Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod Shuffle 2G

iPod Shuffle 2G

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 27.3 x 41.2 x 10.5 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 68.0 g 15.6 g 48.2 g 52.0 g
Colors: silver / black Silver, Blue, Red, Green, Purple Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $180 / $200 / $280 $80 $150 / $200 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 1GB 4GB / 8GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD None LCD LCD
Display Size: 2.5" 0" 1.8" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 320x240 N/A 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m N/A 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No No No No
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV N/A MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG N/A JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
+AIFF Audio Format Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 35.0 hours 12.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 0.0 hours 4.0 hours 8.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice N/A N/A N/A
Accessories
Included Accessories: standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earbuds, Dock Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock N/A Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag N/A ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes No Yes No
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 4-Pin Phono Jack Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Wi-Fi N/A
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, X-Fi N/A Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Volume Limiter N/A N/A Volume Limiter
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 N/A FM Radio has RDS The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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