Shah - Thank you for your comment. The source I had used for the specs (Digital Trends), had erroneously reported the screen resolution at 800 x 240. They also appear to have compared the battery with that in the smaller 3DS rather than the 3DS XL. I've updated the article to correct both of these mistakes.
Regarding the IPS panels on the new 3DS XL - Nintendo has been notoriously bad at being consistent with the screens used in the new 3DS XL line. Through out the entire lifetime, it has been a lottery on whether you get IPS screens or TN. On a Reddit "3DS_IPS_TN" enthusiast community who track the serial numbers identifiers of the new 3DS XL models in the NA reason, they have managed to identify:
- * 1 confirmed serial with dual IPS screens (Hyrule edition)
- * 6 with the main screen being IPS and the bottom screen is TN
- * 3 where the main screen is TN and the bottom screen is IPS
- * 16 with dual TN screens
So you're fairly likely to end up with dual TN panels on the new 3DS XL anyway.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with the 3D functionality. No doubt that glasses free 3D is a cool feature when using it.
Feelfreetopanic - Unfortunately, most of the Galaxy versions in recent times appear to be dual TN.