Gamepads included
The number of gamepads supplied with the console.
Recall that the gamepad is a game manipulator in the form of a small remote control with buttons, levers and other controls. Such devices are used as standard controllers in most desktop consoles (see "Form Factor"). And the number of gamepads corresponds to the number of players who can simultaneously use the console. Most often, there is only one controller in the kit, but many models come with
2 gamepads at once — based on multiplayer for two players, for example, football, fighting or cooperative shooting.
Please note that some models may have specific gamepad counting rules. So, for the Nintendo Switch (see "Form factor — portable / desktop"), a pair of controllers, which in desktop mode is combined into one manipulator, is still considered exactly two gamepads.
Screen size
The diagonal of the set-top box's own display. The display is by definition found in handheld models and game pads (see Form Factor); in desktop models, this element of equipment is quite rare and is usually installed not in the set-top box itself, but on standard controllers (which sometimes can even work as separate devices).
The larger the display size, the larger, respectively, the overall size of the image that the user sees on the screen. However, it is worth considering 2 points. Firstly, an increase in the display size has a corresponding effect on the dimensions of the set-top box itself, and therefore even in advanced tablets it does not exceed 7". Secondly, the image quality depends not only on the size of the display, but also on its resolution (see below). Moreover, at the same resolution, the picture on a larger screen will be less clear and more "grainy" due to the larger pixel size.
Resolution
Set-top box native display resolution. This parameter largely determines the quality of the image: the higher the resolution (with the same diagonal) — the more even and smoothed the “picture” will be, the less noticeable will be the individual points that make up it. Here, however, it must be borne in mind that the corresponding graphics resolution should be provided for in the games themselves. Ideally, it should match the display values — otherwise the image will look either too rough, "grainy" (if the game resolution is less than that of the screen), or small and cloudy (if the game resolution is higher). However, most platforms for portable models have certain requirements for screens, and manufacturers, even unofficial ones, usually try to follow them.
