Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod Nano 3G

iPod Nano 3G

Sony A820

Sony A820

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 68.0 g 49.2 g 58.0 g 150.3 g
Colors: silver / black Silver, Black, Blue, Red, Green Black, Pink White, Black
Price: $180 / $200 / $280 $150 / $200 $270 / $320 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 2.5" 02" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 320x240 320x240 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 64k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No No Yes Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 WMV
Photo: JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Linear PCM Audio other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 35.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No Yes No
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earphone, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones. N/A
Available Accessories: Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No No No
Bookmarks: Yes No No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP Other MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth 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 N/A Volume Limiter N/A
X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A FM
Additional Features: N/A Games N/A N/A
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