ShoppingSep 9, 2007
Deadly Match! Creative Zen vs the Ipod Touch
Creative has been suffering a low sales, cold reception from customers and a delisting from NASDAQ, but the company is set in its job to capture a bigger marketshare of the mobile music space, fighting and not resting, now we bring you a decent fight between newly friends, Creative and Apple.
Creative is marketing its new Creative Zen player as an Itunes compatible device, got it?
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Feature |
Samsung i600
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| Picture |  |
| Storage | 4GB / 8GB / 16GB |
| Capacity (songs) |
4GB 8GB 16GB |
| Capacity (pictures) | Info no available |
| Capacity (video) | Info no available |
| Controls | TouchPad |
| Screen size/type | 2.5-inch screen |
| Screen resolution | 16.7 million colour |
| Screen aspect ratio | Info N/A |
| Landscape display mode | Yes |
| Portrait display mode | Yes |
| Personalized wallpaper | Yes |
| Audio player | Windows Media Player 10 |
| Video player | Windows Media Player 10 |
| Picture viewer | Yes |
| Games player | Yes |
| FM Tuner | Yes, 32 Radio Preset Stations |
| Audio formats | Built-in microphone for audio recording and speaker Windows Media Player supported formats and others: MP3, WMA, AAC4 (.m4A), WAV (ADPCM), Audible 2,3,4 |
| Video formats |
MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP3, DivX3 4/5 and XviD3
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| Images | JPEG (BMP/ GIF / PNG / TIFF)5 |
| Camera | 1.3 Megapixels, Auto Focus, Timed Shot, Multi Shots |
| Height/Width | 55 x 83 x 11.3mm |
| Wireless | Not |
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0
SD card |
| Battery |
Embedded Li-ion battery
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| Battery life | Up to 25 hrs audio playtime6 Up to 5 hrs video playtime6 |
| Battery charge time | Info N/A |
| Colors | Black |
| PC / Mac | PC only |
| Key Features | Itunes Plus compatible device, plays Itunes unprotected AAC |
| Client software | Patented Navigation System |
| System requirements - OS | Windows Vista, XP Home or Pro with SP2 or later, Windows XP Tablet PC SP2, or Windows XP Media Center 2005 with Rollup Update 2 and Oct. 2006 Rollup Update. |
| System requirements - Processor | 1.5 GHz or better |
| Internet Ready | Info N/A |
| Youtube Video | Not |
| Agenda | Yes |
| Contacts | Yes |
| Office Applications | Yes, Outlook, Word, Excel, Microsoft Mobile version |
| System requirements - Other | Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft Windows Vista™ |
| Over the air Music Download | Windows Media Player 9 supported |
| Starbuck Ready | No |
| Price |
$149.00 4GB $199.00 8GB (www.creative.com) |
| What you get in the box |
Creative ZEN |
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Feature |
iPod Touch |
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Picture |
 |
| Storage |
8 GB or 16 GB
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| Capacity (songs) |
1,750 songs (8GB model)
3,500 songs (16GB model) |
| Capacity (pictures) |
10,000 pictures (8GB model)
20,000 songs (16GB model) |
| Capacity (video) |
10 hours of video (8GB model)
20 hours of video (16GB model) |
| Controls |
Multi Touchscreen, Cover Flow
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| Screen size/type |
3.5" LCD
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| Screen resolution |
480-by-320-pixel resolution
at 163 pixels per inch |
| Screen aspect ratio |
4:3
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| Landscape display mode |
Yes
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| Portrait display mode |
Yes
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| Personalized wallpaper |
Yes
|
| Audio player |
Yes
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| Video player |
Yes
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| Picture viewer |
Yes
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| Games player |
Yes
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| Audio formats |
AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless,
AIFF, WAV |
| Video formats |
H.264, m4v, mp4, mov, MPEG-4
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| FM tuner |
No
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| Height/Width |
4.3 x 2.4 inches
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| Depth |
.31 inch
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| Weight |
4.2 ounces |
| Wireless |
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g
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| Wireless/social features (audio) |
Hackers Ready
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| Wireless/social features (pictures) |
Hackers Ready
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| Wireless/social features (video) |
Hackers Ready
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| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 (wireless possible?)
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| Battery |
Li-Ion rechargeable, built-in
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| Battery life |
Music: 22 hours. Video: 5 hours.
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| Battery charge time |
1.5 hours to 80%
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| Colors |
Black
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| PC / Mac |
Mac and PC
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| Online download service |
iTunes Store
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| Downloads available |
Audio, video, games, podcast,
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| Price per song / album |
$.99 per song; $9.99 per album, $.99 per Ringtone
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| Subscription service |
None
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| Subscription cost |
Not available
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| Client software |
iTunes
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| System requirements - OS |
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later;
Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 or later |
| System requirements - Processor |
Not specified
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| Internet Ready |
Yes, Safari over Wifi
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| Youtube Video |
Yes
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| Agenda |
Yes, Ical sync
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| Contacts |
Yest, Contact, address book sync
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| System requirements - Other |
Broadband Internet connection;
video RAM not specified |
| Over the aire Music Download |
Yes, Itunes Wi-fi Music Store
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| Starbuck Ready |
Yes, internet access free in Starbuck stores
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| Price |
$299 (8GB)
$399 (16GB) |
| What you get in the box |
iPod, earphones, USB 2.0 cable,
Dock adapter for use with Universal Dock, case. |
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
check scanner
Both of them are so cool, well it will be really hard to choose one, I better begin to write to Santa for these two gadgets LOL!!!!
Sep 22nd, 2009
check scanner
Both of them are so cool, well it will be really hard to choose one, I better begin to write to Santa for these two gadgets LOL!!!!
Sep 22nd, 2009
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