Sony now has two new Android Walkmans, the NW-A300 & NW-ZX700. That’s right, alkmans isSony’s iconic music player brand. Although Apple might have abandoned the idea of a smartphone connected music player after it killed its iPod Touch line, Sony still makes Android-powered Walkmans. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread-powered HTML1000 was the first. It looked almost like Sony had taken the modem from an Xperia phone, and put it on the market as a music device. Sony has since developed more purpose-built hardware and there are now a number of Android-powered Walkman music devices. These new models are currently only available in Japan, the UK and Europe.
The NW-A300 is the more consumer-friendly. The basic design was introduced in 2019 with the HTML105. However, it shipped with Android 9. This upgraded version features a more recent version of Android, a new SoC and a scalloped-back design. The 32GB version costs 46,000 yen in Japan (about $360) and 399 euro (about $405) in Europe.
The NW-A300 measures just 56.6×98.5x12mm. It is small enough to be comparable to a deck. These pictures are amazing. Although Sony may not be the consumer electronics giant it once was, it still has an amazing product design department. Although I don’t use a standalone music player, these Walkmans look so good that I want one.
The main feature of the front is a 3.6-inch touchscreen LCD at 60 Hz and 1280×720 pixels. The 32GB storage is available, as well as Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi 802.11AC. Sony has limited information to share official specs. Although it promises “longer battery life”, the company doesn’t specify how large. It claims that there will be 36 hours* of 44.1KHz FLAC playback and 32 hours* for 96KHz FLAC High Resolution Audio playback. The screen is probably turned off.
The Walkman blog has more information. This wonderful website is serious about these small music players. The site discovered documentation for the A300, listing a 1500mAh battery. The older NW-A100 model had a system-on-a chip called the NXP i.MX8M Mini. This 28-nm SoC has four Arm Cortex A53 CPUs and only 4GB RAM. It can be said that it is a music player, but this is not true. It still runs Android with all the apps and features. Geekbench scores indicate that this device has a quad-core Qualcomm chip with at least 4GB RAM. However, we are unable to confirm the model number. It is possible that a newer chip with smaller transistors will deliver a large portion of the “better battery-life” promise.
The unit is a music player so there’s a headphone socket on the bottom. A lanyard slot, a USB-C 3.2 Gen1 port that transfers music quickly, and a MicroSD slot to store all your music are also available. You can also access all the music controls you need, including a power button, pause, play/pause, volume, and hold switches.
The NWX700 is another new Sony Walkman. It costs 104,500 Japanese yen ($818). While that may seem like a high price for a portable music player it is actually quite affordable compared to the NW-WM1ZM2 “Signature Series” which sells for a staggering $3,700 due to audiophile hocus pocus such as a “gold-plated, oxygen-free and copperbody.”
But let’s get back to the $800 model. This model has an audio amplifier that uses large, powerful capacitors to provide analog audio output, which is not the case with regular phone equipment. It measures 72.6x132mm and is 17mm thick, making it larger than the A300. There are two audio outs on the device: a standard, 3.5mm headphone jack as well as a balanced, 4.4mm audio jack that is used in high-end audio equipment. Sony surely has a great selection of headphones to match.
The Walkman blog has the SoC down to a Qualcomm QCS4290. Although the non-phone Qualcomm model numbers may not be as familiar, it has an 11 nm processor with eight Kryo 260 cores and an Adreno 610 graphics card. This is very close to a Snapdragon 662, even without the modem. The ZX700’s larger body allows for a larger 5-inch 1280×720 display and 64GB storage. Sony claims that the ZX700 will play audio for 23 hours. However, powering all those amp gears is draining the battery.
The A300 and this use the S-Master HX digital amp chip. This supports Sony’s high resolution ” nativeDSD” audio format. It is also used on Super Audio CDs. Sony’s DSEE Ultimate feature claims it can “upscale” your music using AI, even if you are a heathen streaming 128kb Spotify. A “Vinyl Processor”, which will record your audio and add noises to it, is also available.
In Japan, both devices will be available in February.
Read more : Redmi K60 ,Foldable Samsung laptop ,Top 10 fastest-charging smartphones