zune vs ipod 

Category

80gb Zune

ZUNE VS IPOD

80gb iPod

ipod

4/8 gb Zune

ZUNE VS IPOD

4/8 gb Nano

ZUNE

Price

$249

$249

$149 / $179

$149 / $199

Storage

80 GB

80 GB

4gb / 8gb

4gb / 8gb

Wi-Fi

YES

none

YES

none

Wireless File Sharing

YES

none

YES

none

Wireless Sync

YES

none

YES

none

Landscape Mode

YES

none

YES

none

Portrait Mode

YES

YES

YES

YES

FM Tuner

YES

none

YES

none

Preloaded Audio

YES

none

YES

none

Preloaded Video

YES

none

YES

none

Max Battery Life

30hr

30 hr

24 hr

24hr

Preloaded Virus

none

RavMonE-6.0.exe

none

RavMonE-6.0.exe

Custom Background

YES

none

YES

none

Manufacturer

Flextronics

Foxconn

Flextronics

Foxconn

Screen Size

3.2″

2.5″

1.8″

2.0″

LCD Resolution

320×240

320×240

320×240

320×240

Video out (TV)

720×576

640×480

none

640×480

USB

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Colors

Black

White, Black

Pink, red, green, black

Silver (4GB)
White, teal, green, black, red (8GB)

Click Wheel

none

YES

none

YES

Tactile + Touch Control

YES

none

YES

none

Online Service

Zune Marketplace

iTunes

Zune Marketplace

iTunes

Unlimited Downloads

$14.99/month

none

$14.99/month

none

Podcast Service

YES

YES

YES

YES

Battery

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

XBOX Marketplace Integration

YES

none

YES

none

Unique Online Card

Zune Card

none

Zune Card

none

3rd Party Accessories

YES

YES

YES

YES

Social Networking

YES

none

YES

none

Weight

4.5 ounces

4.9 ounces

1.7 ounces

1.74 ounces

Width

2.4″

2.4″

1.6″

3.6″

Height

4.25″

4.1″

3.6″

2.75″

Thickness

0.5″

0.43″

.33

.26

Tattoo Freak

MSzunefan

none

MSzunefan

none

User Forum

Zune Scene

iLounge

Zune Scene

iLounge

Compatibility

PC

Mac, PC

PC

Mac, PC

Replaceable Batteries

NO

NO

NO

NO

User made games

XNA toolkit

none

XNA toolkit

none

Special Edition

Zune Originals

tbd

tbd

tbd

Vendor

Microsoft

Apple

Microsoft

Apple

Other “Brand Family” Products

none

Shuffle , iPhone,
iPod Touch , iPod 160

none

Shuffle , iPhone,
iPod Touch, iPod 160

Headphones

Premium Earphones

earbud

earbud

earbud

File Compatibility

Format

Zune

iPod

MP3

YES

YES

DIVX

NO

NO

iTunes (Protected)

NO

YES

Zune Marketplace (Protected)

YES

NO

Plays For Sure (Protected)

NO

NO

AAC

YES

YES

WMA

YES

NO

AIFF

NO

YES

WAV (uncompressed)

NO

YES

.aa (Audible)

NO

YES

JPEG (Photos)

YES

YES

BMP (Photos)

NO

YES

WMV (Video)

YES

NO

MPEG-4 (Video)

YES

YES

H.264 (Video)

YES

YES