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The Switch 2 gets bigger than the Switch 1 and probably also needs a battery with higher capacity.

What ist your estimate (in Watt hours) for the Switch 2 to meet Nintendo's battery life goals?

For reference, here are the battery capacities of other handhelds:

Handheld / Tablet / Controller Battery
(mAh)
Battery
(Wh)
GBA SP 600 2.3
DSi 840 3
DS 850 3.1
DS Lite 850 3.1
PSP Go 930 3.4
DSI XL 1050 3.9
PSP 2000 / 3000 1200 4.3
2DS 1300 5
3DS 1300 5
New 2DS XL 1300 5
New 3DS 1400 5.2
Wii U controller (low-capacity battery) 1500 5.5
Gameboy Color (2 batteries included) 2 x AA 6
Gameboy Pocket (2 batteries included) 2 x AA 6
GBA (2 batteries included) 2 x AA 6
3DS XL 1750 6.5
New 3DS XL 1750 6.5
PSP 1000 1800 6.5
PS Vita 2200 8.2
PS Vita Slim 2210 8.2
Wii U controller (high-capacity battery) 2550 9.5
Gameboy "Classic" (4 batteries included) 4 x AA 12
Switch 1 Lite 3570 13.6
Switch 1 LCD 4310 16
Switch 1 OLED 4310 16
PS Portal 4370 17
GPD Win 6900 26
Nvidia Shield Handheld 7350 29
GPD Win 2 2 x 4900 37
MSI Claw 40
ROG Ally 40
Steam Deck LCD 40
GPD Win 3 46
GPD Win 4 46
Lenovo Legion Go 50
Steam Deck OLED 50
MSI Claw 8 AI+ 80
ROG Ally X 80