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Handheld comparison[edit]

Name Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL PSP-1000 series / PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite series / PSP Go iPod Touch[1]
Console


Pictured left to right: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi


Pictured left to right: PSP-1000 series, PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series
100px 100px Pictured left to right: iPod Touch 1G, iPod Touch 2G/3G
Release dates
  • NA: November 21, 2004
  • JP: December 2, 2004
  • AU: February 24, 2005
  • EU: March 11, 2005
  • JP: December 12, 2004
  • NA: March 24, 2005
  • PAL: September 1, 2005
  • NA: September 5, 2007
  • EU: September 2007
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Launch prices DS:
Japan: ¥15,000
North America: US$149.99
Europe: €149.99
UK: £99.99

DS Lite:

Japan: ¥16,800
North America: US$129.99 / CDN$149.99
Europe: €149.99 / £99.99
UK: £99.99

DSi:

Japan: ¥18,900:[2]
North America: US$169.99 (CDN$199.99)
Australia: AU$299
UK: £149.99
PSP Value Pack:
Japan: ¥24,800 (¥26,040 tax incl.):[3]
North America: US$249.99 / CDN$299.99:[4]
Europe: €249 [4]
UK: £179.99

PSP-1000 series Pack:

Japan: ¥19,800 (¥20,790 tax incl.):[5]
North America: US$199.99 / CDN$229.99:[6]
Europe: €199.99 [7]
UK: £179.99

PSP-2000 series Core Pack:

Japan: ¥19,800:[8]
North America: US$169.99 / CDN$199.99:[9]
Europe: €169 / £129.99[10][11]
UK: £129.99

PSP-3000 series:

North America: US$169.99 (core package), US$199.99 (bundle package)

PSP Go (PSP-N1000):

North America: US$249.99 (bundle package)
iPod Touch 1st Generation
Worldwide: US$299.99

iPod Touch 2nd Generation

Worldwide: US$299.99

iPod Touch 3rd Generation

Worldwide: US$199.99
Media Nintendo DS Game Card, Game Boy Advance cartridge (DS, DS Lite only), SD(HC) Card (DSi only) Universal Media Disc (UMD) (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only), Memory Stick Duo (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only), Memory Stick Micro(M2) (PSP Go only) Flash memory, Content delivery via App Store
Best-selling game Nintendogs, 22.27 million, all versions combined (as of March 31, 2009)[12]
New Super Mario Bros., 18.45 million (as of March 31, 2009)[12]
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, 2.7 million (as of January 2009)[13]
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2.7 million (as of November 26, 2008)[14][15][16]
JellyCar 2 (Best selling Weekly game as of September, 2009)[17]
Included accessories and extras
  • Launch model DS: Stylus, wrist strap, Metroid Prime Hunters demo (not in Japan)
  • DS Lite: Stylus, wrist strap (Japan only)
  • PSP-1000 Value Pack: PSP Case, Hand Strap, 32 MB Memory Stick Pro Duo, Headphones w/Remote control
  • iPod Touch 1G/2G/3G: iPod headphones, Dock adapter, USB Cable
Accessories
(retail)
  • In-Ear Headphones
  • iPod Dock
  • Nike+iPod
  • More...
CPU DS and DSL: 67 MHz ARM9 and 33 MHz ARM7
DSi: 133 MHz ARM
MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz (2 of these) 1st generation: ARM11 620 MHz (underclocked to 400 MHz, then 412 MHz)

2nd generation: ARM11 620 MHz (underclocked to 533 MHz)[1], with internal ARM7 core for Jazelle acceleration

3rd generation: ARM Cortex-A8 833 MHz (underclocked to 600 MHz)

Memory DS and DSL: 4 MB SRAM
DSi: 16 MB
EDRAM (5 MB reserved for kernel, 3 for music)
PSP-1000: 32 MB
PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go: 64 MB
1st/2nd generation: 128 MB DRAM

3rd generation: 256 MB DRAM

Interface
  • D-pad
  • Six face buttons
  • Two shoulder buttons
  • Touch screen
  • Microphone
  • 0.3 Megapixel camera & VGA camera(DSi only)
  • D-pad
  • Six face buttons
  • Two shoulder buttons
  • "Home" button ("PS" button for PSP-3000 series and PSP Go)
  • Analog nub
  • Microphone (PSP-3000 and PSP Go Only)
* Multi-touch
Dimensions 148.7 × 84.7 × 28.9 mm (5.85 × 3.33 × 1.13 inches) (DS)
133 × 73.9 × 21.5 mm (5.24 × 2.9 × 0.85 inches) (DS Lite)
170 × 74 × 23 mm (6.7 × 2.9 × 0.9 inches) (PSP)
169.4 mm x 71.4 mm x 18.6 mm (PSP Slim & Lite)
1st generation:

4.3 in (110 mm) (h) 2.4 in (61 mm) (w) 0.31 in (7.9 mm) (d)

2nd/3rd generation: 4.3 in (110 mm) (h) 2.4 in (61 mm) (w) 0.33 in (8.4 mm) (d)

Weight
DS: 275 g (9.7 oz)
DSL: 218 g
DSi: 214 g
DSi XL: 314 g
280 g (0.62 lbs) (PSP-1000)
189 g (PSP Slim & Lite)
1st generation: 120 grams (4.2 oz)

2nd/3rd generation: 115 grams (4.1 oz)

Online service Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DSi Shop (DSi only) PlayStation Network, RSS reader, Skype (PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series and PSP Go only), PlayStation Store Wi-Fi
Backward compatibility Plays almost all Game Boy Advance cartridges (DS, DS Lite only). Plays PlayStation games through PS3 via remote play or downloaded from PlayStation Store
System software Nintendo DS Menu (DS, DS Lite), Nintendo DSi Menu (DSi) XrossMediaBar (XMB) iPhone OS
Consumer programmability See Nintendo DS homebrew See PlayStation Portable homebrew iPhone SDK

Open Toolchain

Resolutions 256 × 192 (both screens) 480 × 272 480 × 320
Network Wi-Fi 802.11b, Wi-Fi 802.11g (DSi only, only functions with DSi-specific software), wireless ad-hoc with other DS units Wi-Fi (802.11b), IrDA (only for PSP-1000 series), Bluetooth (only for PSP Go), wireless ad-hoc with other PSP units and PlayStation 3 Wi-Fi (802.11), Bluetooth
Audio Stereo speakers, headphone jack Stereo speakers, headphone jack Stereo speakers, headphone jack
I/O 1 Nintendo DS Game Card slot
1 GBA slot (DS, DS Lite only)
1 SD(HC) card slot (DSi Only)
UMD drive (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only)
1 USB device port
1 Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo slot
1 IrDA (PSP-1000 series only)
30-pin Dock Connector
Storage Nintendo DS Game Card, SD(HC) card (DSi only) Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro(M2) (PSP Go only), 16 GB flash memory (PSP Go only) Flash Memory
Battery life DS, backlight on: 14 hours
DS Lite, minimum brightness setting: 15–19 hours[18]
DSi, minimum brightness setting: 9–14 hours[18]
MP3 playback: 10 hours
Game: approximately 3–6 hours
Video playback: 3–7 hours depending on screen brightness setting
Wi-Fi internet browsing: approximately 3–4 hours
6 hours of video playback, and up to 36 (30 in 3rd Gen and Fall 2009 2nd Gen) hours of audio playback.
Units sold (all models combined) Worldwide: 113.48 million (as of September 30, 2009)[19]

Japan: 25,135,276 (as of December 28, 2008)[20][21]
United Kingdom: 8.8 million (as of January 3, 2009)[22]
United States: 28 million (as of January 31, 2009)[23]

Worldwide: 55.9 million ((as of August 3, 2009)[24]

Japan: 11,078,484 (as of December 28, 2008)[20][21]
United Kingdom: 3.2 million (as of January 3, 2009)[22]
United States: 10.47 million (as of January 1, 2008)[25][26][27]

Note: First year of release is the first year of the system's worldwide availability.

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