GameBoy Advance: Tech Specs:

Technical specifications

The technical specifications of the original Game Boy Advance are, as provided by Nintendo:^[3]

• Size: Approximately 3.2 x 5.69 x 0.97 inches (25 mm).
• Weight: Approximately 140 grams (5 ounces).
• Screen: 2.9 inches reflective thin-film transistor (TFT) color LCD.
• Power: 2 AA batteries.
• Battery life: The average battery life is approximately 15 hours while playing Game Boy Advance games (also dependent on the Game Pak being played and the volume setting).^[4]
• CPU: 16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI with embedded memory.
• Memory: 32 kilobyte + 96 kilobyte VRAM (internal to the CPU), 256 kilobyte WRAM (external to the CPU).
• Resolution: 240 x 160 pixels.
• Color support: 15-bit RGB (16-bit color space using 5 bits depth per channel), capable of displaying 512 simultaneous colors in "character mode" and 32,768 simultaneous colors in "bitmap mode".

Backward compatibility for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games is provided by an 8.4 MHz Z80 co-processor, while a link port at the top of the unit allows it to be connected to other devices via use of a Nintendo Game Link cable or GameCube cable.