Specifications for the next variant of Nintendo Switch leaked out online and they provide lots of information about the upcoming revised version of Switch which has been rumored to be in the works for quite a while. The information has been found by SciresM who is a known dataminer and console hacker.
The upcoming Nintendo Switch, codenamed as ‘Aula’ according to ResetERA forums will reportedly feature a new OLED screen and the new Switch will be powered by a Mariko SoC. According to the current information, ‘Aula’ will support both handhelds and docked mode and won’t be a docked only version.
The leaks have been detailed by SciresM on the ResetERA forums which we have listed below.
Nintendo actually is working on a new model with upgraded display stuff and has been for ~1.5-2 years. I personally believe it’s 4K given the signs I’m seeing in the firmware, but that’s not confirmed yet and could be wrong.
The new hardware is codenamed Aula, it’s using a Mariko SoC. There’s a bunch of references to it in code (atmosphere supports the new display already in theory).
Aula explicitly supports handheld mode. It is not docked only; that’s calcio, which seems like it’s for internal only/never releasing since Calcio has no gamecard slot and no battery.
The tablet itself definitely has an upgraded display, I don’t know if it’s 4K.Aula has firmware support some Realtek chip that advertises itself as a “4K UHD multimedia SoC”, too, hence my belief it’s 4K. That chip might be inside a new dock and not inside the tablet, though, there’s no way to tell from the firmware code yet.
Checked my previous discussions with hexkyz, the upgraded tablet display is an OLED screen. Probably not higher resolution on tablet itself, so I guess the 4k realtek chip is more likely to be new dock than I thought it was.
Mariko has *substantially* better cooling and battery life. It’s a bona fide die shrink over the original generation.
My best guess (pure speculation, no firmware indication this is the case) is that if they need extra performance, they’ll push it to higher clock rates across the board.
But yeah, I speculate games will be like “DSi enhanced” games were, or like how some games benefited from PS4 Pro despite working on PS4.”
The most interesting point is the OLED screen and 4K resolution support most probably through the docked mode. According to SciresM, the new Switch will utilize 4k resolution in some form and may function through a brand-new dock.
All this information is very interesting and we will have to wait and see how the new Nintendo Switch variant will be different from the old ones in both performance and price. Rumors of an ‘upgraded’ version of the Nintendo Switch have been circulating since 2018 however until now, no solid information has been revealed by Nintendo or any third-party vendor.
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