Name: Game Boy Advance
Brand: Nintendo
Price: 180 USD
Availability: InStock

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Dimensions: 82 × 144.5 × 24.5 mm (3.23 × 5.69 × 0.96 in)

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Resolution: 240 (w) × 160 (h) pixels (3:2 aspect ratio)
Display: Reflective TFT LCD, 240 × 160 px, 61.2 × 40.8 mm (2.41 × 1.61 in)[9]
Units sold: 81.51 million[8]

Processors: 16.7772 MHz ARM7TDMI (32-bit) * 4.194304 MHz / 8.388608 MHz Sharp SM83 (custom Intel 8080/Zilog Z80 hybrid, 8-bit)[b]
System on a chip (SoC): Nintendo CPU AGB
Frame rate: 59.727500569606 Hz[52]
Memory: 288 KB RAM, 98 KB Video RAM
CPU: ARM7TDMI @ 16.8 MHz Sharp SM83 @ 4.2 / 8.4 MHz
System on a chip: Nintendo CPU AGB

Backward compatibility: Game Boy * Game Boy Color

Battery life: Up to 15 hours
Power: 2 × AA batteries

Color support: 32,768 colors, up to 511 simultaneously in character mode, all may display simultaneously in Bitmap mode

Advance Movie: A SmartMedia player released only in Japan featuring select films and animated series.

Title: JP
Controls: Eight-way control pad * Six action buttons (A, B, L, R, Start, Select) * Volume slider * Power switch
I/O: Game Link Cable (512 kbit/s between up to 4 devices) * Game Pak slot
Related: Game Boy Advance SP * Game Boy Micro
Successor: Nintendo DS * Nintendo DSi
Predecessor: Game Boy Color[11]
Best-selling game: Pokémon Ruby* and *Sapphire* (16 million)[10] (list)
Online services: JP: Mobile System GB
Discontinued: 2010[7]
Introductory price: US$99.99 (equivalent to $180 in 2025)[6]
Released: March 21, 2001 * + JP: March 21, 2001[2] + NA: June 11, 2001[3] + PAL: June 22, 2001[4][5]
Generation: Sixth
Type: Handheld game console
Product family: Game Boy[1]
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo Research & Engineering
Also known as: CN: iQue Game Boy Advance
Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: GBA Development
Glucoboy: A blood glucose monitor with integrated games, released in Australia to support children with diabetes.[68][69]
See also: Virtual Console
Main article: List of Game Boy Advance games

Dimensions: 3.23 in (82 mm)
Release Date: March 21, 2001

Weight: 140 g (4.9 oz)
Depth: 24.5 mm (0.96 in)
Width: 144.5 mm (5.69 in)
Height: 82 mm (3.2 in)
Dimensions: 82 × 144.5 × 24.5 mm (3.23 × 5.69 × 0.96 in)

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