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Laura Dale: NX battery 3 hours max on dev kit, dock improves performance, touchscreen
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"When it comes to gaming, I went from 100% battery to 40% in two hours playing a combination of Juju with the controller connected, Xenowerk and Tales from the Borderlands. This means youll get around three to four hours of intensive gaming on a single charge, as you lose around 30% battery per hour."
http://www.trustedreviews.com/nvidia-shield-tablet-k1-review#wLGwzp6Yi5avbRbj.99
3 hours on a dev kit running at full blast with zero final unit optimization?
FalsettoVibe
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Horrible.
frankie_baby
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seems very unlikely that anyone would have final hardware to actually comment on battery life surely? however could be in Nintendo's interest to spread about a low figure now so that everyone is really happy when the system is fully detailed and turns out its slightly better (but still bad)
Realistically, there's no way to cram Xbox one comparable hardware into a mobile form factor without some enormous trade offs.
Since the announcement I'm wondering how they can keep the price down and battery life up. Because less powerful mobile devices cost more than consoles.
Since the announcement I'm wondering how they can keep the price down and battery life up. Because less powerful mobile devices cost more than consoles.
almost like they're avoiding doing just that in all of their marketing and advertising
Yeah, this explains why they are calling it their home console for sure.
admiraltaftbar
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As soon as I saw that in the promotional video the guy got on the plane and immediately plugged the tablet into a power outlet, I expected a shorter battery life. I'm a bit surprised though since it's running on tegra and Nvidia's own devices all seem to get 5+ hours of heavy use (the shield portable is really stellar on that front).
Kenzodielocke
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A system designed for gaming should be able to do more, imo.
PhazonBlazer
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Yeah it better have a USB charger so I can just use my portable charger.
Lucky Seven
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The Switch's marketing weak spot, no doubt. The mass media hears this and they'll point and laugh. That won't do good for it's rep when it comes out. HOWEVER, I hope it just uses USB to charge, so that way people can use any charger they already have lying around.
hydrophilic attack
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I don't think the battery itself is the problem, but what it is running. If as a portable it has active cooling, then you got a fan that eats up power aside from the processing for the game itself. Then the wireless (Bluetooth?) for the controllers would also be active as well.
I wish this thing could be charged by a power bank because that would really help.
I wish this thing could be charged by a power bank because that would really help.
Skittzo0413
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Great writeup. I'm glad she very clearly conveyed where each piece of information came from. That's very cool and interesting to read.
3 hours seems about expected. I would imagine there is a micro USB port for charging when on the go, so that really doesn't seem like such a big deal. How often are you really away from any means of charging a device these days?
If they go with a proprietary charging port that might be a problem though.
3 hours seems about expected. I would imagine there is a micro USB port for charging when on the go, so that really doesn't seem like such a big deal. How often are you really away from any means of charging a device these days?
If they go with a proprietary charging port that might be a problem though.
Which is pretty much what they have stated.
I have a Samsung Tab S2, and if I run a demanding game on it for 3 hours I'm running on empty. Unless you want the unit to weigh as much as a laptop this is the trade off. Third parties will come out with extended life battries that will probably add heft to the system as well as external Mophie type battery packs. I don't see why anyone is surprised.
LegendOfFalcon
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I wouldn't be surprised if the final hardware has a bigger battery for around 5 hours. I don't think we can trust numbers that are most likely from the dev kits/not final hardware.
Glad to hear the prospect of additional processing power for the dock is still alive. People took that statement from Nintendo way too far - Nintendo didn't actually exclude the prospect of the dock providing more power, but that thread was flooded with people who made assumptions.
3 hours for a dedicated portable seems low. I'd be using it around the house so it sounds perefectly fine to me. I might be in the minority.
3 hours for a dedicated portable seems low. I'd be using it around the house so it sounds perefectly fine to me. I might be in the minority.
This is my last bastion of hope. I was hoping I'd be able to get a bit more out of taking the device on the go.
Salty Rice
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Its not out yet so we will see if that will be really the case.
So far thats just hot air.
So far thats just hot air.
I mentioned it in another thread, it would be a bit redundant to list mobile developer(s) as partners and not have touch capability. One of the more interesting things this could be is having direct access to Miiverse on the go. Otherwise I would expect it to behave almost like a normal tablet.
It depends. A 10" will have a bigger battery than a 7", there aren't many 6" tablets. But even then 4-5 is what I'd expect from something demanding.
wonderful103
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Says someone who hasn't done inventory management on a touch screen.
Everyone's using the same core battery tech, unfortunately. You want more mahs and the cost and size go up.
cyberheater
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Let's wait until the final hardware comes out before rushing to judgement.
Nintendo would not design a portable with only 3hrs of battery life. That would be extremely dumb of them.
Nintendo would not design a portable with only 3hrs of battery life. That would be extremely dumb of them.
outunderthestars
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I thought he was plugging in headphones.
This is NeoGAF, so only a few people will care that the battery lifer pertains to the devkit. It's going to be nothing but doom and gloom, so buckle up
linkandzelda
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I do hope they haven't pulled a Wii U Gamepad and put in a battery that doesn't even take up half of the battery space just so they can sell us a better battery later.
Regardless I was never planning to take this outside too much so it isn't too big of a concern for me.
Regardless I was never planning to take this outside too much so it isn't too big of a concern for me.
Wowfunhappy
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OG 3DS had three hours MINIMUM.
A maximum of three hours sounds much worse and is completely unacceptable as far as I'm concerned.
A maximum of three hours sounds much worse and is completely unacceptable as far as I'm concerned.
This device isn't a portable, it's clearly a home console that you can take out and about for a few hours. Nintendo are calling it a console, not a portable.
if you are playing it as a 100% portable only console, and never playing it any where near a power supply (I'm assuming the dock is not the only way to charge the device)
if you are playing it as a 100% portable only console, and never playing it any where near a power supply (I'm assuming the dock is not the only way to charge the device)
awilliams213
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Ready for that battery life extender no big deal.
Current battery tech is shit. Do you want Nintendo to invent better batteries too?
Anyways, I found the link. http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/21/13356760/nintendo-switch-dock-functionality-tv-output-power
Nintendo says no additional power in the dock. Taking all this stuff with a grain of salt. As should the rest of us.
They don't call it a portable. They call it a home console.
Pretty clear if the battery is that bad, this will be positioned more as a "take it with you" deal and not "play it on the go." There is some distinction there.
That would make the most sense. Didn't Nintendo say yesterday that the dock only charges and provides a means of output to the TV?
I hope there's an optional "battery saving" mode that we can turn off. I'm also hoping surely you can charge without the dock, right?
Personally I'd rather the think to be more powerful but have a smaller battery life. They can upgrade battery in future revisions, but the specs are unlikely to change throughout lifetime.
I also would mainly use the portability to play in different rooms than the house than say take it on the go. I could see myself using it on an airplane, but they tend to have outlets now for charging.
I also would mainly use the portability to play in different rooms than the house than say take it on the go. I could see myself using it on an airplane, but they tend to have outlets now for charging.
You might wanna re-read that statement
Bringing it around was the only point of the whole 3 minutes of video, no need to hide the head in the sand.
That said, maybe it got better battery life, and that info was based on old Dev Kits?
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