Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 293.0 g 68.0 g 82.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: White silver / black 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 8GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 2.4" 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 Yes Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, WMV, 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 35.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV, MP3 WAV WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice Voice, FM 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 USB Cable, Software, User Guide 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 Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa 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 Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP/MSC OS Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, 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 FM N/A
Additional Features: Built in Speaker N/A N/A N/A
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