Sony PlayStation 3 vs Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

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PlayStation 3 compared with PlayStation 3 Slim

	SonyPlayStation 3	SonyPlayStation 3 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	March 2007	September 2009
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine, 3.2 GHz	Cell Broadband Engine
GPU
GPU	RSX Reality Synthesizer	RSX
Memory
Memory	512 MB	512 MB
Storage
Storage	60 GB	120 GB, 250 GB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine at 3.2 GHz, with one PowerPC-based core and seven active synergistic processing elements (Sony)	–
GPU
GPU	RSX graphics processor, codeveloped by NVIDIA and Sony	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM
Storage detail
Storage detail	60 GB 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive, user-replaceable; Blu-ray, DVD and CD drive (read only)	120 GB or 250 GB 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive; read-only Blu-ray (2×), DVD (8×) and CD (24×) drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	Memory Stick, SD and CompactFlash card slots; USB storage	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	1080p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	HDMI out; AV Multi Out (composite, S-Video, component); 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p on the UK model	HDMI and AV MULTI OUT; 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p and 576i among supported PAL formats
Audio
Audio	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL); Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and up to 7.1-channel linear PCM over HDMI (Sony)	7.1-channel linear PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD and AAC; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	5,000 g	3,200 g (better)
Power use
Power use	–	Approximately 250 W rating; AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz for European model
Size
Size	–	290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	Black	Charcoal Black
In the box
In the box	–	Console, DUALSHOCK 3, AC power cord, AV cable and USB cable
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × USB 2.0, HDMI out, AV Multi Out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), memory card slots	2 × USB 2.0, HDMI out, AV MULTI OUT, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR); up to 7 Bluetooth controllers	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g; Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	SIXAXIS wireless controller at launch; later bundles came with DUALSHOCK 3	DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller included
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	PlayStation games; the UK and European model plays some PS2 games through partial software emulation (its PS2 Emotion Engine chip was removed)	Does not play PlayStation 2 game discs; plays original PlayStation game discs (Engadget)