Compare new iPods with popular MP3 players
Everyone oohed and aahed at the new iPods during their recent unveiling in San Francisco, but make no mistake—there are some formidable iPod competitors out there, and they’ve been quietly gaining ground on Apple’s iconic players. Is it time to stray from the pack and grab a non-iPod MP3 player?I recently had a chance to review the latest iPods (save the iPod Touch, which is set to arrive in a few weeks), and I came away pretty impressed. That said, Apple isn’t alone when it comes to making great MP3 players—and in some cases, it’s slipping behind the times. Sure, the iPod has one of the best user interfaces I’ve ever seen for a consumer tech device, but such devices like the touch-screen Samsung Yepp YP-P2 (see below) aren’t far behind. And while iTunes may have the biggest online music store out there, it doesn’t offer the all-you-can-eat music subscription services available to its competitors. (Just mention that to a cocky iPod owner, and watch him/her turn green-eyed with envy.)
I’ve matched the new iPods against some of their toughest rivals (or at least, these are my non-iPod picks—feel free to flame me in the comments below), compared them spec-for-spec, and tipped the player that I think has the advantage. I haven’t tested all these players in person, so I’m not declaring any winners just yet.
So, without further ado…let the competition begin!
iPod Touch vs. Samsung Yepp YP-P2
