Both Xbox Series S and Switch Lite sacrificed some aspects of their bigger brothers to hit a budget price point; which do you think was better as "budget" model, and why?

Probably the Xbox Series S. Just a cheaper and digital only option for people who dont care about physical or wanted it for Game Pass. Still dont see the point of the Switch Lite tbh.

The Switch Lite, no doubt about it, because it retained the same hardware as the regular Switch, with only just not able to be connected to a TV.

With the Series S, MSoft cut down the power and system memory of the console, meaning that games have to be cut down or modified to run on it, which has caused problems (worse framepacing), delays (Baldur's Gate 3 launched later on the Xbox machines because of the Series S) and even games not launching on Xbox because of it.

Switch lite. It just made it more portable. S not more convenient just worse in every way. No discs. Games run worse and hold SX games back. Trash system.

The Switch Lite didn't give up any power, so Xbox S loses by default, imo.

I mean, yes it does. You can't get docked mode so games run worse than a docked Switch. However since devs plan for portable anyway it doesn't affect regular switch games performance. Series S affects X games. 

Sigh.

You guys are addicted to arguing.

It's not arguing it's just a correction. You sure are sensitive.

I'm not sensitive, you're just addicted to arguing with people online. It's like you get off on it or something. I don't. I hate it.

But the Switch Lite and regular Switch are both handhelds and both equal in power. The dock is what boosts the latter, not its native internal hardware.

Fresh question, interesting.
Nintendo Switch Lite because obviously it offers the convenience of playing your favorite games wherever whenever (we meant to be together).
And by far if it had oled screen, but it's never to late for Nintedo....
Which one is cheaper compared to its bulkier relative and by how much? Bored to search. 😅