I fully trust Emily Rogers and Laura Dale on the leaks, everything they've said has been completely true.
Regarding battery life, reports indicate it to be "mediocre" as in, 3 hours max.
Multitouch touchscreen, but all games are meant to be playable while docked so it won't be required to use.
They seem certain that it is region free.
The Joy-Cons function like Wii Remotes, motion controls. To remove them from the console, you press the - or + buttons, so no accidentally removing them.
Nvidia announced they were behind the SoC, using a customized version of the Rehearsal chip (no confirmation on whether it's Tegra X1 or X2 they based it on). Performance and visuals are superior to Wii U, but not quite to XB1. Considering this is a portable console, it's downright insane. For comparison, the second most powerful handheld console was the Vita, and this blows it out of the water.
Regarding resistance to physical harm, about concerns over dropping it, splashing water on it, scratching and whatever. Just don't drop, wet nor scratch it and it's all good; it's the user's fault if any of these happen in the first place.
So far, everything they (Emily Rogers, Laura Dale and Eurogamer) has been completely true, by the way.
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