Xbox One 500GB Black
Score: 71/100Microsoft Xbox One S 1TB All-Digital
Score: 64/100Rankings
Original Xbox One with 500GB HDD, includes Kinect sensor, offers solid media features but is bulky and limited by older hardware.
Renewed Xbox One S digital edition offering 1TB storage and bundled games, but lacks a disc drive and has a brief warranty.
| Attribute | Xbox One 500GB Black | Microsoft Xbox One S 1TB All-Digital |
|---|---|---|
500 GB | 1,000 GBbest | |
1.75 GHzbest | — | |
8 GBbest | — | |
1best | 1best | |
220 Wbest | — | |
| ↓ lower better | 5.01 kgbest | — |
0.25 yearsbest | 0.25 yearsbest |
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| Attribute | Xbox One 500GB Black | Microsoft Xbox One S 1TB All-Digital |
|---|---|---|
Storage(1) | ||
Internal Storage Capacity (GB) | 500 GB | 1000 GB |
Products in the top-left offer the best value (high score, low price).
Professional reviewers praised the Xbox One for its stunning graphics, highly customizable interface, and refined controller, highlighting the added value of live-TV integration and Kinect's motion/voice capabilities. However, they criticized its bulky, VCR-like chassis, the lack of an internal DVR, the mandatory Kinect at launch, a higher price point, and a GPU that lagged behind the competition.
Everyday users love the console's comfortable controller, solid build quality, and the ability to play both new exclusives and legacy Xbox 360 titles. Common praise centers on graphics quality, quiet operation, and the media hub features. Recurring complaints focus on the oversized external power brick, limited storage, confusing UI, occasional multitasking lag, and the perceived redundancy of Kinect.
“The gamepad is better than Sony's - fits perfectly in hand, long battery life.”
“Graphics are top-notch, build quality is solid, and it doesn't make noise.”
“No regrets buying it - exclusives are constantly being released.”
