Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Wii U
Nintendo Switch
$298
Nintendo Wii U
$300
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Base Price (MSRP)
$298
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Base Price (MSRP)
$300
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CPU
Tegra X1 Switch
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CPU
Café
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GPU
Tegra X1
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GPU
Latte
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
2GB
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Storage
32GB
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Storage
8GB
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Display
6.2" LCD 1280×720 Touch
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Display
- - -
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FP32
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Switch - 512 GFLOPS FP32
x1.45
Wii U - 352 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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512 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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352 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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4GB
LPDDR4-3200
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2GB
DDR3-1600
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8 Tabs
2%
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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32GB
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8GB
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No Optical Drive
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Wii U Optical Disc
Slot Loading
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6.2"
LCD
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-
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6.2"
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Area
16.4 in² (106 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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-
-
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Brightness
300 Nits
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-
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
1280×720
0.9 Million Pixels
237 PPI
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-
-
-
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1280×720
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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-
-
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-
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-
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Fully Laminated
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-
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Touch
Capacitive
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-
-
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1280×720
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1x Joy-Con
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1x Wii U GamePad
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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2
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No Speakers
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No Microphones
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No Microphones
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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No Sensors
-
-
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Utility
Ambient Light
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-
-
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
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Video
1x HDMI 1.4
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Video
1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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-
-
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Card
-
1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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Card
1x SDHC Card
-
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Power
USB-C
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-
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External
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External
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16Wh
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No Battery
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Up to 9 Hours
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-
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Switch
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Wii U
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Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
102 mm (4 in)
Width
239 mm (9.4 in)
Depth
14 mm (0.6 in)
Volume
0.34 L
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Height
46 mm (1.8 in)
Width
172 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
269 mm (10.6 in)
Volume
2.13 L
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Weight
399 g (14.07 oz)
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Weight
1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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