I'm also not going to speak to the hardware itself, as I will be releasing a full hardware review later. (gamedesignjunkie.com)
MobileRead users have also done Hardware Reviews of many of this devices. (wiki.mobileread.com)
Seeing as the firmware, onboard software and basic user experience remains unchanged, this review will largely focus on the hardware itself, meaning that newcomers might want to brush up on our 3DS XL Review, 3DS hardware review and 3DS onboard software review first. (dealspwn.com)