New Switch vs Old Switch – What’s the real difference

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I wonder what's the real difference between the old and new Switches.

I read that the new Switch has up to 100% better battery life:

New switch has 4.5-9 hours battery life, old Switch has 2.5-6.5 hours battery life

I also read that the batteries are the same:

Interestingly, the size of the Nintendo Switch's battery hasn't changed between the revisions. The new model still has the original 4,310mAh battery capacity.

So what's the real difference between the old Switch and new Switch?

Is it just some firmware update that forces the screen to dim, thereby increasing the battery life?

Are there any other differences with the new Switch? I also see that the weight of the two Switches is exactly the same, both are 400g.

Best Answer

Is it just some firmware update that forces the screen to dim, thereby increasing the battery life?

No, this would barely be noticable.

The major difference is that the Tegra X1 (T210 "Logan") has been "die-shrinked", which means it is built on a smaller, more efficient process (in this case 16nm instead of 20nm) which improves efficiency leading to less power consumption and thus a longer battery life.

It's now called Tegra X1+ (or T214 "Mariko").

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