PSPgo vs. iPhone/iTouch: Are the Comparisons Warranted

If there is going to be a comparison there definitely needs to be a full spec breakdown. So as follows are the technical specs of the PSPgo, iPhone, and the iTouch.

PSPgo Specs:

PSPgo-Specs

Specifications

Product Name PSP (PlayStation Portable) go system (Black/White)
External Dimensions Approx. 128 x 16.5 x 69 mm (width x height x depth) (excludes largest projection)
Weight Approx. 158g / 5.56 oz (including internal battery)
Display 3.8 inches (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive, 480 x 272 pixel,. Approx. 16,770,000 colors displayed
Sound Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
Main input/output Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Memory Stick Micro (M2) Analog Video Out, Microphone, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
Main connectors Multi use connector (DC IN/OUT, USB, Video output/Input, Sound input/Output, Headset/Microphone connector, Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot
Keys/Switches Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), analog stick, Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross/X, square) L/R buttons, START button, SELECT button, PS button, POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch, display button, sound button, volume (+/-) buttons
Power sources Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack, AC adapter, USB power supply
Internal disc drive 16GB (Flash Memory)
Supported profile PSP (PlayStation Portable) Game
Access Control Region code, parental control
Wireless Communications Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi), (Infrastructure mode/AD hoc mode (connect up to 16 consoles)), Bluetooth 2.0
Supplied Accessories AC Adaptor, USB cable, CD-ROM (Media Go ver.1.1)
Video Memory Stick Video Format
  • MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)
  • H.264/MPEG-4 Main Profile (AAC)

MPEG-4

  • MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)
  • H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (CABAC) AAC Baseline Profile (AAC)

AVI

  • Motion JPEG (Linear PCM)
  • Motion JPEG (µ-Law)
Music Memory Stick Audio Format
  • ATRAC3
  • ATRAC3plus
  • MP3

MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer3), MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PM), WMA

Photo JPEG (DCF2.0/Exif2.21 compliant), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

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