Cowon iAudio U5

Cowon iAudio U5

iPod Classic 160GB

iPod Classic 160GB

iPod Shuffle 2G

iPod Shuffle 2G

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 41.0 x 85.0 x 10.0 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 13.5 mm 27.3 x 41.2 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 38.0 g 162.0 g 15.6 g 58.0 g
Colors: White, black Silver, Black Silver, Blue, Red, Green, Purple Black, Pink
Price: $100 / $130 $350 $80 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 4GB / 8GB 160GB 1GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD None LCD
Display Size: 1.8" 2.5" 0" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 128x160 320x240 N/A 320x240
Display Color: 64k 64k N/A 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes No Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, AAC MP3, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: N/A H.264 N/A MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: N/A JPEG N/A JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
+AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats +AIFF Audio Format Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 24.0 hours 40.0 hours 12.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 0.0 hours 7.0 hours 0.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: AC adapter, earbuds, USB cable, software Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Earbuds, Dock Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: cases, screen protectors Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: No Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: No No No No
Bookmarks: No No No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MSC Other Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection 4-Pin Phono Jack Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Volume Limiter 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: alarm clock, sleep timer N/A N/A N/A
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