Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Handheld System - Flame Red
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Manufacturer description
Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Handheld System - Flame Red. AGS-001 - Extremerate Reshell - Comes with a gamestop charger
SpecPicks Verdict
SpecPicks scored Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Handheld System using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Nintendo's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| shell | Extremerate aftermarket |
|---|---|
| screen_type | front-lit-TFT |
| model_variant | AGS-001 |
| screen_size_inches | 2.9 |
Hardware benchmark data
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