Nintendo DS vs Nintendo DS Lite

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DS compared with DS Lite

	NintendoDS	NintendoDS Lite
Overview
Released
Released	March 2005	March 2006
Performance
Type
Type	Handheld	Handheld
CPU
CPU	ARM946E-S, 67 MHz, plus ARM7TDMI, 33 MHz	ARM9 CPU and ARM7 CPU
GPU
GPU	Nintendo 2D and 3D graphics engines	–
Memory
Memory	4 MB	–
Disc drive
Disc drive	No	No
CPU
CPU	ARM946E-S at 67.028 MHz and ARM7TDMI at 33.514 MHz (Nintendo NITRO Programming Manual)	–
GPU
GPU	Two 2D graphics engines and a 3D engine with texture mapping, alpha blending and Gouraud shading; polygon-list memory holds up to 2,048 triangles (Nintendo NITRO Programming Manual)	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	4 MB main memory, 656 KB video memory, 32 KB shared work RAM and 64 KB ARM7 work RAM (Nintendo NITRO Programming Manual)	–
Storage detail
Storage detail	Games on Nintendo DS game cards	Games on Nintendo DS cards or Game Boy Advance cartridges; no built-in game storage
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	Game Boy Advance cartridge slot (Slot-2)	Game Boy Advance cartridge slot
Display and video
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	3″ LCD, 256 × 192	3″ LCD, 256 × 192
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	Two 3-inch TFT LCDs, 256 × 192 each, 4:3; resistive touch screen on the lower one	Two 3-inch backlit TFT LCDs, 256 × 192 each, approximately 260,000 colours; four brightness levels and a resistive touch screen on the lower display (Nintendo Japan)
Audio
Audio	Stereo speakers with virtual surround; built-in microphone; headphone and microphone jack	Built-in stereo speakers and microphone; virtual surround in supported games; stereo headphone and microphone connector
Design and power
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 19 hours
Weight
Weight	275 g	218 g (better)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	User-replaceable lithium-ion battery; 6–10 hours of play after about a 4-hour charge (Nintendo)	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 15–19 hours at lowest brightness, 10–15 at low, 7–11 at high and 5–8 at highest, varying by software; full charge approximately 3 hours (Nintendo Japan)
Size
Size	–	133 × 73.9 × 21.5 mm when folded (width × depth × thickness)
Colours
Colours	–	Crystal White, Ice Blue, Enamel Navy, Noble Pink, Jet Black, Gloss Silver, Metallic Rose and Crimson/Black (Nintendo Japan's series page; regional ranges vary)
Connections
Ports
Ports	–	Nintendo DS card slot, Game Boy Advance cartridge slot and stereo headphone/microphone connector
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b with WEP	IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's own wireless protocol; nominal range 10–30 m depending on surroundings; supported games allow several consoles to share one DS card
Controller
Controller	Built-in D-pad, A/B/X/Y, Start, Select, L and R buttons; stylus	Built-in D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R, Start and Select buttons; touch screen and stylus; built-in microphone with voice recognition in supported games
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Game Boy Advance games (not Game Boy or Game Boy Color)	Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance games; no Game Boy or Game Boy Color cartridges. Game Boy Advance communication functions, link cable, Wireless Adapter, e-Reader+ and GameCube–GBA cable are unsupported