Not exact matches
The
handheld mode will half resolution during cutscenes, as well offer
low - res lighting buffers, shadows and reduced draw distance.
After less than ten minutes of play in
handheld mode the system will be noticeably cooler — the
handheld mode's
lower GPU clock clearly keeping things in check well.
You could seemingly do it while in
handheld mode though, so you'd most likely have to change things up when you run
low on juice.
The resolution is noticeably
lower, looking to not be far above 720p, if at all, in docked, while much
lower in
handheld mode.
The only negative we spotted was an occasional frame - drop or slow - down when there's a lot of stuff happening on the screen - this was only evident when we played Deluxe on a television, though, and wasn't evident in the
lower - resolution
handheld mode.