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Only the 9 mm thickness is stored."}},{"url":"https://help.play.date/hardware/supported-inputs/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["ports","memory_card_slot"],"notes":{"ports":"Maker help says the bottom has a condenser microphone, a 3.5 mm audio jack in the centre and a USB Type-C port on the right. The USB version is not stated.","memory_card_slot":"The maker ports article lists only the audio jack and the USB-C port. No card slot is named anywhere in the maker specifications."}},{"url":"https://sdk.play.date/inside-playdate/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["refresh_rate_modes","dpad_type","physical_game_media","os_family"],"notes":{"refresh_rate_modes":"SDK lists a monochrome 1-bit memory LCD at 400 x 240, refreshed at 30 fps by default and 50 fps at most.","dpad_type":"SDK lists an eight-way directional control (D-pad). 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The chip brand enum has no STMicroelectronics option, so other is used.","weight_g":"Infobox lists 86 g (3 oz). The community Playdate wiki lists 86 grams too. Reviewers weighed single units at 84 g and 85 g. The maker publishes no weight.","bluetooth_version":"Infobox connectivity lists Bluetooth 4.2.","dimensions_mm":"Infobox lists 76x74x9 mm without axes, the same as the maker."}},{"url":"https://retrododo.com/playdate-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["panel_type","is_touchscreen"],"notes":{"panel_type":"Review describes a 2.7 inch, non-backlit, 1-bit super reflective screen. Wikipedia says it is a Sharp Memory LCD. The enum has no Memory LCD option, so other is used.","is_touchscreen":"The maker input list has the D-pad, A and B, Sleep and Menu, the accelerometer and the crank. It lists no touch input."}},{"url":"https://retrohandhelds.gg/playdate-review-the-cheese-wedge-with-a-crank/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["form_factor","game_stores","speaker_direction"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Review calls it a tiny vertical console.","game_stores":"Review describes Catalog as a shop built into the Playdate.","speaker_direction":"The maker product images show the speaker slot on the front face, right of the screen."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Playdate+Teardown/143811","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","battery_capacity_wh","bluetooth_version","gyro","ram_type","fan_count","user_replaceable_parts"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Teardown step 7: battery clocks in at 2.74 Wh (740 mAh @ 3.7V). This replaces the 650 mAh figure from a review, which does not fit the 2.74 Wh pack.","battery_capacity_wh":"Teardown step 7: 2.74 Wh (740 mAh @ 3.7V).","bluetooth_version":"Teardown step 1 lists Bluetooth 4.2 and step 9 names an Espressif ESP32-D0WDQ6 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth SoC. The maker help page says Playdate does not currently support Bluetooth audio, so this is the hardware version and not a working feature.","gyro":"The teardown component list names only an STMicroelectronics LIS3DH 3-axis accelerometer and no gyroscope. The maker lists a 3-axis accelerometer.","ram_type":"Teardown step 9: 128 Mb of Winbond W967D6HBG low-power SRAM (16 MB).","fan_count":"The teardown X-ray and full disassembly show a battery, speaker, crank and boards and no fan.","user_replaceable_parts":"Final thoughts: the battery is immediately accessible and lightly adhered, and the headphone jack is completely modular. The maker does not sell parts and a warranty sticker covers the battery."}},{"url":"https://sdk.play.date/changelog/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Maker SDK changelog lists 3.1.2 dated September 16, 2026 as the newest release. Panic ships the OS and the SDK under one version number. Read 2026-10-10."}},{"url":"https://help.play.date/service/warranty/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Maker warranty page: twelve months from shipment to the original purchaser. EU, New Zealand and Australia buyers keep their statutory rights."}}],"fields_filled":56,"updated":"2026-10-10"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}