Cowon iAudio U5

Cowon iAudio U5

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iriver SPINN

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 41.0 x 85.0 x 10.0 mm 99.5 x 51.0 x 10.7 mm 79.0 x 48.0 x 8.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 38.0 g 70.0 g 59.5 g 58.0 g
Colors: White, black Silver Black, Red, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Pink
Price: $100 / $130 $250 $79.99 / $99.99 / $129.99 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 4GB / 8GB 4GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: microSD
Screen
Display Type: LCD AMOLED LCD LCD
Display Size: 1.8" 3.2" 1.9" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 128x160 480x272 220x176 320x240
Display Color: 64k 262k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: No No No Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: N/A MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-4 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: N/A JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A TXT, Flash N/A N/A
Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 24.0 hours 25.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 0.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes Yes No Yes
*Haptic Feedback
Recording
Video Recording: No No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WMA WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM Voice, FM Voice, FM N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: AC adapter, earbuds, USB cable, software earbuds, micro-B USB cable, software Earbuds, USB cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: cases, screen protectors N/A Cases, docks, chargers Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: No Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: No Yes No No
Bookmarks: No No No No
One playlist can be edited on the go
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MSC MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Bluetooth N/A Bluetooth
USB cable is standard, but uncommon Micro-B version.
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ, SRS Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Speed Control N/A Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM N/A
Additional Features: alarm clock, sleep timer N/A N/A N/A
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