D-pad compared to Xbox One

I very much dislike the D-pad on my Xbox One S controller that I use for my PC because it's rather small, very hard and clicky and makes my thumb sore after five minutes. I find it so uncomfortable that I'm deterred from using it for anything with D-pad priority. The Xbox Series controller of course adopted a disc hybrid design. To anyone who's used both controllers, does it improve thes comfortability issues? And if so, by how much? I'm looking to get one as an all-in-one wireless Xinput controller for my PC instead of switching to my USB-wired Dualshock 4 for many games.

 

How do you like using the Xbox One D-pad then? My main metric here is how the new D-pad compares in comfortability compared to that.

 

i just got it today and I really like it. for anyone else who might see this, dislikes the xbo controller and is still on the fence, here're some things that're different + how i think it's an enormous improvement:
-the handles and triggers are gripped
-all the plastic is lightly textured which gets rid of the cheap hollow feeling when it rumbles
-the d-pad is actually comfortable and really seamless to use
-the face buttons feel way more solid which gets rid of how uncomfortably hard yet hollow they feel on xbo
-the triggers have about twice the resistance so that they actually feel fine to press for stuff that isn't shooting a gun, more like a natural button press
-bumpers feel better
-sticks are looser and more responsive
-thinner handles so it doesn't cramp my hands anymore
-obviously the share button is uh, There, not sure if it works on xbox one/how but i don't know of any use of it on pc
overall a soild thumbs up and content smile from me