Nintendo DSi XL vs Nintendo New 3DS XL

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DSi XL compared with New 3DS XL

	NintendoDSi XL	NintendoNew 3DS XL
Overview
Released
Released	November 2009	October 2014
Performance
Type
Type	Handheld	Handheld
CPU
CPU	–	ARM11 MPCore, 4 cores, 804 MHz
GPU
GPU	–	DMP PICA200, 268 MHz
Memory
Memory	–	262 MB
Disc drive
Disc drive	No	No
CPU
CPU	–	Quad-core ARM11 MPCore at up to 804 MHz (original 3DS security research)
GPU
GPU	–	DMP PICA200 at 268 MHz (Copetti)
Memory detail
Memory detail	–	256 MB FCRAM plus 6 MB VRAM (original 3DS security research)
Storage detail
Storage detail	–	Games on Nintendo 3DS game cards; a microSDHC card is included, with capacity stated on the box (Nintendo UK manual)
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GB; miniSD and microSD cards require an adapter (Nintendo UK)	microSD cards up to 2 GB and microSDHC cards from 4 to 32 GB
Display and video
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	4.2″ LCD, 256 × 192	4.88″ LCD, 800 × 240
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	Two 4.2-inch transmissive TFT colour LCDs, approximately 260,000 colours each; five brightness levels and a touch screen on the lower display	Upper 4.88-inch 3D LCD (106.2 × 63.72 mm) with Super-Stable 3D, 800 × 240 (400 pixels per eye in 3D), 16.7 million colours; lower 4.18-inch LCD touch screen, 320 × 240
Audio
Audio	Built-in speakers and microphone; stereo headphone output	Stereo speakers; headphone jack
Design and power
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 17 hours	Up to 7 hours
Weight
Weight	314 g (better)	329 g
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	UTL-003 user-replaceable lithium-ion battery pack, 3.9 Wh (Nintendo's Japanese manual). Nintendo rates approximately 13–17 hours at lowest brightness, 11–14 at low, 9–11 at medium, 6–8 at high and 4–5 at highest; software and usage affect runtime. Full charge approximately 3 hours	Nintendo 3DS XL battery (SPR-003); about 3.5–7 hours with 3DS software and 7–12 hours with DS software; charges in about 3 hours 30 minutes
Power use
Power use	Approximately 2.8 W maximum while charging (Nintendo's Japanese manual)	–
Size
Size	161 × 91.4 × 21.2 mm when folded (width × depth × thickness); approximately 314 g includes battery and stylus	–
Colours
Colours	Dark brown, wine red and natural white at the Japanese launch; other regions and later releases differ	Metallic Black, Metallic Blue at the European launch (Nintendo UK)
In the box
In the box	DSi LL, AC adapter, small stylus, large pen-style stylus, quick start guide and instruction manual (Japanese bundle); the large stylus is 129.3 mm long and the small stylus 96 mm	Console, stylus, microSDHC card, AR cards; the Nintendo 3DS AC adapter (WAP-002(EUR)) is sold separately
Connections
Ports
Ports	Nintendo DS card slot, SD card slot, AC adapter connector and stereo headphone/microphone connector	–
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g (DSSS/OFDM), 2.4 GHz; nominal range approximately 10–30 m depending on surroundings (Nintendo's Japanese manual)	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz); NFC; infrared (Nintendo UK manual)
Controller
Controller	Built-in D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R, Start and Select buttons, stylus and touch screen; inner and outer fixed-focus CMOS cameras, approximately 0.3 megapixels each (Nintendo Japan)	Built-in Circle Pad, C-Stick, D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R and ZL/ZR buttons; motion and gyro sensors; stylus
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Nintendo DS and DSi games and installed DSiWare; no Game Boy Advance games or DS accessories requiring the GBA slot. DSi Shop purchases and free downloads ended on 31 March 2017 (Nintendo UK); launch reviews describe the service before closure	Nintendo 3DS, DS and DSi games