Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

iriver E100

iriver E100

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 92.8 x 47.8 x 11.3 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 120.0 g 59.3 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Black Black, White, Brown, Blue, Pink Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $300 / $400 $90 / $110 / $160 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, microSD
Memory does not inegrate with library
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 3.5" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x320 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
1280 x 720 HD output *TV Out requires $50 accessory from Apple store TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC MP3, FLAC, OGG MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF, DOC N/A TXT N/A
also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video *Apple Lossless +PNG and +ASF Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 22.0 hours 25.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA N/A WMA N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Stand, Dock Adapter, Cleaning Cloth, Earphones, and Proprietary USB Cable Earbuds, Standard 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 N/A N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
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 Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes No Yes No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Custom EQ, SRS Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control N/A Speed Control Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A FM N/A
Additional Features: *DMB Support web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts N/A N/A
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