Sony PlayStation 2 Slim vs Sony PlayStation 4 Slim

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PlayStation 2 Slim compared with PlayStation 4 Slim

	SonyPlayStation 2 Slim	SonyPlayStation 4 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	November 2004	September 2016
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	–	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	–	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.84 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	–	8 GB
Storage
Storage	–	500 GB, 1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	–	Single-chip custom processor with an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU
GPU
GPU	–	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory detail
Memory detail	–	8 GB GDDR5 shared system memory
Storage detail
Storage detail	CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive; game saves use separate memory cards in two slots	500 GB or 1 TB hard drive; read-only Blu-ray drive at 6× CAV and DVD drive at 8× CAV
Design and power
Weight
Weight	900 g (better)	2,100 g
Power use
Power use	Approximately 45 W; external AC adaptor; DC 8.5 V input	165 W maximum rating; AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Size
Size	230 × 28 × 152 mm (width × height × depth)	265 × 39 × 288 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black	Jet Black
In the box
In the box	Console, DUALSHOCK 2 controller, AV cable, AC adaptor and power cord; UK package also includes a Euro-AV connector plug	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	1080p
Video output
Video output	AV MULTI OUT analogue video connector	HDMI out, up to 1080p; HDR output supported after the PS4 system software update
HDR
HDR	–	HDR supported after the PS4 system software update, including for the original PS4
Audio
Audio	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and analogue audio through AV MULTI OUT	Audio over HDMI; no DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × controller, 2 × memory card, 2 × USB, 10/100 Ethernet, DC IN 8.5 V, AV MULTI OUT and DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)	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 IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0
Controller
Controller	DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller included	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller (CUH-ZCT2 series)
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Plays PlayStation-format CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, audio CDs and DVD-Video	Plays the PS4 game library