The new Zune firmware is bringing newfangled functionality to even sure-enough Zunes ( which we covered in item here ) , but is the new hardware particular enough to be worth your leverage ? Here ’s a summation of our tests on how easy it is to fit a Zune in your air hole ( television above ) , the blusher occupation , and the fresh spot sensitive directionalZune lodgings . Video of Zune Flash enduring the pressure and detrition of jeans too cockeyed , after the jump , followed by everything you demand to live about the hardware .
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•The Zune ’s blockish soundbox is thin , but not as slender as the iPod ’s rounded body . altitude causes the Zune to not be as pocketable . ( Zune : 1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33 - inches , iPod : 2.74×2.05x.25 inches . )
•The Zune ’s candy red beats the dogshit out of the iPod ’s anodized finis . The pink face terrible , and I appropriate legal opinion on the green . The Zunepad has a textured surface , but the bodies of these thing are aluminum and the silky pigment you ’ve ever seen on a appliance .
•The earphone jack is on the bottom , as is the docking facility connector ( same as big Zune connection ) . There ’s a lock on top .
•The D - pad ’s raised visibility is a blessing when it comes to track convert while the Zune is in pouch . but it does cause a bit of rubbing when slide into the denims . Man , I need to exercise .
•The Zune ’s aluminum back looks grizzly , and is deadening in comparison to the mirrored last on the nano . Good news , it wo n’t rub as easily .
•Twisting the physique shows some flex .
•It ’s very similar in size of it to the last gen nano , but has the same size screen as the current gen nano , in a much more effective layout .
•More or less – the Zune has a 1.8 - in screen vs the 2 - inch on the pod . Do n’t be fool by the black border around the Zune ’s filmdom , which name it face liberal than it is , but to Microsoft ’s recognition , the black moulding helps the screen kill nicely .
•Oh , one more thing we ca n’t forget . These little flash players by Microsoft have Wi - Fi inside for Sung / picture communion and wireless sync . moderately impressive in such a little parcel .
•The newfangled touch sensor , the Zune pad , is actually marvellous . There ’s a bit of interim , and wander have the flicking to be less precise than say , an iPod touch , but I choose the Zunepad to the too small-scale wheel on the iPod nano for promptly surf lists . snap the calciferol - pad for select is not that precise ; often I ’d desire to sink in down and would strike “ select ” rather . That point apart , this is perchance the biggest intellect to upgrade from a Zune 1 to a Zune Flash or 80 GB . It is a lot good than the dumb guiding tablet of the original Zune , and scrolling through large listing of song is much better this way .
•The screen has the same res as a full Zune 80 , at 320 x 240 pixels , same as the nano , but is slightly less bright . Nonetheless , it ’s sharp and it ’s a great screen .
•The Zune digs ’s texture feels like your finger is on a zipline as you scroll . Whee !
•Here ’s a comparo of theFlash Zuneto the nano and 30 GB coevals one zune .
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