Microsoft recently released the new Xbox One S, which is a smaller and thinner Xbox One in a cleaner body and different design. Ultimately, the new console just enhances its predecessor in all the best ways, without taking away the features that make the Xbox series one of the top consoles for gamers.
As Engadget notes, Microsoft has taken three years to release a follow-up unit to the Xbox One. Yet, the Xbox One S is still oddly similar to its predecessor. The few things that the Xbox One S does have on its predecessor is a built in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, high-dynamic-range video compatibility and support for Ultra HD streaming applications.
The design is 40 percent smaller than the Xbox One and has a refined design. That is, the Xbox One S stands upright and virtually comes in all white. As a console, it is very small and thereby relatively quiet. It also has a great pack-in gamepad.
The Xbox One S measures just 9.125 x 11.7 x 2.5 inches all around and is attached to an inch-wide back panel, which is responsible for its upright position. Meanwhile, its predecessor was much larger at 13.1 x 10.8 x 3.1 inches.
Furthermore, the Xbox One S weighs just 6.4 pounds compared to the Xbox One's 7.8 pounds. Considering that the power supply and hardware are relatively the same, Microsoft conquered a great feat.
However, it is more impressive to note that there is actually more power packed into the smaller console. And according to EuroGamer, it is all due to the GPU clock.
The Xbox One S has a GPU Clock of 914MHz, a 7.1 percent increase from its predecessor. This then results into 219 GB of ESRAM Bandwidth and a compute performance of 1.4TF. These specs relate directly to the speed of games and notable improvements in their graphics.
