Proving again that anything Nintendo can do, Nintendo can do bigger and better a year later, the company has officially unveiled the inevitable bigger, better 3DS. You knew it was coming.

Most obviously, the 3DS XL features a 4.88-inch screen, which is a whopping 90 percent bigger than the current model’s 2.02-inch screen. By comparison, the PlayStation Vita has a 5-inch screen.

The new model also adds improved battery life, estimated at around 3.5-6.5 hours for 3DS games, and 6-10 hours for original DS titles, and will be available in red, blue, and silver at launch next month.

The complete spec sheet includes:

Size

• 134mm × 74mm × vertical thickness horizontal 21mm (when folded)
• (Including the battery pack stylus SD memory card) 235g

Top screen

• (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) widescreen LCD with integrated Autostereoscopic
• 240 dots vertical (horizontal) × 800 dots / (46.08mm vertical 76.8mm × horizontal) 3.53 type
• can be assigned respectively to 400 dot 800 dot the right eye-left eye (horizontal three-dimensional representation is possible)

Bottom screen

• (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) LCD with touch input feature
• type 240 3.02 × 320 dots vertical dots next to / (46.08mm 61.44mm × vertical horizontal)

Cameras

• Two cameras inside / outside
• Resolution (0.3 mega pixels) 640 × 480 both lenses: the number of effective pixels CMOS /:: imaging element / focal length of approximately 300,000 pixels

Communications

• 2.4GHz communications passing between the play and play Nintendo 3DS available
• via the wireless LAN access point can be connected to the Internet (supports IEEE802.11b / g Reinforcement (WPA / WPA2 ) security) within 30m distance recommended ambient communication (※ may be shortened by circumstances)

Game inputs

• A / B / X / Y button, cross, L / R buttons, Start / Select button
• (Possible 360-degree analog input) Slide pad
• Touch screen
• Built-in microphone
• Camera
• Motion sensor
• Gyro sensor
• System inputs
• Game card slot
• SD memory card slot
• Charging terminal
• AC adapter connection terminal
• Headphone connection terminal (stereo output)
• On the screen left and right stereo speakers (for surround pseudo-)
• (10cm when fully extended about) possible expansion and contraction

Battery

• If you want to play Nintendo software 3DS : about 3 hours to 6.5 hours
• if you want to play the Nintendo DS software: about 5 hours to 8 hours
• Battery life may vary depending on the brightness of the screen.

Source: CVG