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The former point helps out the Walkman, while the latter is a boon for the iPod. There are only two differences: the Walkman is a 4.3″ screen and the iPod has a 3.5″ screen, and the iPod is much more dense with a resolution of 960×640, compared to 800×480. These high quality panels produce accurate colors and are bright enough to see in bright settings and even direct sunlight. Displayīoth the Walkman and iPod use the same type of display technology, TFT panels. Unfortunately the Walkman doesn’t have any standout or charmingly good looks above and beyond the iPod Touch. The Walkman Z looks great, but it’s competing with the iPod Touch, which hasn’t changed it’s design much in five years and still looks damn good. Winner: iPod Touch, because the Walkman is preposterously thick.
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Why does it have to be so thick? The bigger screen is a definite bonus, but the gargantuan thickness of the Walkman is a joke for a PMP. LTE smartphones, which have a rather large LTE chip (and is one of the reasons Apple doesn’t have an LTE phone out yet) are significantly thinner than this Walkman. However, the overall ridiculous thickness of the Walkman Z just can’t be forgiven. The defining factor is the display, both of which are TFT panels. For just screen size, that would be fine, but the overall thickness of the Z evens it out. The Walkman is larger in every way, and 50% heavier than the iPod to boot. However, it’s a 4.3″ screen compared to a 3.5″ display.īecause screen size isn’t the only thing that matters – obviously smaller devices are more convenient in many ways – this bodes difficult to score for size. The iPod Touch is famous for being razor thin and light, and the Walkman Z is preposterously thick at 11.1mm, nearly 4mm thicker than the iPod, and thicker than many of today’s smartphones. While a phone is up to the user – after all, we all like something different – a PMP is all about viewing media while still having the option to throw the device in your pocket. Sizeįor a PMP, size matters, and bigger is better.
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And speaking of the iPod, check out how good iTunes synching is by reading our review on why I hate iTunes: Syncing sucks and so does selecting music.
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But just how seriously are they taking it? And can they dethrone the iPod Touch for best portable media player? Let’s take a look and find out.
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Throw VUDU into the mix too by reading our iTunes vs VUDU review.īut what about Sony’s upcoming Walkman Z? Sony is finally entering the Android PMP field with a Walkman, which means they’re taking it seriously. The 5.0 was better for video with it’s giant screen. The iPod Touch shares the same specs as the iPhone 4, so that made it equal, but Samsung’s larger devices weren’t quite as good as overall PMPs. Today the only real contender in the Android court is the Samsung Galaxy Players, which share the same specifications as last year’s Samsung Galaxy S II phones. While the same can’t be said for tablets, what about media players? Well, Android PMPs are sparse. Android phones aren’t wiping the floor with Apple, but they’re doing damn well.