Comparison chart
This story, 'Zune HD vs. IPod Touch: Feature Comparison Chart' was originally published by PC-World-India Note: When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may earn a. Let our experts take care of your deck - Try Slidebean free for a month! A comparable 30GB iPod with video costs $249) The Zune Marketplace uses a point system in which most songs cost 79 Microsoft Points each - the equivalent of 99 cents - the same that iTunes charges. Wall Street Journal (dead link) concludes that this first Zune has too many compromises and missing features to be as good a choice as the iPod for most users. The hardware feels rushed and incomplete. It is 60% larger and 17% heavier than the comparable iPod. It has much worse battery life for music than the iPod or than Microsoft claims — at least two hours less than the iPod’s, in my tests. While the functionality of the iPod and Zune are comparable, Apple and Microsoft currently each concentrates their marketing efforts on different segments of the population. For Apple, the focus has shifted more towards the aesthetics of their device in anticipation of a self-image congruence purchasing decision (Solomon, 2009).
Zune Music
| iPod | Zune | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Price | Shuffle-$49, Nano-$129-$149, iPod classic $249, iPod Touch - $199-$399 | $150 (4GB), $200 (8GB), $250 (80GB), $249 (30GB when introduced). |
| OS Compatibility | MAC, PC | PC |
| Colors | Shuffle & Nano-Grey, Pink, Green, Blue, Orange, Red (Nano only), iPod and U2- White, Black | White, Black, Brown (discontinued), Baby Pink |
| Other products | Shuffle, Nano, iPod, U2 iPod | Zune HD (discontinued) |
| Audio Format | mp4, wav, mp3, aac, m4a (iTunes protected), Apple Lossless | mp3, mp4, aac, wma |
| Photo Format | jpeg, bmp | jpeg |
| Video Format | mpeg-4, h.264, m4v (iTunes protected) | wmv, mpeg-4 , h.264 , divx(with hack) |
| Vendor | Apple | Microsoft |
| Battery Life | Shuffle-12hrs , Nano-24hrs , U2&iPod- 14hrs | 14hrs |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Unit sold (H1 2007) | 20.35 million | 1.2 million |
| Display | iPod classic has a colour LCD with LED backlight and iPod Touch has a 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display. | Zune has a color OLED display |
| Wireless | Touch is the only iPod with a built-in wireless connection to the web. | Yes, 802.11n network only |