The Nintendo Switch OLED Model w/White Joy-Con has a 7-inch OLED screen, and that panel is the reason to buy this version over the others. Colors are saturated, and blacks are properly dark in handheld mode. The system has 64GB of internal storage, a portion of which is reserved for the system itself. A wide adjustable stand folds out along the back for tabletop play. Two white Joy-Con controllers come attached to the console out of the box, and the dock has a wired LAN port for playing on the TV.
Head over to Amazon to get the Nintendo Switch OLED Model w/White Joy-Con for just $366, down from its usual price of $400. That’s a discount of $34 and 9% off.
A handheld and portable hybrid console with an extensive library of games
The 7-inch OLED screen is the main reason to pick this model over the others. OLED panels light every pixel on their own instead of running a backlight behind the whole display, which means black areas on screen are actually black rather than a washed-out dark gray. Colors come through more saturated too, without you having to go into any settings and adjust anything. You notice it most in handheld mode, whether that’s racing at top speed or working your way through a dark dungeon.
The console runs in three modes, and switching between them doesn’t take any setup at all. Drop it into the dock and the game jumps to your TV in HD. Pull it back out, and the same save picks up right where it left off on the 7-inch screen. Flip out the wide adjustable stand, and the console will sit on a table at whatever angle you want, which is a real improvement over the thin, flimsy flap on the older hardware.
64GB of internal storage holds a decent library of downloaded games, though some of that is reserved by the system and current releases eat through space fast. A microSD card handles the overflow. The dock’s LAN port takes a wired Ethernet connection when you’re playing on the TV, which cuts out the lag and dropouts that come with Wi-Fi during online matches. The LAN cable itself is sold separately.
Audio from the onboard speakers is improved in Handheld and Tabletop modes. The console also supports every Joy-Con controller and all Nintendo Switch software, so an existing pile of games and controllers carries straight over with nothing to convert. Online play requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership, and multiplayer past two players needs extra controllers, both sold separately.
The Switch has been Nintendo’s main console since 2017, and the OLED model is the final revision of that hardware. At $366, down from $400, you get the better screen, the sturdier stand, and the LAN port in the dock. If you’re buying a first Switch, replacing one with a scratched-up screen, or picking up a second system so two people can each play their own thing, this is the version worth getting.
