Technical specifications of the Game Boy Advance family of consoles

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Table of technical specifications of the Game Boy Advance family of consoles.

Series	Game Boy Advance	Game Boy Color	Classic Game Boy
Name	Game Boy Micro	Game Boy Advance SP	Game Boy Advance
Model #	OXY-001	AGS-001 / AGS-101	AGB-001
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Appearance
Screen	51 mm	74 mm
	240 × 160 px (38,400 px)
	511 colors in text (character) mode 32,768 colors in graphics mode

	Backlight – 5 brightness levels	Frontlight (frontlight) (on/off) (AGS-001) Backlight (backlight) brightness adjustment (AGS-101)	No backlight
Audio	6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, and 4 channels from Game Boy)
	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
Memory	256 kb WRAM (external to the processor) 32 kb + 96 kB VRAM (built into the processor)
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)
Control buttons	D-pad (cross) A/B, L/R, 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)
Power	Proprietary connector (micro type) 5 V DC	Proprietary connector (SP type) 5 V DC	None
Communication	Fourth-generation link port	Third-generation link port
Weight	80 grams	142 grams	140 grams
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
Backward compatibility	None	Game Boy Game Boy Color