A recent teardown of the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware revision has confirmed that it hasn’t received any kind of display upgrade.
Console technician Modyfikator89 took to Twitter/X to share his findings after disassembling and comparing the original (BEE-CPU-01) with the new model (OSM-CPU-01). Despite a prior rumor suggesting that a Nintendo Switch 2 revision would feature a new Sharp display, the teardown found no evidence of a different screen in the unit examined.
The technician mentioned that the updated console features several internal changes, including a revised motherboard, a different fan variant and the already known redesigned battery that is user-replaceable. While the NVIDIA chip remains unchanged, the console’s 12GB of RAM is now from a different supplier.
The investigation is ongoing, with further units and bundles yet to be examined. The technician is collecting serial number prefixes, panel markings and connector photographs to establish whether potential display differences can be identified by production batch.
The Nintendo Switch 2 hardware revision is primarily focused on manufacturing changes and repairability, with the revised battery design making replacement easier. The redesign complies with European battery regulations that will require many electronic devices to allow users to replace their batteries more easily. The new battery inside the Nintendo Switch 2 revision has a capacity of 5,172mAh, 48mAh less than the launch model’s 5,220mAh battery. This is a reduction of less than 1%, which means that battery life essentially remains unchanged. The new Switch 2 is also around 14g heavier when the Joy-Cons are attached, although the difference here is also unlikely to be noticeable during normal use.
Last month, BlueSky user ninpatentswatch claimed that Chinese parts resellers are offering a Nintendo Switch 2 LCD display assembled by Sharp. The increasing frequency with which these panels are appearing on Chinese parts marketplaces suggest that production has moved beyond isolated engineering samples and into a larger manufacturing run. One seller had also listed what it called a “V2” Switch 2 LCD panel.
