Creative Zen Micro 5GB vs. Apple iPod Mini 4GB
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Apple iPod Mini & Creative Zen Micro
Side-by-Side
Now let's take a look at the two players together.
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As you can see, the Zen Micro is noticeably shorter than the iPod Mini, and looks a little wider (but actually isn't if you see the specifications below). It is thicker than the iPod Mini, which Creative claims is due to the incorporation of a removable battery.
Specifications
| Specifications: | ||
| iPod Mini | Zen Micro | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.6" x 2" x 0.5" 93mm x 51mm x 14mm |
2" x 3.3" x 0.7" 51 x 84x 19mm |
| Weight | 3.6oz 102g |
3.8oz 108g |
| Capacity | 4.0GB (~3.7GB actual) | 5GB (~4.6GB actual) |
| Battery Life | Up to 8 hours | Up to 12 hours |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | No info | up to 98dB |
| Channel Seperation | No info | up to 70dB |
| Harmonic Distortion Output | No info | less than 0.1% |
| LCD | 3.8cm (1.5") diagonal 138 x 110 pixel resolution, white backlight |
3.5cm (1.4") diagonal 160 x 104 pixel resolution, white backlight |
| Interface | USB2.0, Firewire 400 | USB1.1/2.0 |
| Audio Codec Support | MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC),
Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV |
MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media™ Audio (WMA) and WAV |
| Casing | Anodized aluminium | |
| Operating System/Firmware | Reprogrammable | Reprogrammable |
| Audio Effects | 20 preset EQ settings | 8 preset EQ settings + 1 custom 5-band EQ Smart Volume |
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