Sony announces Walkman ZX1 and F Series Android-powered music players

Two new media play offerings with high-end audio capabilities and Google Play access

While most of us have moved on to using our phones for media playback, Sony is still pushing along with its Walkman-branded Android media players. The Walkman ZX1 and Walkman F880 Series are powered by 1GHZ dual-core processors, have 4-inch480x854displays, NFC, Bluetooth and run Android 4.1 that is not unlike Sony's flagship phones.

In terms of audio quality, Sony is touting 192kHz/24bit high-res audio playback with a special "S-Master HX" digital amp supporting AIFF, ALAC,FLAC and WAV formats. But of course when you're not listening to high-quality music you can do anything else a modern Android device can do with full Google Play access.

The Walkman ZX1 is certainly the flagship device, with128GB of storage and a 75,000 yen ($760) price. The F Series come in at more reasonable storage and price points of 16, 32 and 64GBfor 27,000, 30,000 and 40,000 yen ($273, $304 and $405) also coming in pink, black, white and blue color options.

The ZX1 will hit Japan on December 7th, and the F Series on October 19th. No word at this moment when these players will make it to other countries.

Source: Sony; (2); Via: Engadget

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