Best Small Mp3 Player : Sansa clip vs Ipod

If you're looking for the best small mp3 players there are two main players in the market, the sansa clip by Sandisk and the Ipod mp3 players (the Ipod Shuffle is the smallest followed by the nano).

Check out all the options of the best small mp3 players below and read about the differences between them.

The Sansa Clip+ has a range of small mp3 players from 2GB to 8GB. These small mp3 players offer a belt clip, good quality sound, a large OLED screen which makes it easy to choose songs and lots more. In my opinon it beats the ipod shuffle and nano in the following areas.

Expandable Memory Slot : Unlike the ipods you don't have to access a computer or the Internet when you want to have a different set of songs or podcasts. There is an expandable memory slot where you can insert a pre-loaded microSD, slotRadio or slotMusic cards. This means that although the smallest sansa clip just has 2gb of memory (enough for about 500 songs) you can carry around more songs than that on another memory card. This is very good if you go traveling or are away for a while.

Price : The Sansa clips are about half the price of their equivilent ipod models.

Voice Recorder: It has a voice recorder so you can record lectures or memos to yourself

The smallest ipod mp3 player is the shuffle However, the shuffle is probably a small MP3 player to avoid. The controls are on the headphones which come with the shuffle. This is meant to be good for people working out, but so far they haven't been a big hit with users. Complaints have included: the controls are too close to your ear and the headphones behave eractically when you are working out.

The nano is a bigger ipod but is still quite compact. If you need a small mp3 player for working out, you could get a nano and an ipod arm band to hold the nano while you are exercising. In comparison to the sansa clip it is quite a bit more expensive but does have a lot of extra features including:

Video : You can play and shoot video with the nano

Genius : Genius is a program on the nano which allows you to create playlists and will  create playlists for you by finding songs in your itunes library that go with the song you are currently listening to.

Pause Radio : You can pause live FM radio

Games : You can play games on the nano.

The best small mp3 player for you will really depend on the features you require. 

If you require a really small mp3 player the sansa clip beat the ipod shuffle outright with its simple interface, easy controls, memory slot and large screen. The shuffle lacks all of these features and the sansa clip supplies them at an unbeatable price. 

If you don't mind a slightly larger mp3 player and would make use of the extra features of the nano, than this is the best small mp3 player for you (at a slightly higher price of course).