, echo cancellation, and car summation control.

For more, cheque retired our recap of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, however overmuch the caller strategy volition cost, a database of the motorboat games we cognize truthful far, and erstwhile Switch 2 pre-orders start.

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