It’s a great day, Bingers! Especially if you are a gamer. Nintendo announced last night a new addition to their consoles and a different version of the Nintendo Switch. Well, sort of. We now have the Nintendo Switch OLED. Bigger and better screen, and some more new features. Continue reading to know what those are!
First off, I’d hate to burst your bubble but this is not about Nintendo Switch Pro that has been rumored since. Despite that, the new model have some improvements that might excite the gamer in you. So, let’s see what’s new.
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Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Switch OLED
Much to fans’ disappointment, there really are not much changes to OLED from Nintendo Switch. The announcement was met with lukewarm reactions and personally, as a Switch owner myself, I see no reason to upgrade my unit just yet. And why is that? Well here we go:
| Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch OLED |
| 4 inches high, 9.5 inches long, and 0.55 inches deep | 4 inches high, 9.5 inches long, and 0.55 inches deep |
| Multi-touch capacitive touch screen / 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720 | Multi-touch capacitive touch screen / 7.0 inch OLED screen / 1280×720 |
| NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor | NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor |
| 32 GB of internal storage | 64 GB of internal storage |
| Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)(*) Bluetooth 4.1 | Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compliant) / Bluetooth 4.1 LAN available through new dock |
| Up to 1080p via HDMI in TV mode Up to 720p via built-in screen in tabletop mode and handheld mode | Up to 1080p via HDMI in TV mode Up to 720p via built-in screen in tabletop mode and handheld mode |
| Approx. 2.5 to 6.5 hours | Approx. 3 to 9 hours |
So, now that the features of both models are listed down, you might be asking, “so, what’s new?” To be honest, there really isn’t much improvement. However, you might be impressed with the addition of the LAN port on the dock especially if you are a heavy online gamer. Also, the memory is doubled. And lastly, the enhancement on the screen and screen size might be valuable if you are playing graphic-intense games such as Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the upcoming Pokemon Legends Arceus.
VERDICT: If you recently bought a Nintendo Switch then there really is no reason for you to fret and itch to get the latest OLED model. The features are the same except for the added port on the dock and the 0.8 difference in screen size. What do you think, Bingers?
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