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HORI Split Pad Pro

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Split Pad Pro

Released 7 September 2020.1Press releasestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-new-colors-press-releaseRead 23 October 2026The new Split Pad Pro colors will be available on September 7th, 2020. The first Split Pad Pro came out in 2019 as a Daemon X Machina tie-in, and these colors are the 2020 model. Last checked 23 October 2026.

Form factor
Detachable pair
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Stick sensor
Not available
Connections
Not available

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General

Series
Not available
Model numbers
NSW-298U2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026SKU: NSW-298U. The Black style of the HORI USA store.
GTIN / EAN
8100509101015Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B08FJ7XY3BRead 23 October 2026Amazon US: UPC 810050910101, model number and part number NSW-298U. The same code is the EAN 0810050910101 on European retailer listings. Amazon's Wireless connectivity tag is wrong and is not used.
Announced
10 August 20201Press releasestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-new-colors-press-releaseRead 23 October 2026HORI USA press release dated Los Angeles, August 10, 2020: new Split Pad Pro colors, preorder from 10 August 2020.
Status
Available7Retailer pagebestbuy.com/product/hori-split-pad-pro-for-nintendo-switch-black/J3GTV3L8XJRead 23 October 2026Best Buy US lists model NSW-298U, SKU 10203867, at $46.55 with Add to Cart on 2026-10-23, 1,153 reviews. Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model.
Predecessor
Not available
Successor
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Launch price (US)
$49.991Press releasestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-new-colors-press-releaseRead 23 October 2026Nintendo Switch Split Pad Pro (Black) - $49.99 USD MSRP. US price, excl. tax.
Launch price (EU)
Not available
Markets
Not available
Colours
Translucent Black1Press releasestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-new-colors-press-releaseRead 23 October 2026Release names the new colors Black, Midnight Blue and Volcanic Red. The product page names the Black one Translucent Black.2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Features: Translucent Black design.
Form factor
Detachable pair4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Included: Controller (L) x 1 and Controller (R) x 1. Each half slides along the rails of the Nintendo Switch console. It only works attached to the console in Handheld Mode, not in TV Mode or Tabletop Mode and not as a wireless controller.
Stick layout
Offset4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Layout diagram: left stick above the control pad on the left half, A/B/X/Y above the right stick on the right half. This is the offset layout.
Face button labels
Nintendo4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Layout diagram labels the X, Y, A and B buttons.
Made by the platform holder
No2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Made by HORI, licensed by Nintendo. Not made by Nintendo.

Compatibility

Platforms
Nintendo Switch1Press releasestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-new-colors-press-releaseRead 23 October 2026Release: Not a wireless controller - only for handheld mode. Nintendo Switch handheld mode only. The product page and Best Buy add the Nintendo Switch - OLED Model, which is part of the Nintendo Switch platform.
Connection per platform
Not available
Official licence
Officially Licensed by Nintendo2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Officially Licensed by Nintendo.
Input modes
Not available
Mode switching
Not available
Native Steam Input support
Not available
Wakes the supported console
Not available
Max phone length
Not available
Works with phone case
Not available

Connectivity

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Connections
Not available
Controller Bluetooth version
Not available
Wireless receiver
Not available
Receiver connector
Not available
Wireless range (claimed)
Not available
Paired device slots
Not available
Wired connector
Not available
USB
Not available
Detachable cable
Not available
Cable length
Not available
Cable type
Not available
Claimed polling rate by connection
Not available
Polling rate wired
Not available
Polling rate wireless
Not available
Polling rate Bluetooth
Not available

Sticks

Stick sensor
Not available
Stick module name
Not available
Stick resolution (claimed)
Not available
Default dead zone (claimed)
Not available
Adjustable dead zone
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Adjustable response curve
Not available
Adjustable stick tension
Not available
Tension levels
Not available
Stick throw
Not available
Stick gate
Not available
Stick click (L3/R3)
Yes4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Layout lists L Stick Button and R Stick Button.
Swappable stick tops
Not available
Stick tops included
Not available
Replaceable stick modules
Not available
Stick calibration
On the device4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Rotate the sticks two or three times in large circles with the product attached. It does not work with the Calibrate Control Sticks option in the Switch HOME Menu.

Triggers

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Trigger sensor
Not available
Trigger resolution
Not available
Trigger travel
Not available
Trigger stops
Not available
Trigger stop positions
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Trigger stop type
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Shortest trigger travel
Not available
Adjustable trigger dead zone
Not available
Hair trigger mode
Not available
Adaptive triggers
Not available

Buttons

Face button switches
Not available
Face button switch name
Not available
Swappable face buttons
Not available
Bumper switches
Not available
D-pad
Cross2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026The maker's product photos show a plus-shaped D-pad. The release and page call it a precision D-pad.
D-pad switches
Not available
Rear grip buttons or paddles
22Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Features: Assignable rear triggers. The manual names them the FL and FR buttons on the grips. The back ZL and ZR buttons are standard shoulder triggers and are not counted.4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Back view lists ZL Button, ZR Button, Release Button, FL Button and FR Button. FL and FR are the extra rear buttons.
Rear grip input type
Not available
Removable rear paddles
Not available
Additional shoulder buttons
04Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Front and back views show only L, R, ZL and ZR on the shoulders, plus FL and FR on the rear.
Additional remappable buttons
22Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Assignable rear buttons FL and FR, set from the ASSIGN buttons (manual).4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Assign Mode: the Controller (L) button function can be assigned to the FL button, the Controller (R) button function to the FR button. Two assignable rear buttons.
On-controller remapping
Yes4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Assign Mode is set with the ASSIGN buttons on the controller, with no app.
Custom onboard profiles
Not available
Profile switch control
Not available
Turbo
Yes2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Features: Assignable rear triggers, Turbo functionally, and more.4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Turbo and Turbo Hold on the TURBO buttons. Speed steps 5, 10 and 20 times per second. Amazon copy says 5, 12 or 20, and the manual is followed.
Macros
Not available
Share or capture button
Yes4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Layout lists the Capture Button on the left half.

Feedback

Rumble
Not available
Rumble motor type
Not available
Rumble motors in grips
08Reviewtechradar.com/gaming/hori-split-pad-pro-reviewRead 23 October 2026First reviewed February 2025, tested on a special edition with the same hardware: Unlike the Joy-Con, you also don't get HD Rumble (or any vibration for that matter). The review lists 2x remappable rear input and says each half weighs 0.18 lbs / 80 g, which confirms the manual's 80 g and 65 x 110 x 28 mm are per half. No pair weight is published, so weight_g is left out.
Trigger rumble motors
08Reviewtechradar.com/gaming/hori-split-pad-pro-reviewRead 23 October 2026No vibration at all, so no trigger motors.
Adjustable rumble
Not available

Motion and touch

Gyroscope
No2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Does not include Motion Controls, HD Rumble, NFC, or IR camera. The manual also lists Gyroscope and Accelerometer as unsupported.4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Not supported: Gyroscope, Motion IR Camera, Accelerometer, Player LED, HD Rumble, HOME Button Notification LED, NFC.
Combined motion sensor axes
Not available
Gyro as mouse
Not available
Touchpad
Not available
Touchpads
Not available
Clickable touchpad
Not available
NFC
No2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Does not include Motion Controls, HD Rumble, NFC, or IR camera.4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Not supported: NFC.
IR camera
No2Maker product pagestores.horiusa.com/switch-split-pad-pro-black-for-nintendo-switchRead 23 October 2026Does not include Motion Controls, HD Rumble, NFC, or IR camera.4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Not supported: Motion IR Camera.
Built-in display
Not available
Light bar
Not available
RGB lighting
Not available
Lighting zones
Not available

Measured

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Measured input latency
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Button latency wired (measured, highest average)
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Button latency wireless (measured, highest average)
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Button latency Bluetooth (measured, highest average)
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Stick latency wired (measured, highest average)
Not available
Stick latency wireless (measured, highest average)
Not available
Stick latency Bluetooth (measured, highest average)
Not available
Measured stick tests
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Inner dead zone (measured, worst stick)
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Circularity error (measured, worst stick)
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Measured battery life
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Full charge time (measured)
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Weight (measured)
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Audio

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3.5 mm jack
Not available
Jack works over
Not available
Speaker
Not available
Microphone
Not available
Microphone mute control
Not available
Expansion port
Not available

Battery and charging

Battery type
None4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026The manual lists no battery, charger or charging port. The sticks calibrate only while attached and the power supply is on, so the halves take power from the console. This is read from the manual and is not an explicit battery statement.
Batteries
04Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026No battery named in the manual.
Batteries included
Not available
Battery capacity
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Battery energy
Not available
Claimed battery life
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Longest claimed battery life
Not available
Charging connector
None4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026No charging connector in the manual.
Full charge time (claimed)
Not available
Charging dock
Not available
Dock
Not available
Play while charging
Not available
Battery indicator
Not available

Build

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Shell material
Not available
Grip texture
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Swappable grips
Not available
Swappable faceplate
Not available
User-replaceable parts
Not available

Software

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Companion app
Not available
App platforms
Not available
User firmware updates
Not available

Dimensions and weight

Front and side, drawn to scale.

Body dimensions
Width65Height110Depth28mm(2.6 × 4.3 × 1.1 in)4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Specifications: Dimensions (approx) (W)65mm x (H)110mm x (D)28mm. The manual does not say per controller. The pair cannot be 65 mm wide, so the size is read as one half, as for the Joy-Con. Width is the front-face width, height the top to bottom size.
Weight (claimed)
Not available

Certifications

FCC ID
Not available
Other certifications
FCC Part 15 Class B4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026English FCC note: tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. No FCC ID is printed. Manual dated February 2023, code 2033-33U.

In the box

In the box
Controller (L) x 1, Controller (R) x 1, Instruction manual x 14Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026Included list, English: Controller (L) x 1, Controller (R) x 1, Instruction manual x 1.
Cables included
Not available
Carrying case
None4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026The Included list has no case.

Warranty

Manufacturer warranty (source market)
0.25years4Owner's manualm.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdfRead 23 October 2026US warranty: 90 days from the original date of purchase, stored as 0.25 years. The EU text sends claims in the first 30 days to the retailer.
Stick drift warranty
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