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The planned release date of the system is also unclear, however based on delivery schedules a late 2015/early 2016 release may have been the target.

The planned release date of the system is also unclear, however based on delivery schedules a late 2015/early 2016 release may have been the target.

== Hardware ==

==Hardware==

* 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores (the Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC used in the final Switch also has 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores, however they are disabled and unused due to a silicon defect; instead, 4 ARM Cortex-A57 cores are used by applications)

*4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores (the Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC used in the final Switch also has 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores, however they are disabled and unused due to a silicon defect; instead, 4 ARM Cortex-A57 cores are used by applications)

* Graphics core (sometimes mentioned with the name "Decaf Latte", implying that it would have been a copy of the [[Wii U]]'s graphics core)

*Graphics core (sometimes mentioned with the name "Decaf Latte", implying that it would have been a copy of the [[Wii U]]'s graphics core)

* 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM (the final Switch uses 4GB of LPDDR4)

*1GB of LPDDR3 RAM (the final Switch uses 4GB of LPDDR4)

* 1 3D touchscreen display with a resolution similar to that of the [[Wii U GamePad]]

*1 3D touchscreen display with a 1280x800 (800p) resolution

* 1 front camera, 2 rear cameras

*1 front camera, 2 rear cameras

* Built-in NFC interface (implying that detachable controllers were not used)

*Built-in NFC interface (implying that detachable controllers were not used)

* Accelerometer & gyroscope

*Accelerometer & gyroscope

* GPS

*GPS

* PCIe expansion interface for a "Toronto" SoC by Sharp which would have provided 3DS compatibility (the final Switch also has PCIe, although as of late 2020 it is unused)

*PCIe expansion interface for a "Toronto" SoC by Sharp which would have provided 3DS compatibility

* Game cartridge slot

*Game cartridge slot

== Software ==

==Software==

A Linux-based OS was to be used for bringup (similarly, Android was used for bringup of the final Switch), and was being considered for use as "diagnostic software" in production.  A custom OS developed by Nintendo was to be used as the main production OS.

A Linux-based OS was to be used for bringup (similarly, Android was used for bringup of the final Switch), and was being considered for use as "diagnostic software" in production.  A custom OS developed by Nintendo was to be used as the main production OS. [[NintendoSDK]] has support for the A53 CPU used by the INDY.