This information is preliminary as Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 has not been released in final form and some of this may change. Some things, such as no tilt motor and supported USB standards, are probably impossible to change.
| Feature | Kinect for Windows 1 | Kinect for Windows 2 |
| Color Camera | 640 x 480 @30 fps | 1920 x 1080 @30 fps |
| Depth Camera | 320 x 240 | 512 x 424 |
| Max Depth Distance | ~4.5 M | 8 M |
| Min Depth Distance | 40 cm in near mode | 50 cm |
| Depth Horizontal Field of View | 57 degrees | 70 degrees |
| Depth Vertical Field of View | 43 degrees | 60 degrees |
| Tilt Motor | yes | no |
| Skeleton Joints Defined | 20 joints | 25 joints |
| Full Skeletons Tracked | 2 | 6 |
| USB Standard | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Supported OS | Win 7, Win 8 | Win 8 |
| Price | $249 | $199 |