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	Apple iPod touch 16GB
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Lowest U.S. price	$219.99
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Capacity	16GB
Storage medium	Flash memory
Memory card slot	No memory card slot
Radio	No
Display	Yes
· Display size	3,5
· Resolution	480 x 320
· Touch screen	Yes
Headphone jack	3.5mm headphone jack
PC connection	USB
MP3	Yes
FLAC	No
Ogg Vorbis	No
AAC	Yes
AAC (FairPlay)	Yes
WMA (non-DRM)	No
WMA (DRM)	No
Video playback	Yes
· MPEG-1	No
· MPEG-2	No
· MPEG-4	Yes
· H.264 / AVC	Yes
· WMV	No
· WMV (DRM)	No
· Battery life (video)	5
Battery life (audio)	22 h
WiFi / WLAN	Yes
Weight	120g
Width	62mm
Height	110mm
Depth	8mm
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Back to Portable MP3 players

Storage medium type
MP3 Players can use either flash memory or hard disk drive (HDD) to store the MP3 music files. Flash memory is a non-mechanical solid state technology, and therefore it is lighter and more power efficient than HDD. Flash is also more resilient to such hazards as dropping or fragmentation. On the other hand, HDD offers more storage capacity than flash memory: flash-based players only offer storage capacity up to 32 gigabytes (GB), while HDD players reach up to around 250-300 GB.
Memory card slot
Some MP3 players have a slot for external memory card, which can be used to connect memory cards containing music for playback.
Display
The display eases the use of the player, even if the device is only used for listening to music. You can, for example, easily browse through songs and artists, adjust the settings, or, if supported by the player, watch images and videos.
Headphone jack type
The headphone jack most commonly used is 3.5 mm in diameter. Sometimes a smaller 2.5 mm jack is also used, which saves space. The downside is that most headphones are equipped with a 3.5 mm plug and require an adapter to fit into the 2.5 mm jack. Some manufacturers also use their own proprietary jacks.
Computer connection
The player is usually connected to a computer via an USB or FireWire-cable. Quite often, however, the player end of the cable requires a special connector designed by the manufacturer.
MP3 playbck support
Usually all digital music players are capable of playing MP3 files. However, the playback of various forms of DRM protected files is often limited to a number of players. The same applies to more special file formats, such as FLAC, Ogg vorbis, AAC and WMA.
Integrated WiFi / WLAN
Some modern players have the ability to transfer data through Wireless LAN (WiFi) connection. However, the connection is seldom used for data synchronization, but rather to provide access to the Internet or proprietary services.