Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

Sony S610

Sony S610

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 120.0 g 52.0 g 150.3 g
Colors: Silver Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink White, Black
Price: $350 / $400 $300 / $400 $100 / $130 / $180 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 4" 3.5" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x320 320x240 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 64k
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
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 WMV
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 other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 22.0 hours 33.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 8.0 hours 3.0 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 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 Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert N/A
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No Yes
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 Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control N/A Volume Limiter N/A
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A FM FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts N/A N/A
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