Microsoft Xbox One S vs Sony PlayStation 4 Slim

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Xbox One S compared with PlayStation 4 Slim

	MicrosoftXbox One S	SonyPlayStation 4 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	August 2016	September 2016
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	1.4 TFLOPS	1.84 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage
Storage	500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)	500 GB, 1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)	Single-chip custom processor with an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 218 GB/s (Microsoft)	8 GB GDDR5 shared system memory
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB hard drive; Ultra HD Blu-ray drive	500 GB or 1 TB hard drive; read-only Blu-ray drive at 6× CAV and DVD drive at 8× CAV
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	External USB 3.0 drives	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	4K	1080p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	HDMI 2.0a out, up to 2160p at 60 Hz; 4K Blu-ray and 4K video streaming; lower-resolution games upscaled to 4K (Microsoft)	HDMI out, up to 1080p; HDR output supported after the PS4 system software update
HDR
HDR	HDR	HDR supported after the PS4 system software update, including for the original PS4
Audio
Audio	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (Microsoft)	Audio over HDMI; no DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port
Design and power
Weight
Weight	2,900 g	2,100 g (better)
Power use
Power use	120 W internal power supply (AnandTech)	165 W maximum rating; AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Size
Size	–	265 × 39 × 288 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	–	Jet Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out (Microsoft)	2 × SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1 Gen 1), AUX port for PlayStation Camera, HDMI out, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2) (AnandTech)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0
Controller
Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller (CUH-ZCT2 series)
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft)	Plays the PS4 game library