Comparative tables of new Zune and iPod

The new Zunes are official, so now we can appreciate the creations of the two giants Apple and Microsoft in sparring. Unfortunately, MS did not specify the battery data on a par with some other small details. But already enough data for comparison "shoulder to shoulder."

Zune 80 holds the mark with confidence when comparing with the iPod 80GB classic, but with iPod touch things are already a little different - of course, only if you want to donate music bytes to the larger touch screen and its heavy price. It will be harder to choose between the flash Zune and iPod nano - which is more important to you in the end - WiFi or 1.8 inch screen? In any case, Zyunov wait until November. The tables below may be able to generate a lot of controversy and entertain you just before the release of new products ...
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* Zune battery information is taken from the latest Amazon data.

Information about the Zune 80, which has not yet been officially clarified, was removed from the previous generation Zune for comparison with iPods:

Characteristic	Zune 80GB	iPod classic 80GB	iPod touch 8GB
Price	$ 249.99	$ 249.00	$ 299.00
Size, inches	4.3 x 2.4 x 0.51	4.1 x 2.4 x 0.41	4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31
Weight, grams	126	137	120
Display, inches	3.2	2.5	3.5
Display type	LCD	LCD (LED backlight)	Touchscreen lcd
Resolution	320 x 240 (expected)	320 x 240	480 x 320
Navigation	Zune pad	Click wheel	Multi-touch
WiFi	There are (802.11b / g expected)	Not	802.11b / g
Wireless sync	there is	Not	Not
Wireless transmission	there is	Not	Not
"Wireless Store"	Not	Not	there is
Web browser	Not	Not	there is
Battery	20 hours of music (WiFi disabled) / 5 hours of video	30 hours of music / 5 hours of video	22 hours of music / 5 hours of video
Battery charging time	2.25 hours (without WiFi) / 1.25 hours up to 90% via USB	4 hours / 2 hours to 80%	3 hours / 1.5 hours to 80%
Audio Support	WMA, WMA protected, WMA Lossless, MP3, MP3 VBR, AAC (expected)	AAC protected by AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple lossless, WAV, and AIFF	AAC protected by AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple lossless, WAV, and AIFF
Video Support	WMV, H.264, MPEG-4	H.264, MPEG-4	H.264, MPEG-4
FM Tuner	there is	Not	Not
Headphones	"Premium" headphones	Apple headphones	Apple headphones
PC / Mac support	Yes / No	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
BY	Zune Software	iTunes	iTunes
Colors	The black	GREY-black	The black

Now about the flash versions of the Zune players, which, by analogy with Apple's iPod nano, will become the bestseller of MS:

Characteristic	Zune 4 / 8GB	iPod nano 4 / 8GB
Price	$ 149.99 / $ 199.99	$ 149.00 / $ 199.00
Size, inches	1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33	2.8 x 2.1 x 0.26
Weight, grams	47	47
Display, inches	1.8	2.0
Display Type	LCD	LCD (LED backlight)
Resolution	320 x 240	320 x 240
Navigation	Zune pad	Click wheel
WiFi	Yes (802.11b / g Expected)	Not
Wireless sync	there is	Not
Wireless transmission	there is	Not
"Wireless Store"	Not	Not
Web browser	Not	Not
Battery	20 hours of music (without wifi) / 4 hours of video	24 hours of music / 5 hours of video
Battery charging time	2.5 hours / 1.5 hours up to 90% via USB	3 hours / 1.5 hours to 80%
Audio support	WMA, WMA protected, WMA Lossless, MP3, MP3 VBR, AAC (expected)	AAC protected by AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple lossless, WAV, and AIFF
Video support	WMV, H.264, MPEG-4	H.264, MPEG-4
FM Tuner	there is	Not
Headphones	Microsoft tablets	Apple tablets
PC / Mac compatibility	Yes / No	Yes / Yes
BY	Zune Software	iTunes
Colors	Pink, Green, Black, Red	Gray, Black, Blue, Green, Red

By the way, what premium headphones look like: