Zune's Battery Competes With iPod's
October 15, 2007 by Lauren
Not that I condone the purchase of Zunes-- I don't -- but it's worth a mention that the Zune is actually putting up a fight and holding its own in one field in comparison to the iPod. Even more surprising, it's a field that does matter; the ever-important area of battery life.
For the specs on the new Zunes, you'll get 30 hours of audio and 4 hours of video with the Zune 30. Flash Zunes, in flavors of 4 and 8GB, will still get 4 hours of video and 24 hours of audio.
Now, to compare it to the iPod. The 80GB iPod plugs away at 30 hours in audio, and it gets one more hour than the Zune (5 hrs) in video. As for the iPod Nanos, the results come out the same, giving users 24 hours of music and one extra hour (5 again) in video.
All in all, that's not bad. Zunes have done a pretty nice job here. That said, I still prefer the screen size, quality, and battery life of the iPod. Better luck next time, Microsoft.
[Source: Zune Insider]
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