Product comparison · 2 portable game consoles

Nintendo Switch portable game console vs Nintendo Switch Joy‑Con

54specifications compared
5differ
49identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Nintendo Switch portable game console has 3,600 MB more internal memory than the Nintendo Switch Joy‑Con (4000 MB vs 400 MB). Only the Nintendo Switch portable game console has Bluetooth. Product colour: Grey on the Nintendo Switch portable game console, Black, Blue, Red on the Nintendo Switch Joy‑Con.

Internal memory
- Switch portable game console:4000 MB
- Switch Joy‑Con:400 MB
Product colour
- Switch portable game console:Grey
- Switch Joy‑Con:Black, Blue, Red
Bluetooth
- Switch portable game console:Yes
- Switch Joy‑Con:No

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Comparison of Switch, Switch Joy‑Con
60 specifications	A Nintendo Switch portable game console Model Switch View product	B Nintendo Switch Joy‑Con View product
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4000 MB	400 MB
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA Tegra 4
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Blue, Red
Gaming control function buttonsKnown for one	D-pad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC	MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC
Network2 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery charger includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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