Microsoft Xbox One vs Microsoft Xbox One S

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Xbox One compared with Xbox One S

	MicrosoftXbox One	MicrosoftXbox One S
Overview
Released
Released	November 2013	August 2016
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)
GPU compute
GPU compute	1.31 TFLOPS	1.4 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage
Storage	500 GB	500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 853 MHz, 1.31 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS (AnandTech)
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 204 GB/s (Microsoft)	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 218 GB/s (Microsoft)
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB hard drive; Blu-ray, DVD and CD drive	500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB hard drive; Ultra HD Blu-ray drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	External USB 3.0 drives	External USB 3.0 drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	4K
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	HDMI 1.4b out, up to 1080p at 60 Hz; HDMI 1.4b in (Microsoft)	HDMI 2.0a out, up to 2160p at 60 Hz; 4K Blu-ray and 4K video streaming; lower-resolution games upscaled to 4K (Microsoft)
HDR
HDR	–	HDR
Audio
Audio	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (Microsoft)	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (Microsoft)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,540 g	2,900 g (better)
Power use
Power use	220 W external power supply (AnandTech)	120 W internal power supply (AnandTech)
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out, Kinect port (Microsoft)	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out (Microsoft)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2) (AnandTech)
Controller
Controller	Xbox One Wireless Controller; Kinect sensor in the launch bundle	Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft; added after launch)	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft)