Game Boy Advance family
Comparison

Game Boy Advance family

Section Title: Comparison
Table Section Text: None

Name	Game Boy Micro	Game Boy Advance SP	Game Boy Advance

Logo	-	-	-

Console	-	-	-

In production	Discontinued

Release date	JP: 13 September 2005NA: 19 September 2005AU: 3 November 2005EU: 4 November 2005	JP: 14 February 2003NA: 23 March 2003PAL: 28 March 2003	JP: 21 March 2001NA: 11 June 2001PAL: 22 June 2001

Launch price	¥12,000 US$99.99 €99.99 A$?	¥12,500 US$99 €129.99 A$199.99	¥9,800 US$149.99 €109.99 A$?

Units shipped	Worldwide: 81.51 million (as of December 31, 2013).

Best-selling game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 13 million combined (as of November 25, 2004)

Display	2 in (51 mm)	2.9 in (74 mm)

240 × 160 px

511 simultaneous colors in character mode 32,768 simultaneous colors in bitmap mode

Backlight - 5 brightness levels	Frontlight On/Off toggle (AGS-001) Backlight Bright/Normal toggle (AGS-101)	No backlight

Audio	6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, plus the 4 channels from Game Boy)

Single mono speaker

Stereo headphone jack (standard)	Stereo headphone jack (for headphones specifically designed for the GBA SP)	Stereo headphone jack (standard)

Processor	16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI	16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Z80 coprocessor for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation, and as a tone generator in Game Boy Advance games

Memory	256 kB WRAM (outside the CPU) 32 kB + 96 kB VRAM (internal to the CPU)

Physical media	Game Boy Advance Game Cartridge (2-32 MB)

Input controls	D-pad A/B, L/R, and START/SELECT buttons

Batteries	460 mAh lithium-ion battery 10 hours	700 mAh lithium-ion battery 18 hours (AGS-001 light off) 10 hours (AGS-001 light on)	2 AA batteries 15 hours (dependent on the Game Pak being played and volume setting)

Connectivity	Fourth generation link port	Third generation link port

Weight	80 grams (2.8 oz)	142 grams (5.0 oz)	140 grams (4.9 oz)

Dimensions	101 mm (4.0 in) W 50 mm (2.0 in) H 17.2 mm (0.68 in) D	84 mm (3.3 in) W 82 mm (3.2 in) H 24 mm (0.94 in) D	144 mm (5.7 in) W 82 mm (3.2 in) H 24.5 mm (0.96 in) D

Colors and styles	List of Game Boy colors and styles

Regional lockout	No

List of games	List of Game Boy Advance games

Backward compatibility	N/A	Game Boy Game Boy Color

Sentence(s)

Game Boy Advance had a 32 bit 16.8 MHz ARM.

final_sentence: Game Boy Advance had a 32 bit 16.8 MHz ARM.