Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 293.0 g 68.0 g 48.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: White silver / black Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Pink
Price: $250 / $320 $180 / $200 / $280 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 20GB / 30GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 320x240 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes No No Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT N/A N/A N/A
Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 18.0 hours 35.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV, MP3 WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Carrying Case, Strap, CD-ROM, Earphones, AV Cable, USB Cable, Line-In cable, USB Host Cable standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips, TV Tuner (DVB) Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock 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: File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Volume Limiter N/A Volume Limiter
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM N/A N/A
Additional Features: Built in Speaker N/A FM Radio has RDS N/A
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