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Earlier 2017 HAC-001 battery and chip facts excluded. Lite, OLED and Switch 2 are separate marketed models.","spec_sheet_url":"Exact maker metric specification table for HAC-001(-01). Current US table independently checked. No separate exact consumer specification PDF found.","chipset":"Maker only says customised NVIDIA Tegra. Teardown identifies Tegra X1-based. CPU cores, clocks, GPU units and process node come from the sources on those fields.","storage_gb":"Maker System Memory 32 GB is game/data storage, not RAM. System files reduce usable capacity. Storage technology not inferred.","panel_type":"Maker only publishes LCD. IPS and maximum built-in refresh are not stated. Dock 60 fps is not transferred to display refresh.","battery_life_claimed":"Exact 2019 reference estimates approximately 4.5-9 gaming hours, with separate Zelda: Breath of the Wild claim 5.5 hours. Game and usage affect results. Brightness, sleep and settings unscoped. Tablet 4310 mAh excludes Joy-Con batteries.","dimensions_mm":"With Joy-Con attached: width 239 mm, height 102 mm. Chassis thickness 13.9 mm is excluded. Explicit maximum stick-tip to ZL/ZR extent 28.4 mm is full external depth. Matching maker metric values used without converting US inches.","weight_g":"Approximately 398 g with supplied Joy-Con attached. Tablet alone approximately 297 g stored separately. Dock, straps, grip and case excluded.","dock_output_max":"Maker up to 1920x1080 at 60 fps via HDMI in TV mode. Requires proprietary dock. No raw USB-C DisplayPort output inferred.","display_output":"Nintendo requires its proprietary dock for TV output. No direct USB-C display output documented. Dock video capability is stored in dock_output_max under field semantics."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/tech-specs/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["memory_card_max_gb","detached_controller_connection","rumble","nfc","dock_ports"],"notes":{"memory_card_max_gb":"Up to 2 TB microSDHC/microSDXC, stored as 2000 decimal GB. SDXC requires console update through internet. Card sold separately.","detached_controller_connection":"Joy-Con wireless link explicitly Bluetooth 3.0. Console Bluetooth 4.1 is a separate device specification.","rumble":"Maker Joy-Con HD Rumble stored as HD haptics. Applies to supplied controllers, not bare tablet.","nfc":"Right Joy-Con NFC touchpoint only. Present on whole handheld with supplied controllers.","dock_ports":"Original dock has two USB 2.0-compatible side ports, one unversioned rear USB port, system connector, AC adapter port and HDMI. OLED LAN dock excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/system/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["series","manufacturer_url","device_class","form_factor","os_family","game_stores","kickstand"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"One ordinary Switch generation page using HAC-001(-01) reference hardware. Older 2017 battery revision is excluded from retained configuration.","game_stores":"Maker Nintendo eShop purchases on console. Nintendo Switch physical game cards listed separately.","kickstand":"Original narrow rear tabletop stand. OLED wide adjustable stand excluded."}},{"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_standards","charger_in_box_w","ports","wired_charging_max_w"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Current original maker five-page Important Information PDF read. Ordinary Switch TV/tabletop/microSD drawings, Joy-Con charging, frequency and power tables checked. Charging section explicitly names HAC-001(-01).","charger_in_box_w":"Original HAC-002 adapter rated 15 V, 2.6 A, 39 W in maker table. Standard box includes AC adapter. Adapter output differs from handheld charging limit.","wifi_bands":"Ordinary Switch regulatory table lists 2412-2472 MHz and 5 GHz bands. No 6 GHz or cellular inferred.","ports":"One bottom USB-C. Exact HAC-001(-01) charger information says delivered charger power must be 2.5-10 W to achieve maximum charging speed. The 10 W maximum is stored as the USB-C charging input and as wired_charging_max_w, the same reading used for the Switch Lite 9 W. TV mode requires 39 W adapter output. USB PD and up to 15 V are explicit. Two rail mating interfaces counted once each, left and right. Original manual and support explain attachment, pairing and charging. No contact pin count or transfer speed inferred. Dock and accessory grip connectors excluded.","wired_charging_max_w":"Power Requirements and EU Common Charger Information, row Nintendo Switch (HAC-001(-01)): the charger must deliver between 2.5 W and a maximum of 10 W to reach the maximum charging speed, so the console takes at most 10 W. All models support USB PD fast charging. The adapter in the box is rated 39 W for TV mode only."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22633","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["hardware_buttons","speaker_count","speaker_direction","ports","stick_layout","dpad_type","face_button_labels","back_buttons","touchpad_count","fingerprint_sensor"],"notes":{"hardware_buttons":"Electronic system controls only: Power, Volume, Home, Capture, +/-, and SYNC. Joy-Con release controls are mechanical attachment latches and excluded. Gameplay ABXY, directions, stick clicks, L/R/ZL/ZR and rail SL/SR excluded.","speaker_count":"Original front diagram explicitly identifies Speaker (L) and Speaker (R). Two front-facing physical drivers. Dock and headset excluded.","ports":"Top audio and game-card connectors, bottom USB-C, microSD under rear stand towards bottom. Side rail contacts described separately.","back_buttons":"System release controls are not extra rear gameplay inputs. Rail SL/SR also excluded from rear/grip count. Complete Joy-Con inventory checked separately.","touchpad_count":"The system diagram labels power and volume buttons, audio jack, game card slot, speakers, brightness sensor, stand, microSD slot, rail, air vent and serial number sticker. It shows no trackpad. The touchscreen is not counted.","fingerprint_sensor":"The same complete diagram labels no fingerprint sensor."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22634","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["hardware_buttons","stick_layout","dpad_type","face_button_labels","back_buttons","ports"],"notes":{"dpad_type":"Original left Joy-Con has four separate directional buttons. It is not the Lite cross D-pad. Offset sticks and Nintendo face order checked in original drawing.","ports":"Joy-Con rail interfaces mate with console sides. Manual documents charging and pairing through attachment. No stock removable USB charging port on Joy-Con."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-neon-blue-neon-red-joy-con-117972/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["markets","colors","dock","charger_in_box","in_the_box","carrying_case","gtins","status"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Exact US standard box: console, dock, Neon Blue left and Neon Red right Joy-Con, straps, grip, High Speed HDMI cable and AC adapter. Gray selector also offered. Current store SKU 117972 is a package identifier, not claimed as 2019 hardware SKU. OLED LAN dock and charging grip excluded.","colors":"Standard Neon Blue/Neon Red and Gray selectors. Unresearched special editions excluded.","carrying_case":"Complete standard box list contains no case. Optional accessory case excluded.","gtins":"US store About this item lists UPC 00045496883775 for the Neon Blue and Neon Red set. The Gray set UPC 00045496882167 is on its own store page. Both are 14-digit GTINs with the maker's leading zeroes. Current retail Switch units are the HAC-001(-01) revision.","status":"The structured Offer on the current US Neon Blue and Neon Red page is InStock. The Gray page showed OutOfStock when read. The current price is not the launch price."}},{"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":"System-level remapping for supported Joy-Con is saved on console. POWER, Volume, HOME and SYNC cannot be remapped. Not controller onboard memory."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/News/32540/we-tore-down-the-new-nintendo-switch-whats-different","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["ram_type","release_date","battery_capacity_wh","stick_technology","trigger_technology"],"notes":{"ram_type":"Exact HAC-001(-01) August 19, 2019 teardown explicitly updated LPDDR4X memory versus older LPDDR4. Capacity comes from the Digital Foundry source on ram_gb.","release_date":"Exact new hardware physically torn down August 19, 2019. Confirms actual retail month rather than forecast.","battery_capacity_wh":"Actual 2019 revision teardown explicitly same battery as older model. Independent original HAC-003 16 Wh label and Digital Foundry retention passage verified. Only identical pack rating transferred.","stick_technology":"Actual 2019 teardown explicitly same original Joy-Con design. Potentiometer technology from separately cited original-controller teardown discussion, not a specific guessed Alps part.","trigger_technology":"Actual 2019 teardown explicitly same original Joy-Cons, matching hands-on digital-trigger claim. Optional GameCube controller excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-make-sure-youre-buying-the-new-nintendo-switch","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"release_date":"August 15, 2019 report explicitly new longer-battery Switch just launched in stores. HAD retail identifiers and HAC-001(-01) distinction given. Month precision 2019-08, rather than July announcement or original 2017 generation launch.","launch_price_usd":"Article dated August 15, 2019 says the upgraded Switch with better battery life just launched in stores and retails for $299. The US list price of the Switch is $299.99 and the revision has no separate price, so 299.99 is stored. Excludes sales tax."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/news/new-nintendo-switch-battery-life-tested-how-much-better-is-it","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["battery_runtime_measured","release_date"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Reviewer bought new 2019 unit, August 15, 2019. Endless eight-player CPU Super Smash Bros. Ultimate battle, all items and AI difficulty highest, brightness maximum, auto-sleep and auto-brightness off. Approximately 4 h 50 min equals 4.833333333333333 hours. Brightness in nits, firmware, audio, network and rumble conditions unknown. Older 2017 unit result excluded. Not a maker claim or minimum runtime.","release_date":"Contemporary article explicitly officially in stores and reviewer bought one. Actual sale evidence."}},{"url":"https://www.techspot.com/news/80998-new-nintendo-switch-model-significantly-boosts-battery-life.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Dated July 17, 2019 report says Nintendo introduced revised version that Wednesday on its Japanese website. Exact HAC-001(-01) and XKW identifiers named. July announcement distinct from August retail. Current maker page opened first but no dated announcement remains."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250116.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Opening paragraph explicitly names Nintendo Switch 2 as successor to Nintendo Switch. Generation successor for ordinary Switch family. OLED and Lite are sibling marketed models, not substituted here."}},{"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":"Nintendo of America Limited Warranty section applies to Nintendo Switch systems and states twelve months from purchase. US reference market, valid US/Canada. Statutory rights and separately sold extended protection excluded."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/~/system-update-information-for-nintendo-switch","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"US main System Update Information page names Switch/Lite/OLED and latest version 23.0.1 released September 30, 2026. Accessed October 7, 2026. Old 43314 history page and AU page still show 23.0.0, superseded by main release and newer dated EU 23.0.1 bulletin. Switch 2 firmware not inherited."}},{"url":"https://support.nintendo.com/jp/switch/data_management/microsdcard/index.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["memory_card_bus"],"notes":{"memory_card_bus":"Official original Switch microSD support page explicitly supports UHS-I and says UHS-II cards work only without UHS-II reading speeds. Covers game-data storage, not screenshots-only capability. No recommended 60-95 MB/s range stored as measured read speed."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/tech-specs/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["charge_time_0_100_min"],"notes":{"charge_time_0_100_min":"Exact Nintendo Switch console HAC-001(-01) Charging time row approximately 3 hours while hardware is in sleep mode. Exact 3 h-to-180 min conversion retains approximate qualifier. Whole console battery, not Joy-Con 3 h 30 or dock battery."}},{"url":"https://switchchargers.com/comparing-the-new-and-old-nintendo-switch/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["storage_type"],"notes":{"storage_type":"Hardware comparison table identifies new 2019 Switch storage SK Hynix H26M62002JPR 32 GB eMMC. This is installed storage technology, not another 2017 module or hypothetical chip capability. Supplier model not separately stored."}},{"url":"https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-new-nintendo-switch-hac-001-01-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["ram_gb"],"notes":{"ram_gb":"2019 performance discussion explicitly states revised model replaces memory with 4 GB LPDDR4X. Tested HAC-001(-01) Hong Kong unit, same published 32 GB revision model. Exact RAM capacity claim, not chip-density multiplication. SwitchChargers hardware table independently corroborates."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/News/51167/new-nintendo-switch-same-drifting-joy-cons","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stick_technology"],"notes":{"stick_technology":"Original Joy-Con teardown discussion identifies potentiometer design. Exact 2019 iFixit revision teardown 32540 and SwitchChargers 2019 comparison independently confirm same analog stick design in supplied Joy-Con. No aftermarket Hall-effect/TMR upgrade inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Left+Joy-Con+Joystick+Replacement/113182","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stick_modules_replaceable"],"notes":{"stick_modules_replaceable":"Left replacement steps 10-12 unlock joystick ZIF connector, remove two screws and lift module out. Right guide 113185 steps 11-13 independently uses ribbon ZIF and screws. Requires opening controller and calibration, not hot-swappable. Guides original Joy-Con included with 2019 revision. Optional Gulikit replacement steps do not describe stock sensor technology."}},{"url":"https://www.outcyders.net/article/hands-on-many-nintendo-switch-joy-con-control-schemes","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["trigger_technology"],"notes":{"trigger_technology":"Joy-Con Grip hands-on paragraph explicitly says Joy-Con triggers are digital, not analogue. Same original Joy-Con hardware retained in 2019 revision according to exact teardown/comparison. GameCube optional analog controller is separate."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Fan+Replacement/113058","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fan_count"],"notes":{"fan_count":"Guide introduction explicitly covers 2017 HAC-001 and 2019 HAC-001(-01), while replacement fan parts are revision-specific. Complete disassembly identifies single cooling fan and removal steps 25-28. Exact 2019 fan product IF378-088-2 corroborates part scope. No fan noise or thermal number inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+Switch+Teardown/78263","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_capacity_wh"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_wh":"Step 7 photograph shows Nintendo original HAC-003 battery label 3.7 V 4310 mAh 16.0 Wh. Reviewed visible maker energy rating, not mAh/voltage calculation. Exact 2019 Digital Foundry and iFixit revision teardown explicitly state original HAC-003 battery is retained. Energy is tablet battery only, excluding two Joy-Con cells."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/News/32540/we-tore-down-the-new-nintendo-switch-whats-different","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fcc_id"],"notes":{"fcc_id":"Exact 2019 upper-console back-label photograph switch_14.jpg explicitly shows HAC-001(-01) and FCC ID BKEHAC001. Regulatory report 12423101S-C June 25, 2019 independently confirms same exact model and FCCID. Supplied Joy-Con FCCIDs excluded from singular console field."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/support_1/nintendoswitch/NSwitch_ImportantInformation_UKV.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["other_certifications"],"notes":{"other_certifications":"Page 4 Declaration of Conformity explicitly says Nintendo Switch radio equipment complies with Directive 2014/53/EU. Exact HAC-001(-01) is named in adjacent power-requirements section. Generic UK statutory-requirements wording lacks named regulation, so not invented. This is radio conformity, not IP durability."}},{"url":"https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/sites/default/files/2023-11/Gaming%2C%20devices%20and%20what%20you%20need%20to%20know%20-%202023%20holidays.pdf","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["microphone_count"],"notes":{"microphone_count":"AFP ThinkUKnow published gaming-device guide PDF page 6 Nintendo Switch section explicitly states no built-in microphone and need for headset microphone. Original Switch family covers 2019 revision, not later Switch 2. Published independent guidance, not maker declaration. Maker controls/spec inventory and teardown checked first. External headset capsules excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-new-nintendo-switch-hac-001-01-review","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_runtime_measured"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Existing TomGuide Smash 4 h 50 row retained. Rows 2-3 exact HAC-001(-01) HK unit Zelda tests: 50% screen brightness 302 min. 100% brightness 258.5 min. Numeric conversions exact. Handheld battery operation. Actual nits, firmware, audio/radio/rumble, gamepatch and depletion criterion unstated. Rows 4-5 are separate SwitchChargers tests with own source note. No test result from original 2017 column used."}},{"url":"https://switchchargers.com/comparing-the-new-and-old-nintendo-switch/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_runtime_measured"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Rows 4-5 are own new 2019 HAC-001(-01) Zelda tests. Stress: Korok Forest, 3 h 43 min, 100% brightness, auto brightness off, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on. Travel: start cliff, 5 h 14 min, 75% brightness, auto brightness on, radios off. Detailed method independently reopened: console/Joy-Con start at 100%, end at automatic console shutdown, right stick rigged to pan camera and prevent idle. Firmware, patch, audio, rumble and nits unstated. Other rows are separate reviewers. Charging measurements remain omitted for unresolved adapter/endpoint scope."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/10/nintendo_confirms_switch_isnt_physically_backwards_compatible_with_3ds_and_wii_u_software","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["backward_compatibility"],"notes":{"backward_compatibility":"Report of Nintendo reply to Famitsu explicitly states Switch cannot play Wii U discs or 3DS cards. Scope is physical media, not ports or current Nintendo Switch Online emulation. Exact 2019 maker sheet retains Nintendo Switch game-card format, and revision reviews establish unchanged game compatibility. Switch 2 is separate."}},{"url":"https://switchchargers.com/new-nintendo-switch-charging/?tag=scpost-20","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_runtime_measured","measured_power_gaming_w"],"notes":{"battery_runtime_measured":"Same detailed methods article independently opened through its public indexed result. Exact brand-new HAC-001(-01), handheld Zelda. Console/Joy-Con initially 100%, end at automatic shutdown. Rigged right stick pans camera to prevent idle. Stress 3 h 43 min and travel 5 h 14 min match comparison table. Supplies endpoints and method, not duplicate rows.","measured_power_gaming_w":"Power Usage Test Results: new HAC-001(-01) in handheld mode, Power-Z KM001 USB power meter and software. Average Power Usage 6 W for Zelda: Breath of the Wild at Korok Forest, 100% screen brightness, auto brightness off, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on. Console/Joy-Con at 100%, so source says input power runs the system. Whole-device USB input, not wall AC or APU power. Averaging interval, calibration, firmware, patch, audio and rumble unstated. No 7.95 W peak, recharge draw or 18 W input ceiling substituted."}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27111/kw/batterie","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["charge_time_0_100_min"],"notes":{"charge_time_0_100_min":"Additional information explicitly approximately three hours to fully charge when off/asleep and identifies HAC-001(-01)/XKW in same page. Confirms full-charge endpoint of exact tech-sheet approximate 3 h claim. Equivalent 180 min, console only."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Right+Joy-Con+Joystick+Replacement/113185","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stick_modules_replaceable"],"notes":{"stick_modules_replaceable":"Independent right original Joy-Con steps 11-13 read: joystick ZIF ribbon, two 3.5 mm Phillips screws, module lift-out and calibration. Left guide also verified. Service opening/tools required, solder-free module replacement, no hotswap."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-gray-gray-joy-con/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"US store About this item lists UPC 00045496882167 for the Gray set."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"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_architecture","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 Switch 1 column covers the Tegra X1 family. The 2019 Digital Foundry review says the HAC-001(-01) runs at the same clocks as the original.","gpu":"Switch 1 column: Maxwell, 256 CUDA cores.","gpu_architecture":"Switch 1 column: Maxwell.","gpu_boost_clock_mhz":"Docked clock 768 MHz. Up to 460 MHz in mobile mode. The column also lists a 921 MHz maximum that games do not use.","tdp_modes":"Clocks per mode only. Power per mode is not published.","memory_bandwidth_gb_s":"25.6 GB/s docked and 21.3 GB/s mobile. The docked figure is stored."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch","kind":"spec_database","fields":["process_node_nm","gpu_compute_units","ram_speed_mts"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Footnote says consoles made after August 2019 use the Tegra X1+ built on a 16 nm process with LPDDR4X RAM. The same page says the HAC-001(-01) revision uses the X1+.","gpu_compute_units":"Technical specifications table lists 2 compute units for the GM20B GPU. The unit is NVIDIA streaming multiprocessors.","ram_speed_mts":"Table lists memory clock 1331.2 to 1600 MHz. LPDDR4X transfers twice per clock, so 3200 MT/s at the docked 1600 MHz clock. This matches 25.6 GB/s over the 64-bit bus in the Digital Foundry table. Handheld mode runs a lower clock."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/gaming/nintendo-switch-lite-test.69242/","kind":"review_site","fields":["process_node_nm"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Says the second Switch generation, told apart by a serial number starting XKW, uses a new Tegra X1 revision made by TSMC in 16 nm FinFET instead of 20 nm. The HAC-001(-01) is this generation."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/face-off/nintendo-switch-oled-vs-switch-vs-switch-lite","kind":"review_site","fields":["refresh_rate_modes"],"notes":{"refresh_rate_modes":"States all three Switch screens use 720p and a standard 60 Hz refresh rate. Only the native 1280x720 mode is stored."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"},{"url":"https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-nintendo-switch-lite-review","kind":"measurement","fields":["measured_charge_time_min"],"notes":{"measured_charge_time_min":"Table column New Switch HAC-001(-01), row Battery Charging 0-100%, reads 3 h 3 min, so 183 minutes. The review does not name the adapter or say whether the console slept or played during the test."},"accessed":"2026-10-10"}],"fields_filled":101,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}