Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod Classic 160GB

iPod Classic 160GB

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 13.5 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 68.0 g 162.0 g 82.2 g 150.3 g
Colors: silver / black Silver, Black Black White, Black
Price: $180 / $200 / $280 $350 $150 / $200 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 160GB 8GB / 16GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 2.5" 2.5" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 320x240 240x320 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 64k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes Yes Yes
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 WMV
Photo: JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
+AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 35.0 hours 40.0 hours 35.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 7.0 hours 7.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice N/A Voice, FM N/A
Accessories
Included Accessories: standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter USB Cable, Software, User Guide N/A
Available Accessories: Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories. N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes No Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP Other MTP/MSC OS Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows Windows, Mac Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A N/A
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, X-Fi N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Volume Limiter Volume Limiter N/A N/A
X-Fi is emulated
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A FM FM
Additional Features: N/A N/A N/A N/A
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