Archos 105

Archos 105

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 84.0 x 7.0 x 46.0 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 51.0 g 280.0 g 48.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: black, red, silver Silver Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Pink
Price: $80 $350 / $400 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 2GB 30GB / 60GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: OLED LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 1.8" 4" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 160x128 800x480 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 64k 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes No Yes
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: WMV MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A TXT, PDF, DOC N/A N/A
also PCM also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 18.0 hours 7.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 10.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WAV, WMA N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: N/A S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: N/A Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: No Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: No Yes No No
Bookmarks: No Yes No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A Wi-Fi Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Pan, Speed Control N/A Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support FM Radio has RDS N/A
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