DS Lite

From PHWiki

Design update of the Nintendo DS.

Released in Japan on March 2, 2006 at 16,800 yen (approximately $145 USD. Original DS is 15,000 yen, or approximately $130 USD).

Specs

Size

133 mm wide by 73.9 mm tall by 21.5 mm thick. (original DS is 148.7 x 84.7 x 28.99 mm)

Weight

218g (original DS is 275 g)

CPUs

One ARM9 and one ARM7

Color

Capable of displaying 262,144 colours (18 bits)

Wireless Communication

IEEE 802.11b 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, screen brightness setting

Sound

Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software

Battery

Lithium ion battery. Full charge time is approximately 3 hours.

Battery Life

Brightness Level 1: 15-19 hrs

Brightness Level 2: 10-15 hrs

Brightness Level 3: 7-11 hrs

Brightness Level 4: 5-8 hrs

Comparisons with original DS

- Adjustable LCD brightness (4 levels)

- Speakers are centered with top screen

- Microphone relocated from bottom panel to the top panel, centered between hinges

- LEDs moved from bottom to top right hinge

- Start/Select button moved from top of panel to bottom of panel, closer to screen. Now arranged vertically.

- Power switch moved from above D-Pad to right side (above the stylus storage). It is a slider instead of a button, and it functions similar to the switch on PSP, where you push the slider for 1-2 seconds to activate it and it then springs back into place.

- Volume slider is larger. Volume and headphone jack unmoved.

- GBA cart extends past the bottom of the DS by 1cm. A cap is included so you aren't forced to keep a GBA cart in the system.

- Stylus slides out from bottom right, instead of the top.

- Stylus is also larger (1mm larger in diameter, 1cm longer.)

- Wrist strap now comes in white as well.

- Power adaptor is proprietary (not compatible with any other Nintendo handheld.)

- Firmware is different and contains a mechanism for changing the screen brightness level.

Links

Nintendo Japan announcement