{"id":69272,"date":"2019-08-13T03:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T10:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/how-to-make-sure-youre-buying-the-new-nintendo-switch-with-improved-battery-life\/"},"modified":"2019-08-13T03:09:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T10:09:05","slug":"how-to-make-sure-youre-buying-the-new-nintendo-switch-with-improved-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/how-to-make-sure-youre-buying-the-new-nintendo-switch-with-improved-battery-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make sure you\u2019re buying the new Nintendo Switch with improved battery life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/jbareham_1492_170228_0024.0.0.jpg?w=900\"><small>Photo by James Bareham \/ The Verge<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/17\/20697601\/nintendo-switch-new-model-battery-life-improvements\">new hardware revision of the Nintendo Switch<\/a> is now making its way to retail stores. It features a newer, more efficient CPU than the original launch console, which results in significantly longer battery life ranging between 4.5 and nine hours. (The original Switch can last between 2.5 and 6.5 hours.) <\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the Nintendo Switch \u201cv2\u201d \u2014 not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2019\/7\/10\/20687801\/nintendo-switch-lite-price-release-date-size-battery-life-motion-control-games\">the upcoming Switch Lite<\/a> \u2014 hasn\u2019t changed much: it\u2019s got the same design and same screen. That means there\u2019s no easy way to distinguish the new, longer-lasting model from the original unless you know where to look and what to look for.<\/p>\n<h2>Look at the box<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to spot the new Switch is its packaging. 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