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Creative Zen X-Fi 2 16GB review

Verdict:

Creative's Zen X-Fi 2 is a good MP3 player with excellent battery life that's let down by a very poor touchscreen.

Review Date: 13 Nov 2009

Price when reviewed: £130

Supplier: http://www.amazon.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

Details

Part Code Zen X-Fi 2 16GB
Review Date 13 Nov 2009
Price £130
Rating *** stars out of 5
Headphone Rating **** stars out of 5

Hardware

Capacity 16.00GB
Formatted capacity 14.56GB
Interface USB
Storage medium flash memory
Battery and charge options Li-ion, USB
Size 13x10x58mm
Weight 75g

Features

Device has screen? Yes
Viewable size 3 in
Native resolution 320x240
Memory card support microSD
FM Radio yes
Audio record options microphone, radio
Video record options none
Supplied with headphones, USB cable

Test Results

Tested battery life (MP3 playback) 28h 26m
Tested battery life (Video playback) 5h 51m
500MB transfer time 2m 50s
Audio MP3 playback Yes
Audio WMA playback Yes
Audio WMA-DRM playback Yes
Audio AAC playback Yes
Audio Protected AAC playback No
Audio OGG playback No
Audio WAV playback Yes
Audio Audible playback Yes
Image BMP support Yes
Image JPEG support Yes
Image TIFF support Yes
Video MPEG-4 AVI playback Yes
Video MPEG-4 MP4 playback Yes
Video WMV playback Yes
Video MPEG-1 playback No
Video MPEG-2 playback No
Video MPEG-2 VOB playback No
Video MPEG-4 DivX/XviD support Yes
Video H.264 support No
Video MPEG-4 MP3 audio support Yes
Video MPEG-4 AAC audio support Yes
Download compatibility WMA-DRM subscription and download

Buying Information

Price per MB 0.8p
Warranty one year RTB
Supplier http://www.amazon.co.uk
Details http://uk.europe.creative.com
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