Portable MP3 Player Dimensions

The size of portable mp3 players is one of the most important factors that affect consumers’ decision to buy it or not. The following are the physical dimensions of some well known mp3 players.

Dimensions of the iPOD Touch 32GB Media Player

The player measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31 inches and weighs 4.1 ounces. The screen is 3.5 inches with widescreen display (480 x 320 pixels). The device also has Wifi included as well as browsing capabilities. The player can download iTunes, YouTube videos and comes with a speaker. The display is LCD.

Dimensions of the iPOD Classic 12 GB Mp3 Player

The size of portable mp3 player iPod Classic is 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.41 inches. It weighs 4.9 ounces and has a battery life of 37 hours. The unit can play songs and videos as well.

The display is 2.5” (320 x 240) with LED backlight. The device can store up to 30,000 songs and has support for WAV, AIFF and other formats.

Dimensions of the iPOD Nano 8GB Media Player

Its physical dimensions are 2.75 x 2.06 x 0.26 inches. The weight is only 1.74 ounces. The screen is 2 inches (320 x 240 pixels). The unit is good for storing 2,000 songs. The battery life is good for 24 hours. That’s about 4 hours of video. The unit also employs Touch Sensitive Click Wheels.

Dimensions of the Creative Zen 16GB Media Player

Although not as well known as the iPod, the size of portable mp3 player Creative Zen is comparable (3.26 x 2.16 x .44 in). It only weighs 2.1 ounces and has an FM tuner. It also has a microphone and support for MPEG1, MJPEG and WMV9.

The screen measures 3.5” with a resolution of 320×240. The battery life is good for 25 hours. The 16 GB drive is also good enough for thousands of songs.

Dimensions of the Cowon D2 4GB Portable Media Player

The unit measures 3.1 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches and weighs 3.2 ounces. The battery life is 42 hours for songs and 10 for the video. The screen is 2.5” with a resolution of 320 x 240. The interface is touch screen with a recorder built in. Even though the size of portable mp3 player Cowon is quite small, it has an FM tuner built in.

Dimensions of the SanDisk Sansa e280 8GB MP3 Player

The SanDisk measures 1.7 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches and weighs 2.6 ounces. The unit comes with 8GB of flash memory. The screen is LCD (1.8 inches). The device also has an expansion slot so you can put in more songs.

There is also an FM tuner, a recorder and support for numerous audio and video formats, including WMA and WMA-DRM10. The battery is good for 20 hours and it comes with stereo headphones.

Dimensions of Samsung YP-K3JAB 4GB Ultra Slim MP3 Player

This player is 1.73 x 3.78 x 0.27 inches and weighs 1.8 ounces. The unit has an FM tuner and the battery is good for 20 hours. It also supports WMA, ASF and numerous formats. The display is 1.9”.

The size of portable mp3 players is important, but so are the other aspects. Before you buy, think of its other features, and whether they are worth the extra price.