Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Creative Zen

Creative Zen

iPod Classic 80GB

iPod Classic 80GB

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 65.0 g 140.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Black Silver, Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $250 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 80GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 2.5" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes No Yes No
1280 x 720 HD output
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, AAC, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF, DOC N/A N/A N/A
also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video also MJPEG. Supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 through transcoding. XviD and DivX supported up to 320 x 240 max. resolution. +AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 25.0 hours 30.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A N/A
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger N/A Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, 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
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP Other MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM N/A FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support N/A N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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