Sony has brought back the Walkman. And it’s now better and more high-tech than ever. During the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 held in Las Vegas, the Japanese tech giant has unveiled the ZX2, the newest line of Sony Walkman.
And yes, the Sony Walkman ZX2 is touted to be better than an iPod or an iPhone in terms of providing that ‘high-resolution’ audio that practically everyone these days are in search for.
Gone or almost gone are the days of the MP3 and the MP4 because high fidelity digital audio has come to mainstream.
The ZX2 is a dedicated music player and supports higher quality audio formats such as DSD, WAV, AIFF, FLAC and Apple Lossless, reports Noise Port.
The new Sony Walkman offers that high-quality listening experience while on the-go and it costs $1,200 so if the company says the device is capable of doing what it says it can, then the price is certainly worth it.
What makes it different?
Other than its capability of supporting high-definition audio file formats, the Sony Walkman ZX2 features a carved aluminum case and thick headphone jack.
It also has Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as its mobile operating system. This means that the device is capable of accessing high-quality streaming services online, like Tidal, provided it’s connected to a hotspot as the ZX2 features a dual-band Wi-Fi too.
And with the right streaming app, the digital music can be played in high quality mode on the Sony Walkman ZX2, better than what can be heard over any smartphone that is available now in the retail market, details CNet.
Sony is reportedly introducing the new product to the market amid its current financial predicament because it is confident that the Walkman ZX2 would hit it big, with hardly any competition from the other big name players in the consumer electronics market.
Other notable features
The Sony Walkman ZX2 features a matte-black casing and a curved side where the playback buttons are located, making it easier for anyone to push the play, pause, rewind, or forward button.
Despite its seemingly compact size, the ZX2 is solid and heavy too but in a good way of course. It packs a punch both inside and out.
The headphone jack, with that distinctive gold tone in it, protrudes wider than the frame. It also sits next to the microSD slot so anyone who wants to store as many audio files as he could wish on the Sony Walkman ZX2, has up to 128GB of additional storage space for memory buffer.
The device also supports Bluetooth enabling users to do wireless audio streaming, as well as NFC for one-touch connection to speakers and headphones.
Sony will be officially releasing the Walkman ZX2 in the global retail market this spring.