Comparing the Size of the PlayStation TV With Other Devices

Yesterday, I picked up my PlayStation TV at the local GameStop. I am currently living in Idaho, so when I say local, I probably mean 30 miles away from where I am living.

The box itself is comparable to buying two Apple Airport Extreme boxes attached to one another, side to side. I am not certain how big the standalone box is for the PlayStation TV, so I have nothing to compare it to.

The PlayStation TV itself is really, really, really small. I have seen pictures of the PlayStation TV online, so I had an idea of its size. I'm sure comparison pictures are out there, but I thought I would go ahead and post some pictures I took of the PlayStation TV with other devices I have laying around in my home.

First up is a comparison shot of the PlayStation TV and the PlayStation Vita. You knew it was coming. You knew that the first picture I would take was a comparison shot of the PS Vita and the PS TV. Okay, enough with me telling you what you knew.

The PlayStation TV pretty much covers the screen of the PlayStation Vita. This thing is tiny. It helps that it doesn't have a screen, but the PlayStation TV is also thinner than the PlayStation Vita. I do have the OLED PS Vita, so I don't know how much thinner the PlayStation TV is than the new LCD PlayStation Vita. Still, the PlayStation TV is one tiny machine.

As you can see in this picture, (starting from left to right) the memory card slot, USB 2.0 port, HDMI port, Ethernet port, and A/C port are located on the back part of the PlayStation TV. On the right side of the PS TV (in this photo, the left) is where you place the PlayStation Vita game cards.

I also decided compare the PlayStation TV to the iPhone 6 Plus. The PS Vita has a 5-inch display. The iPhone 6 Plus on the other hand has a 5.5-inch display. I believe it is around 6.22-inches tall thanks to the bezel. That being said, the PlayStation TV still looks pretty small when stacked on top of an iPhone 6 Plus.

The iPhone 6 Plus is also wider than the PlayStation TV. You can't really tell in this picture, but it is definitely not as wide as the iPhone 6 Plus. Again, this device is really small.

Because the PlayStation TV plays PlayStation Vita games, I thought it would be neat to see how much smaller the PlayStation TV is than a PlayStation Vita game case. Generally, cases are somewhat smaller than the consoles they represent, but that isn't the case with the PlayStation TV. Not only did I get a PlayStation TV, I also got my copy of Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Let's Get Physical Edition. I chose to use the case for the game to show the difference in sizes between the PlayStation TV and a PS Vita game case.

Lastly, I compared the PS TV to an iPad air. It should be no surprise that the PlayStation TV looks like a dwarf compared to an iPad Air. Then again, I guess it didn't take an iPad Air to realize that. I have a Smart Cover on my iPad Air, but the cover doesn't hide the fact that the PlayStation TV is much smaller than the iPad Air.

So there you have it. There are some photographs of the PlayStation TV compared to a couple of devices and things I have within my possession. I will do my best to write a review for the PlayStation TV before the end of the month. As of right now, I am liking the PlayStation TV. Let's see if my opinion changes within the next couple of days.


In case you missed it, I also posted an unboxing video for the PlayStation TV. I have embedded it into this post for your viewing pleasure.