Nintendo DS vs Sony PSP

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DS compared with PSP

	NintendoDS	SonyPSP
Overview
Released
Released	March 2005	September 2005
Performance
Type
Type	Handheld	Handheld
CPU
CPU	ARM946E-S, 67 MHz, plus ARM7TDMI, 33 MHz	Sony PSP CPU, up to 333 MHz
GPU
GPU	Nintendo 2D and 3D graphics engines	Sony custom graphics core
Memory
Memory	4 MB	36 MB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	No	Yes
CPU
CPU	ARM946E-S at 67.028 MHz and ARM7TDMI at 33.514 MHz (Nintendo NITRO Programming Manual)	PSP CPU, operating frequency 1 to 333 MHz (Sony)
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)	32 MB main memory plus 4 MB embedded DRAM (Sony)
Storage detail
Storage detail	Games on Nintendo DS game cards	Read-only UMD drive; no built-in storage
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	Game Boy Advance cartridge slot (Slot-2)	Memory Stick Duo slot
Display and video
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	3″ LCD, 256 × 192	4.3″ LCD, 480 × 272
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	Two 3-inch TFT LCDs, 256 × 192 each, 4:3; resistive touch screen on the lower one	4.3-inch (16:9) full-transparent TFT LCD, about 16.77 million colours; 480 × 272 (Sony)
Audio
Audio	Stereo speakers with virtual surround; built-in microphone; headphone and microphone jack	Stereo speakers; headset connector
Design and power
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 6 hours
Weight
Weight	275 g (better)	280 g
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	User-replaceable lithium-ion battery; 6–10 hours of play after about a 4-hour charge (Nintendo)	1800 mAh lithium-ion battery pack, user-replaceable; about 3–6 hours of games and 3–5 hours of video playback (US manual; the Japanese manual says 4–6 hours for both); charges in about 2 hours 20 minutes
Power use
Power use	–	Approx. 6 W maximum (when charging)
Connections
Ports
Ports	–	DC IN 5 V, Hi-speed USB (Mini-B), headset connector, IR port, DC OUT, Memory Stick Duo slot
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b with WEP	Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b)
Controller
Controller	Built-in D-pad, A/B/X/Y, Start, Select, L and R buttons; stylus	Built-in D-pad, analogue stick, four face buttons and two shoulder buttons
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Game Boy Advance games (not Game Boy or Game Boy Color)	–