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Walkman F Series

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Walkman F series
A Sony NWZ-F887
ManufacturerSony Corporation
TypePortable media player
Lifespan2012 – 2014
Operating systemAndroid Jelly Bean
Storage8–64 gigabyte flash memory
Display3.5 inches (8.9 cm) (NW-F800)
4.0 inches (10 cm) (NW-F880)
ConnectivityWM-PORT
USB 2.0 compliant
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth
PredecessorWalkman Z series
SuccessorWalkman A series
RelatedWalkman

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.

History and features

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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 predecing 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

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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

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Series Model Capacity Release Date Display Rated battery life Audio formats Wireless connectivity CPU Physical size Weight
F800 NWZ-F804 8 GB October 2012 3.5" LCD

800x480 (WVGA)

20 hours MP3, WMA, ATRAC (Japanese market), ATRAC Advanced Lossless (Japanese market), WAV, AAC, HE-AAC, FLAC[9] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 3.0 NVIDIA Tegra 2 1 GHz[10] 114.5 mm
57 mm
8.9 mm
100 g
(3.53 oz)
NWZ-F805 16 GB
NWZ-F806 32 GB
NWZ-F807 64 GB
F880 NW-F885 16 GB October 2013 4" LCD

854x480 (WQVGA)

17–35 hours MP3, 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-F886 32 GB
NW-F887 64 GB

See also

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References

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  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.