Leli shidi lifanisa abadlali be-MP3 ephakathi nendawo enikeza ububanzi obuqinile, obuphakathi phakathi kwezici futhi basebenzise imemori ye-flash eqinile ukuze igcine umculo nolunye ulwazi. Labadlali bahlinzeka ngemali enhle yokugcina kanye namanani amahle, kodwa musa ukubeka imigqa noma unikeze izici eziphambili ezifana nokufinyelela kwe-inthanethi noma izinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphandle.
I- iPod nano i-iPod ehambisana nalesi sikhala ekuhleleni kwe-Apple.
Leli shidi lenzelwe ukwenza kube lula ukuqhathanisa izici kanye namanani alabadlali ukuqondisa isinqumo sakho sokuthenga.
Leli shidi aliqhathanisi abadlali abanobambe iqhaza, abadlali be-ultra-portable, noma amadivayisi aphambili njenge-iPod touch.
| Apple i-iPod nano | I-Microsoft Zune | I-Sony Walkman E Series | IRiver S100 | I-Creative Zen X-Fi3 | |
| 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | kufika ku-32GB | 32GB | |
| Izingoma ezibekwe | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3 700 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Idlala ividiyo? | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo |
| Usayizi weskrini * | 2.5, i-multitouch | 1.8 | 2 | 2.83 | 2 |
| I-FM Tuner | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo |
| I-Bluetooth | Yebo | n / a | Cha | Cha | Yebo |
| Isisindo ** | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.71 | 1.59 |
| Usayizi * | 3.01 x 1.56 x 0.21 | 1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33 | 3.88 x 1.75 x 0.31 | 4.13 x 2.32 x 0.39 | 2.48 x 1.83 x 0.55 |
| Ukuphila kwebhethri | Amahora angu-30 | Amahora angu-24 | Amahora angu-36 | Amahora angu-42 | Amahora angu-20 |
| Isitolo se-Inthanethi | Yebo | Yebo | Yebo | Cha | Cha |
| Intengo | US $ 149 | US $ 179 | US $ 109 | US $ 99 | US $ 169 |
* ngamasentimitha
** ngama-ounces