Atari Nintendo SEGA Lynx GameBoy GameGear --------------------------------------------------------------- Processor ~3.6 Mhz 2.2 Mhz 3.6 Mhz 65C02 Z80 Z80 Video 16 Color 4 Greys 32 Color 4096 Palette -- 4096 Palette 160x102 160x144 160x144 Backlit Reflective Backlit? Sound 4 Chn, Stereo 4 Chn, Stereo 4 Chn, Stereo? on Lynx II 2 Left, 2 Right Sprites Unlimited 8 of 8x8 pixels 64 of 8x8 pixels Comm Serial Port Serial Port ??? 18 connections 4 connections 300 - 62K Baud ??? Memory 64K address space 64K address space 24K 64K RAM 16K RAM Cart Size 1MBit, 2MBit, 512kbit - 4MBit, ??? 8MBit max are known Batt Life 4-5 Hours 35 Hours ??? 1.5 Rechargable 12 RechargableSee the FAQ for information about the Lynx's co-processors.
Here is the section from the rec.games.video FAQ:
________________________________________________________ | | GameBoy | Lynx | GameGear | TExpress | |----------+----------+----------+----------+----------| |Bits (CPU)| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 + 8 | |Bits (Gx) | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | |CPU | Z80 | 6502 | Z80 | 6502 6502| |MHz (CPU) | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 7.2 | |MHz (Gx) | | 16.0 | | | |ScreenSize| 2.6" | 3.5" | 3.2" | 2.6" | |Graphics | 160 x 144| 160 x 102| 160 x 144| 256 x 216| |Colors | mono (4) | 16/4096 | 32/4096 | 482/512 | |Sprites | 8 | unlim | 64 | 64 | | - size | 8 x 8 | unlim | 8 x 8 | 16 x 16 | |Audio | 2-lyr | 4-lyr | 4-lyr | 6-lyr | |RAM | 16K | 64K | 24K | 8K+64Kgx| |----------+----------+----------+----------+----------|