Cowon iAudio S9

Cowon iAudio S9

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

Insignia Kix 2

Insignia Kix 2

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 57.0 x 105.8 x 12.7 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 12.7 x 83.8 x 33.0 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 77.0 g 68.0 g 28.3 g 52.0 g
Colors: Black, Titanium silver / black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $170 / $260 / $200 $180 / $200 / $280 $60 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 8GB / 32GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 2GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: AMOLED LCD OLED LCD
Display Size: 3.3" 2.5" 1" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 480x272 320x240 N/A 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 4k or less 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes No No No
*TV out though 20-pin connector. Cable Sold Separately. * need res
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV N/A MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG JPEG N/A JPEG
Other: TXT N/A N/A N/A
*SMI subtitle support Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 55.0 hours 35.0 hours 36.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 11.0 hours 5.0 hours 0.0 hours 8.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Capacitance
Recording
Video Recording: No No No No
Audio Recording Format: WMA WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A N/A
*Line-in requires additional cable sold separately.
Accessories
Included Accessories: Earbuds, 20-Pin USB transfer cable, Software Disc standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Ear buds, USB extension cable Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: N/A Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder 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
Single favorites on the go playlist.
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Bluetooth Wi-Fi N/A N/A
*Cables is a "standard" but not very common. Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control 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 FM
Additional Features: *Flash & Other Utilities & Games *Glass Screen N/A N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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