Apple’s Warrior: iPod 30GB Model
Microsoft’s Warrior: Zune 30GB Model
[View More Pictures of Zune Music Player]
Comparision Chart Between Zune and iPod
|
Features / Specifications |
iPod |
Zune Player |
Winner |
|
Hard Drive |
30GB Harddisk |
30GB Harddisk |
Tie |
|
Height |
4.1 inches |
4.4 inches |
iPod |
|
Width |
2.4 inches |
2.4 inches |
Tie |
|
Depth |
0.43 inches |
0.58 inches |
iPod |
|
Weight |
4.8 ounces |
5.5 ounces |
iPod |
|
Screen |
2.5 inches LCD |
3.0 inches LCD |
Zune |
|
Supported Audio Formats |
AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV |
H.264, MP3, WAV, AAC and WMA |
No Clear Winner. |
|
Supported Video Formats |
H.264, MPEG-4, |
WMV, MPEG-4 |
No Clear Winner. |
|
WiFi |
No |
Yes. 802.11b/g |
Zune |
|
DJ Mode |
No |
Yes. Broadcasts songs that you are listening. |
Zune |
|
Navigation |
Famous Wheel Navigation. |
Arrow Navigation which Up, Down, Left and Right controls |
iPod. iPod’s ease of use navigation system makes it a unique product. |
|
Built-in FM radio tuner |
No |
Yes |
Zune |
|
TV Output |
Yes |
Yes |
Tie |
|
Picture Viewer |
Yes |
Yes |
Tie |
|
Supported Operating System |
Mac and Windows 2000 and Later |
Windows OS only. |
iPod |
Overall Conclusions:
Zune doesn’t impress us in her hardware specifications besides having bigger screen, built-in FM tuner to save you from buying iPod’s FM Tuner accessory, and Wi-Fi chip to support music sharing and broadcasting.
In fact, Zune is bulkier than iPod by about 15% which is an important fact for those of you who think that your current iPod is heavy and you want to buy a Zune for replacement. Besides that, the overall size of Zune is also bigger than iPod.
It looks like Microsoft wants to copy Napster’s music sharing idea to beat Apple. AdminPick.com editors think Zune doesn’t look that promising in hardware specifications but the built-in Wi-Fi chip with good software for features like DJ Mode and music sharing might be the killer for iPod.
After all, Microsoft is more or less a software development company rather than a hardware development company. Hence, Microsoft’s lethal weapon might be the applications that power the Zune to ease our lives in not just music playing but also music sharing, social networking through music and so on.
Microsoft hasn’t releaseed the price for Zune music player. It is very positive that Microsoft will make Zune music player cheaper than iPod likes what Microsoft did for Xbox to compete with Sony’s Play Station gaming device.
References
http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html
tags: zune, ipod, music player, Mp3 player, zune ipod comparison
Pingback: Nokia Enters Digital Music Player War with Nokia 3250 Express Music and Nokia 5300 Express Music Cellular Phones
Pingback: iMac’s Strong Challenger - Sony VAIO VGC-LS1 All-in-One Personal Computer
Pingback: Thrash Your Ipod So That You Won’t Get Struck by Lighting!
Pingback: Toshiba SD-P50DT Portable DVD and PMP Player