Current Events > Tried Switch in handheld mode. Low battery after 2 hours lol.

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saspa 03/16/20 2:32:05 PM #1:	This thing's been docked since I bought it and the one time I try it undocked the thing barely lasts. Anyway it's actually not bad, playing with the joycon controllers attached to a tablet like device. Not as bad as I was expecting, relatively comfortable. I still prefer it docked of course to a large TV screen. It's funny that it has low battery life because the pro controller seems to have a ton of battery life, especially compared to the ps4 controller. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:935756182] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>This thing's been docked since I bought it and the one time I try it undocked the thing barely lasts. Anyway it's actually not bad, playing with the joycon controllers attached to a tablet like device. Not as bad as I was expecting, relatively comfortable. I still prefer it docked of course to a large TV screen. It's funny that it has low battery life because the pro controller seems to have a ton of battery life, especially compared to the ps4 controller.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BakonBitz 03/16/20 2:32:58 PM #2:	Yeah, Switch has pretty low battery life. Apparently a newer model has a much longer battery life, and it's not the Lite version. --- Game collection: http://www.backloggery.com/bakonbitz Gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVQm69J7bGScbv3_50C0dA <cite>BakonBitz posted [p:935756221] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, Switch has pretty low battery life. Apparently a newer model has a much longer battery life, and it's not the Lite version. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 03/16/20 2:35:23 PM #3:	Yeah on a graphics intensive game you're only gonna get 3 hours or so max. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:935756339] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Yeah on a graphics intensive game you're only gonna get 3 hours or so max.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 03/16/20 2:36:02 PM #4:	Switch is handheld mode is fucking abysmal. I can't hold onto mine with the stock controller without getting handcramps. --- Ryzen 3800x @ 4.3, 32 gig @ 4000, 1070ti, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:935756377] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Switch is handheld mode is fucking abysmal. I can't hold onto mine with the stock controller without getting handcramps. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/16/20 2:36:43 PM #5:	I bought a Lite a few months ago but I kinda wish I had gotten the new model normal switch instead. Supposedly its battery is even better than the Lite <cite>Zikten posted [p:935756409] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I bought a Lite a few months ago but I kinda wish I had gotten the new model normal switch instead. Supposedly its battery is even better than the Lite </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 03/16/20 2:36:46 PM #6:	The newer Switch has nearly double the battery life. It's kind of crazy that Nintendo made no effort to advertise it. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:935756410] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>The newer Switch has nearly double the battery life. It's kind of crazy that Nintendo made no effort to advertise it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 03/16/20 2:37:45 PM #7:	The day I decided to get a switch, by sheer coincidence, happened to be the day the new Switch came out. I just woke up and decided that today was the day, shopped online for one, and then saw there was a better battery life one out.Never heard of it until that point. Had to go far out to get it and 3 different stores but I found one. Thing lasts forever in handheld mode --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: Supreme x Audubon Bird Call <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:935756461] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>The day I decided to get a switch, by sheer coincidence, happened to be the day the new Switch came out. I just woke up and decided that today was the day, shopped online for one, and then saw there was a better battery life one out.Never heard of it until that point. Had to go far out to get it and 3 different stores but I found one. Thing lasts forever in handheld mode </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ultima Dragon 03/16/20 2:38:11 PM #8:	Antifar posted... Yeah on a graphics intensive game you're only gonna get 3 hours or so max. Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go. --- "We know things can move faster than the speed of light because liberal tears are on the ground before something offensive even happens" - Coffeebeanz <cite>Ultima Dragon posted [p:935756483] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah on a graphics intensive game you're only gonna get 3 hours or so max.</quote> Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 03/16/20 2:41:43 PM #9:	Ultima Dragon posted... Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go. Even the Vita had more battery life than the Switch, but yeah that's because the Switch is more intensive. The more advanced the technology the less likely battery life will catch up, something has to be sacrificed I guess. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:935756641] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Ultima Dragon posted...</cite> <quote> Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go. </quote> Even the Vita had more battery life than the Switch, but yeah that's because the Switch is more intensive. The more advanced the technology the less likely battery life will catch up, something has to be sacrificed I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 03/16/20 2:42:36 PM #10:	I'm in the market to get one too but I guess not until this event gets better --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:935756681] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I'm in the market to get one too but I guess not until this event gets better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 03/16/20 2:42:41 PM #11:	Zikten posted... I bought a Lite a few months ago but I kinda wish I had gotten the new model normal switch instead. Supposedly its battery is even better than the Lite Which one is this? I know there's a switch and a lite that has the joycons attached to the console. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:935756685] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>I bought a Lite a few months ago but I kinda wish I had gotten the new model normal switch instead. Supposedly its battery is even better than the Lite </quote> Which one is this? I know there's a switch and a lite that has the joycons attached to the console.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/16/20 2:44:40 PM #12:	saspa posted... Which one is this? I know there's a switch and a lite that has the joycons attached to the console. There are 3 switch models now Launch switch with detachable joycons A newer model with detachable joy cons that has the best battery And the lite handheld. That's the one I have I might buy a new model normal switch eventually though <cite>Zikten posted [p:935756774] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>Which one is this? I know there's a switch and a lite that has the joycons attached to the console.</quote>There are 3 switch models now Launch switch with detachable joycons A newer model with detachable joy cons that has the best battery And the lite handheld. That's the one I have I might buy a new model normal switch eventually though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 03/16/20 2:44:56 PM #13:	Turning the brightness down even marginally will greatly improve the battery life. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:935756785] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Turning the brightness down even marginally will greatly improve the battery life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 03/16/20 2:48:34 PM #14:	Ultima Dragon posted... Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go. They brought up the GameGear in a watchmojo video and cited its abysmal "four hour" battery life. Those people had clearly never played a GameGear. It was more like half an hour. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:935756939] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Ultima Dragon posted... </cite> <quote>Reminds me of back in the day when Gameboy (original) had dece battery life but the Sega Game Gear ate batteries like a mofo. Not sure how the Vita/3DS (or whatever they've got out now) performs, but I feel like we'll never have great battery life with current gen games on the go.</quote>They brought up the GameGear in a watchmojo video and cited its abysmal "four hour" battery life. Those people had clearly never played a GameGear. It was more like half an hour. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 03/16/20 2:48:53 PM #15:	Zikten posted... There are 3 switch models now Launch switch with detachable joycons A newer model with detachable joy cons that has the best battery And the lite handheld. That's the one I have I might buy a new model normal switch eventually though How to tell which is the new switch model? Or is this just something they quietly upgraded in every store, to become the default Switch? --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:935756955] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote> There are 3 switch models now Launch switch with detachable joycons A newer model with detachable joy cons that has the best battery And the lite handheld. That's the one I have I might buy a new model normal switch eventually though </quote> How to tell which is the new switch model? Or is this just something they quietly upgraded in every store, to become the default Switch?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BakonBitz 03/16/20 2:56:23 PM #16:	saspa posted... How to tell which is the new switch model? Or is this just something they quietly upgraded in every store, to become the default Switch? It was a quiet upgrade but the new model has a different serial number on the box, I believe. --- Game collection: http://www.backloggery.com/bakonbitz Gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVQm69J7bGScbv3_50C0dA <cite>BakonBitz posted [p:935757310] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>How to tell which is the new switch model? Or is this just something they quietly upgraded in every store, to become the default Switch?</quote>It was a quiet upgrade but the new model has a different serial number on the box, I believe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/16/20 3:21:36 PM #17:	also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch <cite>Zikten posted [p:935758488] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paper_Okami 03/16/20 3:50:52 PM #18:	i basically only play it handheld --- "Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism"- Emma Goldman "Wimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" -Slurms MacKenzie <cite>Paper_Okami posted [p:935759928] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>i basically only play it handheld </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 03/16/20 4:02:30 PM #19:	Zikten posted... also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch Tries to remember what the box of the switch I bought was. I feel like it has to be new (i bought Jan of this year) but I rarely use it of the dock. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:935760511] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch</quote>Tries to remember what the box of the switch I bought was. I feel like it has to be new (i bought Jan of this year) but I rarely use it of the dock. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LastTomorrow 03/16/20 4:12:31 PM #20:	I bought the newer model when it came out. Ha! --- Waffle waffle waffle <cite>LastTomorrow posted [p:935761037] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I bought the newer model when it came out. Ha! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Demigod_Elessar 03/16/20 4:15:40 PM #21:	I mostly use my Switch in handheld mode, just because I prefer to play the games in the background of doing something else (watching something, etc). I ended up buying one of those 10,000 mAh battery pack cases for it, and it is a nice, quality of life improvement. Turns my 2-3 hours of battery life into about 9-10 hours before having to recharge the whole thing (been playing BotW most lately, and I'd say that's one of the most demanding games on the system in handheld mode). Worth the $40 I spent on it. --- IRON MAIDEN IS MY RELIGION! <cite>Demigod_Elessar posted [p:935761196] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I mostly use my Switch in handheld mode, just because I prefer to play the games in the background of doing something else (watching something, etc). I ended up buying one of those 10,000 mAh battery pack cases for it, and it is a nice, quality of life improvement. Turns my 2-3 hours of battery life into about 9-10 hours before having to recharge the whole thing (been playing BotW most lately, and I'd say that's one of the most demanding games on the system in handheld mode). Worth the $40 I spent on it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 03/16/20 4:24:52 PM #22:	I cant stand how my left blue joycon is always borderline dead --- 3DS: 1848-2391-0198 \| NS: 7753-3224-3517 "May the Father of Understanding guide us" <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:935761630] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I cant stand how my left blue joycon is always borderline dead </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarqueeSeries 03/16/20 4:26:48 PM #23:	Yeah it's kinda bullshit to the early adopters that we're stuck with the limp dick battery --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>MarqueeSeries posted [p:935761746] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Yeah it's kinda bullshit to the early adopters that we're stuck with the limp dick battery</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lost_All_Senses 03/16/20 4:35:07 PM #25:	pogo_rabid posted... Switch is handheld mode is fucking abysmal. I can't hold onto mine with the stock controller without getting handcramps. What if you lay down and rest the bottom on your chest? --- Name checks out "Stupidity is a spectrum, and we're all on it" - OfDustandBone <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:935762135] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>pogo_rabid posted... </cite> <quote>Switch is handheld mode is fucking abysmal. I can't hold onto mine with the stock controller without getting handcramps.</quote> What if you lay down and rest the bottom on your chest? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MabusIncarnate 03/16/20 4:40:21 PM #27:	I must have a newer one, I get 5-6 hours easy, I keep the display brightness down to about half though. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. Vicious_Dios Original - https://i.imgtc.ws/Zl0aw6F.png <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:935762353] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>I must have a newer one, I get 5-6 hours easy, I keep the display brightness down to about half though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 03/17/20 12:52:43 PM #28:	Zikten posted... also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch I'm a little annoyed since I only just bought the Switch and didn't even play any games on it until now. But if battery life is the only difference, then I'm not missing much. Sometimes Nintendo are pretty terrible when they do an "upgraded" version of a console. Well at least with the Wii they were (removing all gc backwards compatibility) and the Switch Lite not having detachable joycons --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:935799260] in Tried Swit... [t:78477557]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>also a different picture on the box https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/148957-how-to-tell-if-you-re-buying-the-new-or-old-nintendo-switch </quote> I'm a little annoyed since I only just bought the Switch and didn't even play any games on it until now. But if battery life is the only difference, then I'm not missing much. Sometimes Nintendo are pretty terrible when they do an "upgraded" version of a console. Well at least with the Wii they were (removing all gc backwards compatibility) and the Switch Lite not having detachable joycons</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Tried Switch in handheld mode. Low battery after 2 hours lol.