Nintendo has announced a new DSi redesign, dubbed DSi LL. How does it stack up to the DSi and the DS Lite? Let’s compare.
Screen Size
• DSi LL: 4.2 inches
• DSi: 3.2 inches
• DS Lite: 3 inches
Hardware Size
• DSi LL (across): 161mm
• DSi (across): 137mm
• DS Lite (across): 133mm
• DSi LL (front to back): 94.4mm
• DSi (front to back): 74.9mm
• DS Lite (front to back): 73.9mm
• DSi LL (thickness): 21.2mm
• DSi (thickness): 18.9mm
• DS Lite: 21.5mm
Touch Pen Size
• DSi LL (short pen): 96mm
DSi LL (long pen): 129.3mm
• DSi: 92mm
• DS Lite: 87.5mm
Weight
• DSi LL (including Battery Pack, short Touch Pen): 314g
• DSi (including Battery Pack, Touch Pen): 214g
• DS Lite (including Battery Pack, Touch Pen, GBA Cover): 218g
Charging Time
• DSi LL: 3 hours
• DSi: 2 hours 30 mins.
• DS Lite: 3 hours
Battery Life
• DSi LL (Lowest Brightness): 13~17 hours
• DSi (Lowest Brightness): 9~14 hours
• DS Lite (Lowest Brightness): 15~19 hours
• DSi LL (Second Lowest Brightness): 11~14 hours
• DSi (Second Lowest Brightness): 8~12 hours
• DS Lite (Second Lowest Brightness): 10~15 hours
• DSi LL (Middle Brightness): 9~11 hours
• DSi (Middle Brightness): 6~9 hours
• DS Lite (Middle Brightness): Not setting such exists on DS Lite
• DSi LL (Second Highest Brightness): 6~8 hours
• DSi (Second Highest Brightness): 4~6 hours
• DS Lite (Second Highest Brightness): 7~11 hours
• DSi LL (Highest Brightness): 4~5 hours
• DSi (Highest Brightness): 3~5 hours
• DS Lite (Highest Brightness): 5~8 hours
Supported Software
• DSi LL: Nintendo DS, DSi, DSiWare
• DSi: Nintendo DS, DSi, DSiWare
• DS Lite: Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance
Input Outport Slots
• DSi LL: DS Card Slot, SD Memory Card Slot, AC Adaptor, Headphones, Mic
• DSi: DS Card Slot, SD Memory Card Slot, AC Adaptor, Headphones, Mic
• DS Lite: DS Card Slot, Game Boy Advance Slot, AC Adaptor, Headphones, Mic
Jay
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:02 PMSounds like a load of garbage to me.
Happydude
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:28 PMyeah cool nintendo.
TheMoth
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 10:15 PMis the resolution going to be the same?
Needs A New Username
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 10:24 PMAnd it comes with another $100 price increase!
mambodog
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:20 PMwhy did they make it smaller, then bigger again?
MADCV
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 1:19 AMcos they needed something to distract everyone with in March 2010 when Natal/PS3 Wand are out.
But silly Nintendo.
Slightly larger screens don’t make the games any better.
Friar Tuck
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:39 AMNintendo are quickly becoming the Jay Jays or Supre of video gaming – a new game related item for every season of the year.
DS Lite, DSi, WiiMotionPlus, DSiLL and so on.
Yonas Hindrarto
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:23 AMGood I wait upgrading, BUY for me!
Jay
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:40 AMSlightly larger screen don’t make Nintendo games any better. Not with the resolution and the quality of the games.
Ollycity
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:30 AMIt’s their answer to the PSP Go. Useless, slightly crippled and holding up the actual next version of the DS.
Cameron Chu
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 1:31 AMIt’s ironic isn’t it? Instead of a traditional slimming of their handheld consoles, they’re instead expanding it! I suppose it would be more beneficial for the DS than it would be for the PSP since more precision will be offered from the touch screen.