Walkman F Series

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Walkman F series
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Sony Walkman F Series NW-F887.jpg
A Sony NWZ-F887
Manufacturer Sony Corporation
Type Portable media player
Lifespan2012 – 2014
Operating system Android Jelly Bean
Storage8–64 gigabyte flash memory
Display3.5 inches (8.9 cm) (NW-F800)
4.0 inches (10 cm) (NW-F880)
Connectivity WM-PORT
USB 2.0 compliant
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth
Predecessor Walkman Z series
Successor Walkman A series
Related Walkman

The Walkman F series is a discontinued portable media player manufactured as a part of Sony's Walkman line of music players, through two generations. They are high-res compatible players and run the Android operating system.

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History and features

The F800 Walkman F Series F800 front.jpg
The F800

The first generation, series NW-F800, was introduced in July 2012 as the replacement of the similar looking Walkman Z series [1] and by extension effectively of the A series. The F800 was the first ever Walkman to support the playback of FLAC audio files. It runs version 4.0 of Android (ICS). [2] The F800 is both smaller and lighter than its preceding Walkman Z1000.

The second generation, the NW-F880, was released in October 2013. It was the first Walkman player to support high-resolution audio sources (192 kHz/24-bit). [3] The F880 adds NFC support allowing for easy pairing with NFC compatible devices like speakers. [4] It also adds a built-in FM transmitter in some regions. [5] It ran version 4.1 of Android (Jelly Bean).

Through a software update, the F880 players also gain support for DSD format playback, and the DSEE technology is upscaled to DSEE HX. [6] [7]

The F series was eventually discontinued as its place in the market was taken over by the A series's NW-A10.

Reception

In its review for the NWZ-F886, Trusted Reviews gave praise for "superb" hi-res audio quality, display and battery life, but criticised the provided headphones and that its 32 GB storage could be quickly filled with hi-res files. [8]

Specifications and comparison

SeriesModelCapacityRelease DateDisplayRated battery lifeAudio formatsWireless connectivityCPUPhysical sizeWeight
F800NWZ-F8048 GBOctober 20123.5" LCD

800x480 (WVGA)

20 hoursMP3, WMA, ATRAC (Japanese market), ATRAC Advanced Lossless (Japanese market), WAV, AAC, HE-AAC, FLAC [9] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 3.0NVIDIA Tegra 2 1 GHz [10] 114.5 mm
57 mm
8.9 mm		100 g
(3.53 oz)
NWZ-F80516 GB
NWZ-F80632 GB
NWZ-F80764 GB
F880NW-F88516 GBOctober 20134" LCD

854x480 (WQVGA)

17–35 hoursMP3, WMA, ATRAC (Japanese market), ATRAC Advanced Lossless (Japanese market), WAV, AAC, HE-AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF, DSD (through update) [11] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, FM transmitter (some regions)Texas Instruments OMAP4430 1 GHz [12] 116 mm
58 mm
8 mm		103 g
(3.63 oz)
NW-F88632 GB
NW-F88764 GB

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sony's latest Walkman lineup sizzles".
  2. ↑ "Sony launches Android Walkman with FLAC". 18 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sony unveils bevy of Walkman devices, puts premium on hi-res audio playback".
  4. ↑ "Sony adds NFC to latest Walkman". 9 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sony Walkman NW-F880 Announced with Four Colors". 11 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "NWZ-F886/F887 System Software Update | Sony NZ".
  7. ↑ "Walkman F880 アップデートで「Dsee Hx」に対応。アップデートレポートだ！". 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sony NWZ-F886". 20 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "NWZ-F806 Specifications | Sony UK".
  10. ↑ "Sony Announces Walkman F800 with Android 4.0, We Have Specs". 20 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "NWZ-F886 Specifications | Sony AP".
  12. ↑ "Sony представила новые плееры Walkman ZX1, F880, M, S и W". 25 September 2013.
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