NDS Specifications
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Size and Mass
- Width: 14.86 centimeters (DS Lite: 13.20 centimeters).
- Length: 8.46 centimeters (DS Lite: 7.30 centimeters).
- Height: 2.87 centimeters (DS Lite: 2.00 centimeters).
- Weight: ~275 grams (DS Lite: ~200 grams).
CPUs and RAM
- Two separate ARM processors - A ARM9 (ARM946E-S)[arm.com] main CPU and ARM7 (ARM7TDMI)[arm.com] coprocessor at clock speeds of 67 MHz and 33 MHz respectively.
- 4 MB of main memory and 656 kilobytes of video memory.
2D and 3D
- Max 128 sprites.
- Up to four (4) background layers (text, rotating/scaling, bitmap).
- The system's 3D engine is theoretically capable of drawing 120,000 polygons per second, with a fill-rate of 30 million pixels per second (This means 2048 polygons per frame @ 60 fps).
- 512 kb texture memory per screen.
- Max texture size: 1024x1024 pixels.
- No texture filtering.
- Fast toonshading.
Screens
- Upper Screen: 3-inch - 76.2 mm TFT LCD screens, each with a resolution of 256×192 and a dot pitch of 0.24 mm. (contrast: 162:1)
- Lower Screen: Same stats as the upper screen with touch screen features.
- Color: Capable of displaying 260,000 colors (5bit for each channel).
- Backlight on DS (4 lightness levels on DS lite).
Misc
- Wireless Communication: IEEE WI-FI 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary NI-FI format with range of 30 to 100 feet. (1 and 2 mbit)
- Controls: UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT thumb buttons, A/B/X/Y thumb buttons, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons, Touch screen, embedded microphone.
- Cartridges: GBA and DS (Not GBC)
- Input/Output: Ports for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance game cards, plugs for stereo headphones and microphone (voice recognition in some games).
- Other Features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once in 4 chat rooms; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration.
- Sound: 16 Channel Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software. (DAC runs at 10-bit 32768 Hz stereo)
- Battery: 850 mAh Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play (1000 mAh on DS lite).
- Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian.