Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 380.0 g 120.0 g 48.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: Dark Navy Black Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Pink
Price: $550 / $600 $300 / $400 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 40GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC, Other
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 5" 3.5" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x320 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: Yes Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*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, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF N/A N/A N/A
*Apple Lossless Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 13.0 hours 22.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 7.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch, Tactile Touch Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV, MP3 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: USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones Stand, Dock Adapter, Cleaning Cloth, Earphones, and Proprietary USB Cable Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: N/A 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
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
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: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan N/A N/A Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A N/A
Additional Features: Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts FM Radio has RDS N/A
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