Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Nano 3G

iPod Nano 3G

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 49.2 g 48.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver, Black, Blue, Red, Green Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $150 / $200 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 4GB / 8GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 02" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes No No Yes
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC, WAV 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 Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 24.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
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 Earphone, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter 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 Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, 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 ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes 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 Wi-Fi Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control N/A N/A Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A N/A
Additional Features: *DMB Support Games FM Radio has RDS N/A
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