Best Portability for Consoles
If your day away from your desk, the last thing you need is a bulky laptop slowing you down or one you need to plug everywhere you go. You might also be looking to lighten up your mobile toolkit, maybe even eliminate the need to carry a bag for a tablet or netbook altogether.
This list is all about lightweight, compact consoles with long battery life without consideration for cost-effectiveness. If you're strapped for cash, scroll down to the budget section for options at below-average prices.
Easiest to Carry US$395 - US$799
Here are the smallest, lightest and longest-lasting consoles I have on file with absolutely no regards for price:
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Nintendo Switch from US$300;
~$395 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Nvidia Tegra X1Graphics: Nvidia Maxwell 256Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 6.2"Screen Resolution: 1280×720Dimensions: 23.88 x 10.16 x 1.40 cmWeight: 0.400 kgdetailed info from US$299.04 - US$299.04 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:29:30, EDT
- US$302.95 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-15 13:59:28, EDT
- US$302.95 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-15 14:01:47, EDT
- US$302.97 from The Source (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:02:50, EDT
- US$302.97 from The Source (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:11:30, EDT
- US$302.97 from EB Games (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:55:40, EDT
- US$302.97 from EB Games (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:35:06, EDT
- US$302.97 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-15 13:57:13, EDT
- US$302.97 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-15 13:57:59, EDT
- US$309.79 from B&H (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:52:53, EDT
- US$318.11 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-10-15 14:02:14, EDT
- US$326.44 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-10-15 14:03:35, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Sony PlayStation 4 Slim from US$290;
~$570 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD PS4 CPUGraphics: AMD PS4 GPUMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 28.80 x 26.50 x 3.90 cmWeight: 2.100 kgdetailed info from US$280.17 - US$280.17 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:18:27, EDT
- US$287.82 from Toys R Us Canada (New)as of 2019-10-14 15:30:53, EDT
- US$414.25 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-14 12:45:20, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Microsoft Xbox One X from US$460;
~$799 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD Xbox One X CPUGraphics: AMD Xbox One X GPUMemory: 12.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 24.00 x 30.00 x 6.00 cmWeight: 3.810 kgdetailed info from US$453.71 - US$453.71 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-13 13:19:23, EDT
- US$453.71 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-13 13:21:57, EDT
- US$453.71 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-13 13:32:26, EDT
- US$454.44 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-14 15:52:05, EDT
- US$454.46 from Visions Electronics (New)as of 2019-10-13 13:29:47, EDT
- US$454.46 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-12 12:50:29, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro from US$3503% cheaper than usual
~$650 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD PS4 Pro CPUGraphics: AMD PS4 Pro GPUMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 32.70 x 29.50 x 5.50 cmWeight: 3.300 kgdetailed info from US$340.81 - US$340.81 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:18:37, EDT
- US$340.81 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-14 15:42:03, EDT
- US$378.71 from EB Games (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:25:32, EDT
- US$421.13 from Staples (New)as of 2019-10-14 17:06:08, EDT
- US$912.28 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-14 11:41:28, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Microsoft Xbox One S (All Digital) from US$230;
~$499 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD Xbox One S CPUGraphics: AMD Xbox One S GPUMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 40.60 x 27.90 x 10.20 cmWeight: 4.740 kgdetailed info from US$226.47 - US$226.47 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-10-14 04:18:20, EDT
- US$226.48 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-14 12:39:07, EDT
- US$227.2 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:38:36, EDT
- US$227.23 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-14 12:21:33, EDT
- US$227.23 from Staples (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:13:40, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Microsoft Xbox One S from US$290;
~$579 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD Xbox One S CPUGraphics: AMD Xbox One S GPUMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 42.90 x 29.11 x 11.30 cmWeight: 4.740 kgdetailed info from US$287.07 - US$287.07 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-14 13:35:04, EDT
- US$287.07 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-13 12:54:17, EDT
- US$287.07 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-14 13:07:45, EDT
- US$287.8 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-14 14:31:14, EDT
- US$287.82 from Visions Electronics (New)as of 2019-10-13 13:30:17, EDT
- US$287.82 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-12 12:52:17, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. ×
Easiest to Carry under $500
Need something cheaper? No worries; here are the most portable consoles priced below average.
There might be some overlap with the list above, but everything down here is considered a budget-friendly console.
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Microsoft Xbox One S (All Digital) from US$230;
~$499 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: AMD Xbox One S CPUGraphics: AMD Xbox One S GPUMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBDimensions: 40.60 x 27.90 x 10.20 cmWeight: 4.740 kgdetailed info from US$226.47 - US$226.47 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-10-14 04:18:20, EDT
- US$226.48 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-10-14 12:39:07, EDT
- US$227.2 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-10-15 03:38:36, EDT
- US$227.23 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-10-14 12:21:33, EDT
- US$227.23 from Staples (New)as of 2019-10-15 04:13:40, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. ×
Had a specific budget in mind?
The typical price for consoles is $379.00 but you can set a budget below:
Looking for something else?
Consoles can also be compared based on the following characteristics:
- Bang for the Buck
- Versatility for the Price
- per Price Range
- Deals
- Discounts
- Computing Power
- Gaming Power
- Personal Recommendations
- Battery Autonomy
I also have portability ranking for:
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All Smart Devices
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Laptops
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Laptops: Netbooks
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Laptops: Portable Laptops
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Laptops: Large Laptops
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Tablets
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Tablets: Small Tablets
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Tablets: Large Tablets
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Stationary Computers
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Stationary Computers: Tower Computers
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Stationary Computers: Compact Towers
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Stationary Computers: Ultra-Compacts
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Stationary Computers: All-in-Ones
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Smartphones
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Smartphones: One-Handed Smartphones
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Smartphones: Large Smartphones and Phablets
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Laptop Bags
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Input Devices
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Input Devices: Keyboards
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Input Devices: Mice and Pointers
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Input Devices: Game Controllers
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Input Devices: Mouse and Keyboard Combo
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Input Devices: Numeric Keypad
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Monitors
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Speakers
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Webcams
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External Optical Drives
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External Storage
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Other Accessories
This list fluctuates constantly as I add new devices, retire old ones or when they go on sale so go ahead: bookmark this page and come back often.
