At home, Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch dock that connects the console to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room. By simply lifting the Nintendo Switch console from the dock, it will instantly transition to handheld mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you. The portability of Nintendo Switch is enhanced by its bright high-definition display. It brings the full home gaming system experience with you to the park, on a train, in a car, or to a friend’s apartment.
Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of the Nintendo Switch console. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con controllers can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options. They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller. Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers. Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch consoles together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.
It uses the Tegra X1, which also powers the Nvidia Shield Android television. The graphics hardware inside the Switch is based on Nvidia's older second-generation Maxwell architecture not the latest Pascal architecture. The two architectures share a similar design however the Switch will miss out on some of the smaller performance improvements made in Pascal.
NINTENDO SWITCH SPECS
CPU: Four ARM Cortex A57 cores (theoretical max 2GHz)
GPU: 256 CUDA cores (theoretical max 1GHz)
Architecture: Nvidia second-generation Maxwell
Texture: 16 pixels/cycle
Fill: 14.4 pixels/cycle
Memory: 4GB
Memory Bandwidth: 25.6GB/s
VRAM: Shared
Storage: 32GB, max transfer rate 400MB/s
USB: USB 2.0/3.0
Video Output: 1080p60
Display: 6.2-inch IPS LCD, 1280x720 pixels, 10-point multi-touch support
Nintendo Switch console
Size: 102mm x 239mm x 13.9mm (with Joy-Con attached) Please note: 28.4mm at the thickest, from the tips of the analogue sticks to the ZL/ZR Button protrusions.
Weight: Approx. 297g (With Joy-Con controllers attached: 398g)
Screen: Capacitive touch screen / 6.2 inch LCD / 1280x720 resolution
CPU/GPU NVIDIA customised Tegra processor
System memory: 32 GB Please note: approximately 6.2 GB of internal memory is reserved for use by the system.
Communication features Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compliant) / Bluetooth 4.1 (TV mode only. A wired LAN connection is possible through the use of a commercially available wired LAN adapter.)
Video output: Maximum resolution: 1920x1080, 60 fps Please note: output via HDMI cable in TV mode. In tabletop mode and handheld mode, the maximum resolution is 1280x720, which matches the screen resolution.
Audio output: Supports linear PCM 5.1ch Please note: output via HDMI cable in TV mode.
Speakers: Stereo
USB: terminal USB Type-C terminal Used for charging or for connecting to the Nintendo Switch dock.
Headphone mic. jack: Stereo output
Game card slot: Exclusively for Nintendo Switch game cards.
microSD card slot: Compatible with microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC memory cards. Please note: an update via an internet connection is required to use microSDXC memory cards.
Sensors: Accelerometer / gyroscope / brightness sensor
Operating environment: Temperature: 5 - 35°C / Humidity: 20 - 80%
Internal battery: Lithium ion battery / battery capacity 4310mAh
Please note: the internal battery cannot be removed. If the battery needs to be replaced, a paid replacement via Nintendo Customer Support.
Battery life: Battery life can last for more than six hours, but will vary depending on the software and usage conditions.
For example, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can be played for roughly three hours on a single charge.
Charging time: 3 hours approx. Please note: this is the time taken to charge while the console is in sleep mode.
