Creative Zen

Creative Zen

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 79.0 x 48.0 x 8.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 65.0 g 68.0 g 59.5 g 58.0 g
Colors: Black silver / black Black, Red, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Pink
Price: $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $180 / $200 / $280 $79.99 / $99.99 / $129.99 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC SD, SDHC microSD
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 2.5" 2.5" 1.9" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 320x240 220x176 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No No No Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
also MJPEG. Supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 through transcoding. XviD and DivX supported up to 320 x 240 max. resolution. Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 25.0 hours 35.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice Voice Voice, FM N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: N/A standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earbuds, USB cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: N/A Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, docks, chargers Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
One playlist can be edited on the go
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP MTP MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows Windows Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Volume Limiter Volume Limiter N/A Volume Limiter
X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A N/A N/A
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