Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod Touch

iPod Touch

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 110.0 x 61.8 x 8.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 68.0 g 120.0 g 48.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: silver / black Black Red, Green, Pink, Black Black, Pink
Price: $180 / $200 / $280 $300 / $400 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 2.5" 3.5" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 480x320 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: No Yes No Yes
*TV Out requires $50 accessory from Apple store TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Apple Lossless Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 35.0 hours 22.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No Yes
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 Stand, Dock Adapter, Cleaning Cloth, Earphones, and Proprietary USB Cable Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
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
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes 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 Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, X-Fi Preset EQ 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 N/A
Additional Features: N/A web browser, world clock, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, contacts FM Radio has RDS N/A
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