GBA Specs

00-08-14 - Dave -  Here's the specs as reported by Gaming Intelligence Agency:

• CPU: 32bit ARM7 Custom @16.7Mhz, with reduced Z80 core for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation. RAM: 32Kbit work
• RAM (may not be final), 96Kbytes VRAM (may not be final), 16Kbytes sound RAM (may not be final)
• GPU: Nintendo Custom. Supported functions:
  1. - Hardware sprite scaling, rotation, distortion.
  2. - XY scroll, rotation scroll.
  3. - Multi layers.
  4. - 4096 maximum (may not be final) hardware sprites, with maximum of 256 sprites on a single line.
  5. - No dedicated 3D acceleration.
• SPU: Nintendo Custom:
  1. - 2 hardware sound channels.
  2. - Maximum sampling rate @44.1KHz.
• Resolution: 244x160, half the resolution of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, although in a reversed aspect ratio.
• Color depth: Multi color depth, maximum of 65,536 colors from a palette of 16 million. Supports alpha channel.
• Screen: Sharp reflect color LCD screen.
• Media: Game Boy cartridge, Game boy Color cartridge, Game Boy Advance cartridge.
• Max Catridge size: 512Mbit.
• Interface: Nintendo custom
  1. - Game Boy / Game Boy Color compatible cartridge interface.
  2. - Custom Dolphin communications interface.
  3. - 3.5mm earphone jack.
• Input: 4-directional D-Pad, Select, Start, A, B, L, R
• Speaker: Thin Membrane speaker (the same speaker found in the Game Boy and Game Boy Color).
• Power Rating: 3V.
• Battery: 2x AA battery, 20 hours continuous play time.