Not jumping at either of you, just adding some context. If you factor in "Pro" style revisions, yes, this happens all the time.
Xbox One: 1.3 TFLOPS
Xbox One X: 6 TFLOPS
Xbox Series S: 4 TFLOPS
PS4: 500GB storage
PS4 Pro: 1TB storage
PS5: 825 GB of storage
DS: 3" TFT screen
DSi XL: 4.2" IPS screen
3DS: 3.53" TN screen*
The era of "Pro" revisions is arguably pretty short, but "successor is better than the old base model, but behind relative to the Pro revision" is pretty common?
It makes sense, unfortunately. A "Pro" revision keeps the base technology the same, it has to. That base technology will have become cheaper over the lifetime of the console. That offers a chance to offer "more of the same".
A successor console uses newer technology as a base, which is more costly than the now quite aged tech in the Pro. The Series S is a smaller GPU than the One X, but it's got RT and mesh shaders and other RDNA2 goodies. The PS5 has less storage than PS4 Pro, but it's an SSD. The 3DS offers higher resolution and glasses free 3D, but on a smaller, shittier LCD screen than the DSi XL.
I want an OLED as much as the next person**, but a larger, higher resolution, higher pixel density LCD would be just about par for the course.
*occasional IPS screens in the lottery
**or more, honestly, considering how quickly I pounced on a Steam Deck the instant they offered an OLED model.