Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Classic 160GB

iPod Classic 160GB

Sony A720

Sony A720

Sony S610

Sony S610
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 13.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 162.0 g 58.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver, Black Black, Pink Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $350 $200 / $300 $100 / $130 / $180
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 160GB 8GB / 16GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 2.4" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes No
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, 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 +AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats Linear PCM Audio Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 40.0 hours 33.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Premium Headphones (MDR-EX082), Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No No No
Bookmarks: Yes No No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ 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 DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support N/A N/A N/A
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