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Teardown identifies Tegra X1-based ODNX10-A1 but calls the specific T210B01 variant presumed. The maker does not name the exact chip revision. CPU cores, clocks, process and GPU facts come from the sources on those fields.","storage_gb":"Maker System Memory 32 GB means built-in game/data storage, not RAM. The same cell excludes storage reserved for system files.","panel_type":"Maker only publishes LCD. IPS is not inferred from viewing angles or the original Switch panel.","wifi_standard":"802.11 a/b/g/n/ac is Wi-Fi 5.","bluetooth_version":"Published Bluetooth 4.1 is the device connection version. Chip component support for 5.0 in teardown is not the console supported version.","battery_life_claimed":"Maker approximate gaming 3-7 h depends on software. Zelda: Breath of the Wild approx 4 h is a separate named-game claim. Brightness and settings not specified.","dimensions_mm":"Maker width 208 mm and height 91.1 mm. Chassis 13.9 mm is not full external depth. The footnote explicitly measures 28.4 mm from analog stick tip to ZL/ZR top surface, used for maximum depth.","weight_g":"Maker approximate whole handheld 275 g. Integrated controls cannot be detached.","display_output":"Video Output cell dash, maker feature page explicitly excludes TV output. USB-C charging is not DisplayPort evidence.","dpad_type":"Built-in +Control Pad is a single cross D-pad, not four separate directional buttons.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Charging Time reads approx. 3 hours, assuming the console is charged while in Sleep Mode. Stored as the nominal claim.","audio_features":"Speakers row reads Stereo."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/lite/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["manufacturer_url","series","device_class","form_factor","os_family","game_stores","colors","backward_compatibility"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Dedicated handheld with integrated, non-removable controls.","game_stores":"More system features explicitly lists Nintendo eShop for on-system digital game and DLC purchases.","colors":"Five standard colors currently listed by maker. Limited-edition finishes are added by their exact maker sources below.","os_family":"The built-in Nintendo Switch software and eShop platform are explicitly identified. No Android, Windows or SteamOS inference.","backward_compatibility":"Maker page: the Lite plays the library of Nintendo Switch games that work in handheld mode."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-lite-turquoise/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gtins","charger_in_box","in_the_box","release_date","status"],"notes":{"gtins":"Exact US Turquoise store About this item UPC 00045496882266, a 14-digit GTIN with maker leading zeroes retained. Not assigned to other colors.","in_the_box":"Complete US standard-box list contains system and Nintendo Switch AC adapter. Other bundles and regional leaflets are not inherited.","release_date":"Current maker item page retains September 20, 2019 release date. Retrospective launch-period press below separately confirms actual sales, rather than relying on planned date.","status":"Exact current US Turquoise product structured Offer states availability https://schema.org/InStock and itemCondition https://schema.org/NewCondition. Current 229.99 price is not launch MSRP."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/support_1/nintendoswitch/NSwitch_ImportantInformation_UKV.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["manual_url","wifi_bands","wired_charging_max_w","wired_charging_standards","other_certifications","charger_in_box_w"],"notes":{"manual_url":"English Important Information model, charging and radio sections read. Five PDF pages containing seven printed pages. Exact Switch Lite exclusions checked. Printed page 2 explicitly excludes built-in vibration. Schema list has no none option, so rumble is omitted. The UK adapter table rates HAC-002(UKV) 39 W.","wifi_bands":"Printed Technical Specifications Nintendo Switch Lite row explicitly lists 2412-2472 MHz and 5180-5700 MHz Wi-Fi ranges.","wired_charging_max_w":"Printed Power Requirements gives Nintendo Switch Lite HDH-001 max 9 W required for maximum charging speed. Device input differs from HAC-002 adapter rating 39 W.","wired_charging_standards":"Same Common Charger section explicitly says all covered models support USB PD fast charging. Version unspecified.","other_certifications":"Declaration of conformity names Nintendo Switch Lite among the radio equipment types in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.","charger_in_box_w":"Ecodesign table for the Nintendo Switch AC adapter HAC-002(UKV) gives 39.0 W at 15.0 V and 2.6 A. The US box holds the same Nintendo Switch AC adapter per the US store list."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/47285/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["speaker_count","speaker_direction","stick_layout","ports","back_buttons","touchpad_count","fingerprint_sensor","trigger_technology"],"notes":{"speaker_count":"Complete Bottom diagram labels Speaker L and Speaker R, two physical drivers. Stereo claim alone was not used to infer the count.","speaker_direction":"Speaker L/R openings face downward at the bottom edge. Computer Base review independently states downward firing.","stick_layout":"Front diagram positions left stick above the +Control Pad and right stick below ABXY, offset layout.","ports":"Complete maker system diagram: USB-C at bottom, 3.5 mm CTIA audio at top, microSD slot at the rear/bottom corner, and Nintendo Switch game-card slot at top. Each physical slot or connector appears once. physical_game_media names its supported media, not an additional connector. Exact HDH-001 manual separately establishes 9 W charging input.","back_buttons":"Complete Front/Top/Bottom/Back system diagrams account for integrated L/R/ZL/ZR shoulder controls and all system buttons. No extra rear/grip buttons. Shoulder triggers and system buttons are excluded from rear count.","touchpad_count":"Complete maker system diagrams show the touchscreen and all separate control surfaces, with no independent trackpads. The touchscreen is not counted as a trackpad.","fingerprint_sensor":"The Lite system diagram labels every control, port and slot. It shows no fingerprint sensor.","trigger_technology":"The diagram labels ZL and ZR as Buttons."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/what-is-button-mapping/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["on_device_remapping"],"notes":{"on_device_remapping":"Exact support article explicitly says buttons on Nintendo Switch Lite can be remapped. POWER, Volume and HOME restrictions are documented. Mapping is saved on console, not in a game."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+Switch+Lite+Teardown/126223","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["ram_gb","ram_type","storage_type","battery_capacity_wh","kickstand","fan_count","memory_card_max_gb","stick_technology","stick_modules_replaceable"],"notes":{"ram_gb":"Step 8 identifies two Samsung K4U6E3S4AM-MGCJ 16 Gb LPDDR4X DRAM packages, explicitly 4 GB total. Storage 32 GB is not RAM. Full hardware teardown establishes memories and one fan. Stick mechanism is now independently opened in Step 7 and classified in its own source notes. T210B01 chip is only presumed in this teardown, so no specific chip code, CPU/GPU clock or core count is derived from it.","storage_type":"Step 8 identifies Samsung KLMBG2JETD-B041 32 GB eMMC soldered flash. No M.2 socket is asserted.","battery_capacity_wh":"Step 5 identifies the actual Nintendo 3570 mAh pack rated 13.6 Wh. No guessed voltage conversion.","kickstand":"Step 3 expressly says Lite lacks the original Switch kickstand.","fan_count":"Complete internal teardown Step 6 and assembly photograph show one cooling fan with one heatpipe/heatsink. No fanless inference from low heat.","memory_card_max_gb":"Step 1 explicitly says up to 2 TB microSD additional storage, normalized decimal 2000 GB.","stick_technology":"Step 7 opens the actual Switch Lite joystick assembly, shown above the 2019 Switch assembly. It identifies metal sliders over black contact pads. iFixit later stick-drift explainer classifies this flat-pad/wiper mechanism as a potentiometer and cites this teardown. Actual Lite internals, not a resemblance-only inference. No stick brand or lifespan claimed.","stick_modules_replaceable":"Complete teardown final thoughts explicitly say joysticks are modular and independently replaceable. Exact Lite left-stick service guide Steps 22 to 29 disconnects FPC cable and removes screws and module without soldering. Solder-free service requires disassembly and is not user hot-swap."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/gaming/nintendo-switch-lite-test.69242/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["measured_sdr_brightness_nits","measured_contrast_ratio","screen_surface","carrying_case"],"notes":{"measured_sdr_brightness_nits":"Display section explicitly measures full white centre 343 cd/m², maximum brightness on right 346 cd/m². Centre 343 stored, not edge maximum. September 2019 review unit, firmware unspecified. No measured runtime chart, charge 0-100, SPL, PWM frequency, grip/APU temperature or stick numeric tests in this article. Maker approximate 275 g repeated here is not independently weighed evidence.","measured_contrast_ratio":"Review average black 0.402 cd/m² and contrast 856:1. No recalculation from rounded luminance.","screen_surface":"Display section reports strong reflections and mirrored surroundings in bright conditions. Glossy LCD surface, not matte.","carrying_case":"Opening box summary explicitly says only the power supply comes with system. No carrying case included."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Troubleshooting/Nintendo-Switch-System-Update-Information-1445507.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Official latest update 23.0.1 released October 1, 2026. Current as of October 5, 2026. Exact launch OS not independently proven and omitted. Later feature updates not asserted as launch hardware."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2019/July/Nintendo-introduces-Nintendo-Switch-Lite-a-device-dedicated-to-handheld-game-play-1596192.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Exact maker announcement dated July 10, 2019. Planned September 20 date alone is not used for retail proof."}},{"url":"https://www.a4at.com/2019/09/20/the-nintendo-switch-family-grows-with-todays-launch-of-nintendo-switch-lite/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["launch_price_usd","markets","release_date"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Syndicated Nintendo of America launch release dated September 20, 2019 explicitly states suggested retail USD 199.99 and now available. US MSRP before local sales tax, not a later 229.99 store price. No EUR launch price with exact tax scope proved, omitted. Current standard US box only represented. Limited edition bundles not inherited. Direct retrieval times out. Public indexed syndicated Nintendo launch text was read. Exact retail month has a separately opened launch-day news source.","release_date":"Actual launch-day release explicitly says today launch and now available, corroborating current maker About this item September 20, 2019. Stored month 2019-09."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-lite-dialga-palkia-edition/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"Exact special edition maker store explicitly says metallic gray body with black buttons. Patterned finish is distinguished from standard Gray."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2024/240618_2.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"Exact Hyrule Edition maker release explicitly identifies Gold. Limited regional game or membership bundles are omitted from variants because exact inherited box configuration is not proven."}},{"url":"https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-lite-launch-faq-price-release-date/1100-6468339/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date","colors"],"notes":{"release_date":"Published September 20, 2019. It explicitly reports Switch Lite now available in stores and already launched worldwide September 20. Actual retail month is September 2019, not merely the planned launch date.","colors":"The exact launch FAQ describes the Zacian & Zamazenta Edition as a light gray body with cyan and magenta buttons and cover Pokemon artwork on the back. It is a finish of Switch Lite, not a separate hardware product."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50404/p/172/c/693","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Exact maker Warranty and Service Information includes Nintendo Switch Lite. Limited Warranty states twelve months for original purchaser, valid only in US and Canada. Paid plans and statutory rights excluded."}},{"url":"https://multimedia.yeppon.it/products/10002292/10002292-leaflet.pdf","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["aspect_ratio"],"notes":{"aspect_ratio":"Retailer-hosted product datasheet explicitly Nintendo Switch Lite Turquoise, 32 GB. Page 1 Display Formato row gives 16:9, matching maker 1280 x 720. Not a manufacturer PDF. Its incorrect 450 g weight is rejected against maker 275 g. No other claims borrowed."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/face-off/nintendo-switch-oled-vs-switch-vs-switch-lite","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["refresh_rate_modes"],"notes":{"refresh_rate_modes":"Screen comparison explicitly says all three Switch/OLED/Lite screens use 720p resolution and standard 60Hz refresh. Only native 1280x720 Lite mode stored. No game frame-rate cap substituted or external-output mode inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/News/48944/heres-why-ps5-joysticks-drift-and-why-theyll-only-get-worse","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stick_technology"],"notes":{"stick_technology":"Article identifies wipers moving across flat pads as a style of potentiometer and credits Nintendo Switch Lite teardown photograph. Original exact Lite Step 7 separately proves this mechanism in its own opened stick, not only an original Joy-Con comparison."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Lite+Left+Joystick+Replacement/137385","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stick_modules_replaceable"],"notes":{"stick_modules_replaceable":"Exact Lite guide Steps 22-23 disconnects joystick ZIF/FPC ribbon, Steps 28-29 removes two screws and joystick by hand after chassis/daughterboard disassembly. No soldering. Combined with full teardown modular-joystick statement covers service construction."}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/BKEHDH001/Label/06-Label-and-Location-4376228","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fcc_id"],"notes":{"fcc_id":"Public indexed original Nintendo FCC label filing, document 4376228. FCC ID table BKEHDH001, document title HDH-001_Label_and_label_location_190718, applicant Nintendo. Exact reference HDH-001. HDH002 separate filing excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-nintendo-switch-lite-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_runtime_measured","measured_charge_time_min"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Original Digital Foundry actual Switch Lite HDH-001 test. Zelda: Breath of the Wild standard power-consumption test lasts 3 h 35 min at 50-percent brightness slider and 3 h 5 min at 100-percent slider. Nits, firmware, test save, game patch and radio state are unstated. Percentages stay in notes, not brightness_nits. Original fixed 32 GB, 4 GB hardware. No HAC or docked result borrowed.","measured_charge_time_min":"Exact HDH-001 column, Battery Charging 0-100% row explicitly 2 h 17 min, exactly 137 minutes. Adapter model and device powered or sleep state are unstated. No rounded approximate maker three-hour claim substituted."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-battery-life-tested-heres-how-it-stacks-up","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_runtime_measured"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Exact original Switch Lite actual battery test: continuous Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match with 8 CPU characters, maximum CPU difficulty, items high and stage morphing on. Result 3h50m. Brightness, firmware, volume, radio settings and game patch not stated. Original 32GB hardware, no other console row borrowed. Separate game/method from Digital Foundry Zelda rows."}},{"url":"https://videocardz.com/newz/next-gen-nintendo-switch-rumored-to-feature-nvidia-ada-lovelace-gpu-architecture","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gpu_architecture","process_node_nm"],"notes":{"gpu_architecture":"Published comparison table, released Tegra X1 T214 row explicitly lists Switch Lite and Maxwell. This existing-hardware row is separate from future next-generation rumor. Digital Foundry exact Lite review independently identifies Mariko/T210b01. No unreleased GPU claim or generic clock borrowed.","process_node_nm":"Same released-device table explicitly gives 16 nm TSMC for Tegra X1 T214 in Switch Lite. Body separately describes current Mariko as 16 nm TSMC. Digital Foundry exact Lite review identifies that revision. Original 20 nm T210 and future unreleased entries are excluded. Manufacturer is silent, so this remains a published secondary fact."}},{"url":"https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2025-nintendo-switch-2-final-tech-specs-and-system-reservations-confirmed","kind":"press","fields":["cpu_clusters","gpu","gpu_boost_clock_mhz","tdp_modes","memory_bandwidth_gb_s"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Switch 1 column: 4x ARM Cortex A57, 1020 MHz docked and mobile, max 1.785 GHz. One core is reserved for the system. The Digital Foundry Lite review says the Lite runs the same processor at the same clocks as the HAC-001(-01).","gpu":"Switch 1 column: Maxwell, 256 CUDA cores. The Lite uses the T210b01 Tegra X1 revision per the Digital Foundry Lite review.","gpu_boost_clock_mhz":"Mobile clock is up to 460 MHz. The 768 MHz docked clock does not apply because the Lite cannot dock. The column also lists a 921 MHz maximum that games do not use.","tdp_modes":"Mobile clocks only. Power per mode is not published.","memory_bandwidth_gb_s":"21.3 GB/s in mobile mode. The 25.6 GB/s docked figure does not apply to the Lite."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-nintendo-switch-lite-review","kind":"measurement","fields":["cpu_clusters","dock"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Review says the Lite runs the same processor at the same clocks as the HAC-001(-01) model.","dock":"Review says the Lite has no TV output and does not fit the standard dock."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch","kind":"spec_database","fields":["gpu_compute_units"],"notes":{"gpu_compute_units":"Technical specifications table lists 2 compute units for the GM20B GPU. The unit is NVIDIA streaming multiprocessors. The same page says the Lite uses the Tegra X1+."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/gaming/nintendo-switch-lite-test.69242/","kind":"review_site","fields":["charger_in_box_w","backward_compatibility","trigger_technology"],"notes":{"charger_in_box_w":"Says the Lite power supply is identical to the one of the first Switch and delivers a maximum of 39 W. The Nintendo manual rates the HAC-002 adapter 39.0 W at 15 V and 2.6 A.","backward_compatibility":"Says the Lite plays every Switch game that supports handheld mode. Games that need detachable Joy-Con can use separately bought Joy-Con.","trigger_technology":"Says the Lite has no analog shoulder buttons. ZL and ZR use switches with a membrane. They are digital buttons."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/gaming/nintendo-switch-lite-test.69242/seite-2","kind":"measurement","fields":["battery_runtime_measured"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Page 2 runs Zelda: Breath of the Wild at maximum brightness for 2:54 h and Super Mario Odyssey at maximum brightness for 3:01 h on the Lite. Brightness in nits, firmware and save are not stated. Tested at launch in 2019."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"}],"fields_filled":95,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}