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 |