Handheld comparison
Name | Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL | PSP-1000 series / PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite series / PSP Go | iPod Touch[1] |
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| Pictured left to right: PSP-1000 series, PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series | 100px 100px Pictured left to right: iPod Touch 1G, iPod Touch 2G/3G |
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Launch prices | DS:
DS Lite:
DSi:
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PSP-1000 series Pack:
PSP-2000 series Core Pack:
PSP-3000 series:
PSP Go (PSP-N1000):
| iPod Touch 1st Generation
iPod Touch 2nd Generation
iPod Touch 3rd Generation
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Media | Nintendo DS Game Card, Game Boy Advance cartridge (DS, DS Lite only), SD(HC) Card (DSi only) | Universal Media Disc (UMD) (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only), Memory Stick Duo (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only), Memory Stick Micro(M2) (PSP Go only) | Flash memory, Content delivery via App Store |
Best-selling game | Nintendogs, 22.27 million, all versions combined (as of March 31, 2009)[12] New Super Mario Bros., 18.45 million (as of March 31, 2009)[12] | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, 2.7 million (as of January 2009)[13] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2.7 million (as of November 26, 2008)[14][15][16] | JellyCar 2 (Best selling Weekly game as of September, 2009)[17] |
Included accessories and extras |
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CPU | DS and DSL: 67 MHz ARM9 and 33 MHz ARM7 DSi: 133 MHz ARM | MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz (2 of these) | 1st generation: ARM11 620 MHz (underclocked to 400 MHz, then 412 MHz) 2nd generation: ARM11 620 MHz (underclocked to 533 MHz)[1], with internal ARM7 core for Jazelle acceleration 3rd generation: ARM Cortex-A8 833 MHz (underclocked to 600 MHz) |
Memory | DS and DSL: 4 MB SRAM DSi: 16 MB | EDRAM (5 MB reserved for kernel, 3 for music) PSP-1000: 32 MB PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go: 64 MB | 1st/2nd generation: 128 MB DRAM 3rd generation: 256 MB DRAM |
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Dimensions | 148.7 × 84.7 × 28.9 mm (5.85 × 3.33 × 1.13 inches) (DS) 133 × 73.9 × 21.5 mm (5.24 × 2.9 × 0.85 inches) (DS Lite) | 170 × 74 × 23 mm (6.7 × 2.9 × 0.9 inches) (PSP) 169.4 mm x 71.4 mm x 18.6 mm (PSP Slim & Lite) | 1st generation: 4.3 in (110 mm) (h)2.4 in (61 mm) (w)0.31 in (7.9 mm) (d) 2nd/3rd generation:4.3 in (110 mm) (h)2.4 in (61 mm) (w)0.33 in (8.4 mm) (d) |
Weight | DS: 275 g (9.7 oz) DSL: 218 g DSi: 214 g DSi XL: 314 g | 280 g (0.62 lbs) (PSP-1000) 189 g (PSP Slim & Lite) | 1st generation: 120 grams (4.2 oz) 2nd/3rd generation: 115 grams (4.1 oz) |
Online service | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DSi Shop (DSi only) | PlayStation Network, RSS reader, Skype (PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series and PSP Go only), PlayStation Store | Wi-Fi |
Backward compatibility | Plays almost all Game Boy Advance cartridges (DS, DS Lite only). | Plays PlayStation games through PS3 via remote play or downloaded from PlayStation Store | |
System software | Nintendo DS Menu (DS, DS Lite), Nintendo DSi Menu (DSi) | XrossMediaBar (XMB) | iPhone OS |
Consumer programmability | See Nintendo DS homebrew | See PlayStation Portable homebrew | iPhone SDK Open Toolchain |
Resolutions | 256 × 192 (both screens) | 480 × 272 | 480 × 320 |
Network | Wi-Fi 802.11b, Wi-Fi 802.11g (DSi only, only functions with DSi-specific software), wireless ad-hoc with other DS units | Wi-Fi (802.11b), IrDA (only for PSP-1000 series), Bluetooth (only for PSP Go), wireless ad-hoc with other PSP units and PlayStation 3 | Wi-Fi (802.11), Bluetooth |
Audio | Stereo speakers, headphone jack | Stereo speakers, headphone jack | Stereo speakers, headphone jack |
I/O | 1 Nintendo DS Game Card slot 1 GBA slot (DS, DS Lite only) 1 SD(HC) card slot (DSi Only) | UMD drive (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only) 1 USB device port 1 Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo slot 1 IrDA (PSP-1000 series only) | 30-pin Dock Connector |
Storage | Nintendo DS Game Card, SD(HC) card (DSi only) | Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro(M2) (PSP Go only), 16 GB flash memory (PSP Go only) | Flash Memory |
Battery life | DS, backlight on: 14 hours DS Lite, minimum brightness setting: 15–19 hours[18] DSi, minimum brightness setting: 9–14 hours[18] | MP3 playback: 10 hours Game: approximately 3–6 hours Video playback: 3–7 hours depending on screen brightness setting Wi-Fi internet browsing: approximately 3–4 hours | 6 hours of video playback, and up to 36 (30 in 3rd Gen and Fall 2009 2nd Gen) hours of audio playback. |
Units sold (all models combined) | Worldwide: 113.48 million (as of September 30, 2009)[19] Japan: 25,135,276 (as of December 28, 2008)[20][21] | Worldwide: 55.9 million ((as of August 3, 2009)[24] Japan: 11,078,484 (as of December 28, 2008)[20][21] |
Note: First year of release is the first year of the system's worldwide availability.