3DS vs PSVita battery test, Minimum settings.

[chris888222]

People who say that 3DS has low processing power + battery sapper/Vita more understandable because of processing power is IMO not really true. It's more of the battery which matters.

In reality, the 3DS has less than half the battery capacity than the Vita battery and can still hit 1 hour more with low settings/0.5 - 1 hour less with maximum settings.

The huge downside to both: in 3D the 3DS battery can easily slice to 40% less power. The Vita on the other hand, has an irreplaceable battery and you must send it to Sony.

 

[Joe88]

The Vita on the other hand, has an irreplaceable battery and you must send it to Sony.

its not irreplaceable

take the backplate off, and you can remove it
the vita manual even says how to do it
http://www.pspgweber.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=31010

 

[chris888222]

The Vita on the other hand, has an irreplaceable battery and you must send it to Sony.

its not irreplaceable

take the backplate off, and you can remove it
the vita manual even says how to do it
http://www.pspgweber.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=31010

My bad. I only remembered past news that it's embedded. Didn't read those manuals

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

 

[KingVamp]

The Vita on the other hand, has an irreplaceable battery and you must send it to Sony.

While that may be unfortunate when the stock battery start to weaken, Sony has that $50 dollar charger. there probably be charger cases.

The Vita on the other hand, has an irreplaceable battery and you must send it to Sony.

its not irreplaceable

take the backplate off, and you can remove it
the vita manual even says how to do it
http://www.pspgweber...p?f=100&t=31010

Oh, I see... Looks up on youtube.




Seems easy... >.>

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

The OP said take about 30mins off.

 

[chris888222]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

That would make it an unfair comparison.

And besides, the 3DS isn't just DS + 3D.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

That would make it an unfair comparison.

And besides, the 3DS isn't just DS + 3D.

Yes, but it is one of the major selling points for the 3DS, and plus, in some games (eg. Super Mario 3D Land) playing without it makes the game nearly impossible for some things...

 

[DiscostewSM]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

That would make it an unfair comparison.

And besides, the 3DS isn't just DS + 3D.

Yes, but it is one of the major selling points for the 3DS, and plus, in some games (eg. Super Mario 3D Land) playing without it makes the game nearly impossible for some things...

Hehe, and Vita means "life", but rather short lived with that battery.

 

[Deleted-236924]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

That would make it an unfair comparison.

And besides, the 3DS isn't just DS + 3D.

Yes, but it is one of the major selling points for the 3DS, and plus, in some games (eg. Super Mario 3D Land) playing without it makes the game nearly impossible for some things...

...
The two yellow arrows on the touch screen + the camera angle changing when walking on certain tiles say hi.

 

[Foxi4]

Ugh... there isn't any comparison! They both SUCK!

There isn't ANY mobile device without shit battery nowadays... get over it people. If you want 20 hrs battery life go whip out Game Boy Micros.

or DS Lites
But anyways, the PS Vita's battery life is understandably low, because of its high specs.
Whereas the 3DS, has low specs and low battery life.
But still, 4-5 hours is okay.

DS Lite does not have anywhere near 20 hours of battery life.

It has about 14 hours. A very long battery life, even if it doesn't have 20 hours.

Please show me those batteries that hold the charge for 14 hours of actual gameplay. My DS Lite held its charge for 5-6 hours max when it was fresh out of the box and now holds it up to 4. Unless you're not doing *anything* with the DS, I doubt that it will work for 14 hours non-stop.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

OK, but with the 3D off that defeats the purpose of a 3DS, I'd quite like to know the results with it on...

That would make it an unfair comparison.

And besides, the 3DS isn't just DS + 3D.

Yes, but it is one of the major selling points for the 3DS, and plus, in some games (eg. Super Mario 3D Land) playing without it makes the game nearly impossible for some things...

...
The two yellow arrows on the touch screen + the camera angle changing when walking on certain tiles say hi.

Still, the '3' in 3DS isn't there for nothing.

Ugh... there isn't any comparison! They both SUCK!

There isn't ANY mobile device without shit battery nowadays... get over it people. If you want 20 hrs battery life go whip out Game Boy Micros.

or DS Lites
But anyways, the PS Vita's battery life is understandably low, because of its high specs.
Whereas the 3DS, has low specs and low battery life.
But still, 4-5 hours is okay.

DS Lite does not have anywhere near 20 hours of battery life.

It has about 14 hours. A very long battery life, even if it doesn't have 20 hours.

Please show me those batteries that hold the charge for 14 hours of actual gameplay. My DS Lite held its charge for 5-6 hours max when it was fresh out of the box and now holds it up to 4. Unless you're not doing *anything* with the DS, I doubt that it will work for 14 hours non-stop.

On minimum brightness? Some flashcarts can cause battery drain as well...

 

[1c3 5n0w]

I thought at first that the 3DS would lose because lots of ppl were saying that it has a really short battery life

Really short as in 4-5 hours with 3D on. The Vita has shitty battery life as well, despite having a "larger" battery it has more to process than the 3DS does. Therefore, the Vita and 3DS are (generally) the same in terms of battery life.

Thanks a lot for the explanation from you, hope to learn more from you in the near future

 

[rehevkor]

ori have a better idea you list me why you think it wotn matter ?

Ever heard of "burden of evidence"? If you wanna make a claim, don't expect others to prove or disporve for you.

Bottom line, don't say shit you can't back up.

 

[jalaneme]

nice chocobo music

 

[Vigilante]

Hopefully,Sony does something to improve PS Vita's battery life.

 

[DSGamer64]

SNIP

that last test was crap seem how system were ON but none was playing them

what i want is a test with both at full settings with people playing the system


also both system have shitty battery i

Any smart 3DS owner would have purchased a Nyko Power Pack by now.

 

[RJ Sly 95]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457225


I don't know in which we should trust...

 

[DarkStriker]

interesting as it seems 3d eats up a lot like 2 screen displays for 1 pc. what i dont understand in the image is why there is a green thin rubber on the hinge connecting the lower half of the 3ds. broken hinge?
maybe the answer comes after watching the vids

Its not broken hinge or anything. Both have it for 1 reason. To hold in the drive button which is the right trigger for both the vita and 3ds. The only thing that dude testing it out doing is to move the car's direction.

 

[prowler]

THIS HANDHELDS BATTERY LIFE IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER HANDHELD THEREFORE IT IS THE BETTER HANDHELD.

 

[Skelletonike]

THIS HANDHELDS BATTERY LIFE IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER HANDHELD THEREFORE IT IS THE BETTER HANDHELD.

I think that a lot of people actually think like that. xP


As for me, my 3ds is usually in sleeping mode and I use it mostly when I'm waiting in lines, on the bus, on the train, etc... Although I like handhelds, the reason I like them it's because I can take them anywhere I want, 4/5 hours of battery is enough for small trips or stuff, and when I go to stay at some other place I always take a charger, so for me the short battery isn't really an issue. =O