Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 120.0 g 48.2 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Black Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $300 / $400 $150 / $200 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 4GB / 8GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 3.5" 1.8" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x320 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No No
1280 x 720 HD output *TV Out requires $50 accessory from Apple store
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 *Apple Lossless Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 22.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No 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
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, Proprietary USB Cable Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips N/A 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, 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 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 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ 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 FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts FM Radio has RDS The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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