Comparison of the Game Boy Console Family

Comparison table of all Game Boy family consoles. Starting from the Game Boy DMG-01 and ending with the Game Boy Micro OXY-001.

Table

Series	Game Boy Advance			Game Boy Color	Classic Game Boy
Name	Game Boy Micro	Game Boy Advance SP	Game Boy Advance	Game Boy Color	Game Boy Light	Game Boy Pocket	Game Boy
Model #	OXY-001	AGS-001 / AGS-101	AGB-001	CGB-001	MGB-101	MGB-001	DMG-01
Logo
Appearance
Support	Support ended
Generation	Sixth generation			Fifth generation	Fourth generation
Release Date	Japan: September 13, 2005 North America: September 19, 2005 Australia: November 3, 2005 Europe: November 4, 2005	Japan: February 14, 2003 North America: March 23, 2003 PAL: March 28, 2003	Japan: March 21, 2001 North America: June 11, 2001 PAL: June 22, 2001	Japan: October 21, 1998 North America: November 18, 1998 Australia: November 23, 1998 Europe: November 27, 1998	Japan: April 14, 1998	Japan: July 21, 1996 North America: September 3, 1996 PAL: 1996	Japan: April 21, 1989 North America: July 31, 1989 Europe: September 28, 1990
Launch Price	¥12,000 US$99.99 €99.99 A$?	¥12,500 US$99 €129.99 A$199.99	¥9,800 US$99.99 €109,99 A$?	¥8,900 US$79.95 A$?	¥6,800	¥6,800 US$59.95 A$?	¥12,800 US$89.95 A$?
Units Sold	Worldwide: 81.51 million (as of December 31, 2013).			Worldwide: 118.69 million (as of December 31, 2013)
Best-Selling Game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 13 million (as of November 25, 2004)			Pokémon Gold and Silver, 23 million	(Bundled/Separately) Tetris, 30.26 million (came bundled with Game Boy) Pokémon Red and Blue, approximately 23.64 million (as of January 18, 2009).
Screen	51 mm	74 mm		59 mm	65 mm
	240 × 160 px (38,400 px)			160 × 144 px (23,040 px)
	511 colors in text (character) mode 32,768 colors in graphic mode			10, 32 or 56 colors (from 32,768 palette)	4 shades, monochrome (2-bit)
				10, 32 or 56 colors (from 32,768 palette)	White screen (4 shades, grayscale)		Olive-green screen (4 shades of olive-green)
	Backlight – 5 brightness levels	Frontlight (on/off) (AGS-001) Backlight brightness adjustment (AGS-101)	No backlight	No backlight	Electroluminescent backlight (on/off)	No backlight	No backlight
Audio	6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, and 4 channels from Game Boy)			4 channels (2 "square wave" channels, 1 PCM 4-bit "wave sample" channel, 1 "noise" channel, and 1 audio input from cartridge)
	One mono speaker
	Stereo headphone jack (standard)	Stereo headphone jack (for headphones specifically designed for GBA SP or using a headphone adapter)	Stereo headphone jack (standard)
Processor	16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Z80 coprocessor for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation, and as a tone generator in Game Boy Advance games			4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Zilog Z80	4.19 MHz 8-bit custom Sharp LR35902
Memory	256 KB WRAM (external to processor) 32 KB + 96 KB VRAM (built into processor)			32 KB RAM 16 KB VRAM	8 KB S-RAM(can be expanded to 32 KB ?)
Physical Media	Game Boy Advance cartridge(2-32 MB)	Game Boy Advance cartridge (2-32 MB) Game Boy Color cartridge Game Boy cartridge (32 KB – 1 MB)		Game Boy Color cartridge Game Boy cartridge (32 KB – 1 MB)	Game Boy cartridge (32 KB – 1 MB)
Control Buttons	D-pad (cross) A/B, L/R, and START/SELECT			D-pad (cross) A/B and START/SELECT
Batteries	460 mAh lithium battery 10 hours	700 mAh lithium battery 18 hours (AGS-001 backlight off) 10 hours (AGS-001 backlight on)	2 AA batteries 15 hours (depending on cartridge and sound)	2 AA batteries 30+ hours 70 - 80 mAh	2 AA batteries 20 hours (backlight off) / 12 hours (backlight on)	2 AAA batteries 8 hours or 10 hours 80 - 90 mAh	4 AA batteries 35 hours 70 - 80 mAh
Power	Proprietary connector (micro type) 5 V DC	Proprietary connector (SP type) 5 V DC	None	Round connector 2.35 mm x 0.75 mm (Center positive) 3 V DC			Round connector 3.5 mm x 1.5 mm (Center negative) 6 V DC
Connectivity	Fourth-generation link port	Third-generation link port		Second-generation link port			First-generation link port
Connectivity	None			Infrared port	None
Weight	80 grams	142 grams	140 grams	138 grams	190 grams (with batteries)	125 grams 150 grams (with batteries)	220 grams 394 grams (with batteries)
Dimensions	Width: 101 mm Height: 50 mm Thickness: 17.2 mm	Width: 84 mm Height: 82 mm Thickness: 24 mm	Width: 144 mm Height: 82 mm Thickness: 24.5 mm	Width: 75 mm Height: 133 mm Thickness: 27 mm	Width: 80 mm Height: 135 mm Thickness: 29 mm	Width: 77.6 mm Height: 127.6 mm Thickness: 25.3 mm	Width: 90 mm Height: 148 mm Thickness: 32 mm
Backward Compatibility	None	Game Boy Game Boy Color		Game Boy	None