Release Date (UK)
March 2005

Spec
Size / Weight (when folded)
Height: 84.7mm
Width: 148.7mm
Thickness: 28.9mm
Weight: 275g (including battery & stylus)

Display

3 inch color TFT with backlight
256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch
260,000 color display

Bottom Screen:
3 inch color TFT with backlight
256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch
260,000 color display
Transparent analog resistive touch panel

Main controls
Directional pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons, Start/Select buttons
Touch panel
Internal microphone (voice recognition possible with software)

Input/Output
DS cartridge slot
GBA cartridge slot
Stereo headphone jack
Microphone jack

Wireless capabilities
IEEE802.11 and Nintendo propriety protocol 2 format
Radiowave distance: 10 - 30 meters depending on environment
Multiplayer game possible with one cartridge
Voice chatting with the internal microphone while playing over Internet is possible

CPU ARM9 and ARM7 (With new graphic engine)

Sound Internal stereo speaker (virtual surround sound possible with software)

Other features
Internal Clock w/alarm
Touch-panel calibration
PictoChat preinstalled (Text and graphic drawing application that can be used to communicate with up to 16 users via wireless capability)

Configurable settings
Startup mode switching
Language: Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Screen selectable when playing GBA games (top or bottom screen)
User Information display

Power and Battery
Internal Lithium battery (Runs approximately 6-10 hours on full recharge, depending on application)
Full recharge time: 4 hours
Power management systems, such as sleep mode, included
Comes with AC adapter.