Nintendo has presented the official specifications for the Switch 2. MeinMMO summarizes the most important information for you.
Nintendo introduced several pieces of information about the Switch 2 during the Nintendo Direct. Now, the specifications and performance data of the Switch 2 have also been officially shown by Nintendo. MeinMMO summarizes the information and compares the data with the Switch 1.
Nintendo Switch 2: official technical data
| Size | 11.43 x 27.178 x 1.397 centimeters |
| Weight | 399 grams / 535 grams with Joy-Cons |
| Display | Touchscreen, 7.9-inch LCD Screen, 1920×1080 (Full HD), VRR up to 120 Hz |
| Processor | Special Nvidia chip |
| Storage | 256 GB, expandable only with microSD Express cards (up to 2 TB) |
| Ports | Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi 6) Bluetooth LAN port on the docking station |
| Video output and resolution (Docking) | HDMI connection for TV up to 3840×2160 (4K) on TV support for 120 FPS, when the resolution is a maximum of 1920×1080 or 2560×1440 |
| Resolution (Handheld) | Maximum 1920×1080 |
| USB ports | 2 USB-C ports, the lower port is used for charging at the docking station. |
| Audio port | 3.5 mm jack |
| Supported games | Cartridges from Switch 1 and Switch 2 are supported |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyroscope and mouse sensor in the Joy-Con 2 controllers Brightness sensor in the console |
| Built-in battery | Lithium-ion 5220mAh |
| Battery life | 2 to 6.5 hours depending on the game |
| Charging time | About 3 hours when the Switch 2 is in sleep mode |
Nintendo Switch 2 vs Switch 1
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo Switch 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU + GPU | Special Nvidia processor | ARM 4 Cortex-A57, Nvidia Tegra X1 (393 GFLOPS) |
| Display | 7.9-inch LC display with 1920×1080 (Full HD), VVR and up to 120 Hz | LCD: 6.2-inch, 1280 × 720 IPS (237 ppi) OLED: 7-inch, 1280 × 720 OLED (210 ppi) |
| RAM | ? | 4 GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB, storage expandable | 32 / 64 GB |
| Performance and performance | ? | 0.393 TFLOPS |
| Weight | 399 grams / 535 grams with Joy-Cons | 297 grams / 398 grams with Joy-Cons |
| Size | 27.17 x 11.43 x 1.39 centimeters | 23.9 × 10.2 × 1.39 centimeters |
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