Gaming consoles have been a talking point among gamers especially with the introduction of the latest consoles from Sony and Nintendo. But Microsoft seems to have stolen the boom from the rest of them with their latest Xbox One S. Now. The Xbox One S is the premium version of the Xbox One which was launched by Microsoft back in 2014.
Here's a comparison the latest Xbox One S and the Xbox One that will let you know which one you can prefer to purchase especially this Black Friday.
The most prominent aspect to the Xbox One S is its design. Microsoft did tremendous repackaging the Xbox One into a far more compact and attractive chassis that is nearly 40% smaller.
- Xbox One is 333 x 276mm x 78mm (13.1 x 10.8 x 3.1 in) that weights 3.5 Kg
- Xbox One S is 295 x 230 x 64mm (11.6 x 9.0 x 2.5 in) that weights 2.9 kg
The Xbox One S now also has the power supply built in. Given the original Xbox One had a bulky power supply this is a major step forward - especially given the PS4's built in power supply was always a selling point for Sony, reports Forbes.
Microsoft has also done a fine job on switching from the patchwork black of the Xbox One to a white finish with black accents.
You will get the better connectivity with the Xbox One S:
- Xbox One is having 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x Kinect, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Ethernet
- Xbox One S is having 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI 2.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, Built-in IR blaster
The upgraded AC wireless, an IR blaster and Bluetooth 4.0 is key to its new controllers that have a new textured grip, exchangeable covers of Xbox One S; you'll find a very little change to its actual performance:
- Xbox One features CPU: 1.75GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar, GPU: 1.31 TFLOP AMD Radeon, 8GB DDR3 RAM
- Xbox One S has CPU: 1.75GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar, GPU: 1.4 TFLOP AMD Radeon, 8GB DDR3
The small CPU clock upgrade combined with HDMI 2.0 support that delivers two positive effects. First is that there is a support for 4K up scaling and another is the support added for High Dynamic Range (HDR).
The bad news is that Microsoft isn't adding HDR to the original Xbox One. And thus the Xbox One S has another major advantage up its sleeve over both its predecessor and the competition: Microsoft has fitted an Ultra HD (4K) Blu-ray player.
When we talk about the prices of both, the Xbox One is starting from $249 (500GB, 1TB HDD) while the Xbox One S is coming from $299 (500GB, 1TB and 2TB limited edition HDD)
While concluding, it is clear that the Microsoft has even bigger plans for 2017 with the arrival of Project Scorpio which will be a true 4K console designed to compete Sony's recently released PS4 Pro. Hardcore gamers will be waiting for that, but if you haven't yet bought an Xbox One and are most interested in its media capabilities, then the Xbox One S is a no brainer.
