The new Microsoft Xbox One S, console is announced during Microsoft Xbox news conference on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Getty Images/ Kevork Djansezian)
The Black Friday 2016 sale is fast approaching and many tech enthusiasts are looking for a device to buy. Here is a keen comparison of the Microsoft's Xbox One S and Xbox One to help consumers decide.
Forbes had learned that outstanding aspect to the Xbox One S is its design. Microsoft MSFT +0.51% has done a very great job in furnishing the Xbox One into a far more compact and eye-catching chassis that is almost 40% smaller. In numbers the Xbox One measures 333 x 276mm x 78mm (13.1 x 10.8 x 3.1 in) and 3.5 Kg (7.8 lbs) while the Xbox One S is 295 x 230 x 64mm (11.6 x 9.0 x 2.5 in) and 2.9 kg (6.4 lbs).
The Xbox One 2 also boasts a better connectivity compared the Xbox One, as it has 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI 2.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, Built-in IR blaster. On the other hand the Xbox One has 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x Kinect, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Ethernet.
Additionally, Headlines &Global News reported that the Xbox One S is engineered by a 1.75GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar that works hand-in-hand with a GPU of 1.4 TFLOP AMD Radeon, 8GB DDR3. In comparison, the Xbox One is powered by 1.75GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar coupled with a GPU of 1.31 TFLOP AMD Radeon, 8GB DDR3 RAM.
The small CPU clock improvement paired with HDMI 2.0 support offers two positive effects. The first is that there is a support for 4K up scaling and another is the support added for High Dynamic Range (HDR).
Lastly for the price, the Xbox One has a cost that starts from $249 (500GB, 1TB HDD) on the other hand the Xbox One S is expected to arrive on market shelves tagged from $299 (500GB, 1TB and 2TB limited edition HDD).
