{"id":1266,"date":"2025-04-24T00:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2025-04-24T00:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:59:10","slug":"the-switch-2-pro-controller-will-have-the-same-colossal-battery-life-as-the-original-with-a-significantly-shorter-charge-time-according-to-nintendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/24\/the-switch-2-pro-controller-will-have-the-same-colossal-battery-life-as-the-original-with-a-significantly-shorter-charge-time-according-to-nintendo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Switch 2 Pro Controller will have the same colossal battery life as the original, with a significantly shorter charge time, according to Nintendo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;ll no longer take close to a full work day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7ktjFe33PPtxpfBAwY2Zf.jpg\" alt=\"The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller on a stand\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller&#8217;s tech specs have been revealed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>According to Nintendo, its charging time will be significantly reduced<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The new gamepad is also ever so slightly slimmer and lighter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s some great news if you&#8217;re looking to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller to go along with the new console in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotted byNintendo Life, Nintendo&#8217;s officialtechnical specificationsfor the Switch 2 Pro Controller have been revealed on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are some slight differences in size and weight compared to the original version, the big change here is in battery charge time. On the revised Pro Controller, it&#8217;s now just 3.5 hours, down from the 6 hours of thatfirst model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better still, theNintendo Switch 2&#8217;s Pro Controller appears to feature the same mammoth battery life (around 40 hours) as the original. Factor in that significantly shortened charge time, and you have a controller that should be ready to go for wireless use more frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1746905-OXY-003\">OXY-003 Battery for Nintendo Game Boy Micro OXY-001 Y76NB01<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the key specs between the Switch 2 Pro Controller and its predecessor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nintendo Switch Pro Controller<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td><td>4.1 x 5.8 x 2.4in \/ 105 x 148 x 60.2mm<\/td><td>4.2 x 6.0 x 2.4in \/ 106 x 152 x 60mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td><td>0.52lbs \/ 235g<\/td><td>0.54lbs \/ 246g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Battery life<\/strong><\/td><td>Approx. 40 hours<\/td><td>Approx. 40 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Charge time<\/strong><\/td><td>3.5 hours<\/td><td>6 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Connectivity<\/strong><\/td><td>Bluetooth (wireless), USB-C (wired)<\/td><td>Bluetooth (wireless), USB-C (wired)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Vibration<\/strong><\/td><td>HD Rumble 2<\/td><td>HD Rumble<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo does warn that to achieve that charge time of 3 and a half hours, you&#8217;ll want to use an appropriate charging method. These include the Nintendo Switch 2&#8217;s AC adapter or the included USB-C charging cable. Any third-party variants could negatively impact overall charging time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1746903-WUP-003\">WUP-003 Battery for Nintendo Wii U GamePad WUP003 WUP-012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also see that the Switch 2 Pro Controller has been ever so slightly refined in terms of size and weight, coming in just a bit slimmer and lighter than the first model. It&#8217;s a tiny difference, though, and one that won&#8217;t really manifest unless you have each side by side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;ll no longer take close to a full work day There&#8217;s some great news if you&#8217;re looking to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller to go along with the new console in June. Spotted byNintendo Life, Nintendo&#8217;s officialtechnical specificationsfor the Switch 2 Pro Controller have been revealed on its website. While there are some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/24\/the-switch-2-pro-controller-will-have-the-same-colossal-battery-life-as-the-original-with-a-significantly-shorter-charge-time-according-to-nintendo\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Switch 2 Pro Controller will have the same colossal battery life as the original, with a significantly shorter charge time, according to Nintendo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}