Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

Sony A720

Sony A720

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 120.0 g 58.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Black Black, Pink Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $300 / $400 $200 / $300 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB 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" 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 Yes Yes
1280 x 720 HD output *TV Out requires $50 accessory from Apple store TV Out Requires Dock 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 *Apple Lossless Linear PCM Audio Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 22.0 hours 33.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 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 N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock 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 Premium Headphones (MDR-EX082), Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert 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 Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter 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 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 N/A Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control N/A 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 N/A
Additional Features: *DMB Support web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts N/A N/A
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