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By Hollander Cooper published 19 December 2011

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If you’ve been reading GamesRadar over the weekend you likely saw the barrage of Vita coverage we put up, covering the launch software and the internals of the system (you can read about it here). But even though we’ve, so far, been impressed with the Vita’s insides, we’re also pretty happy with the outsides as well. The touchscreen(s), the analog sticks, the size of the screen – it’s all impressive, and worth pining over.

In order to celebrate this side of the system we’ve gotten together a gallery of images showing off the hardware, and comparing it to other systems you might have in order to give you a better idea of how it will look in your hands come February 22. Take a look!

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