With the growing demand of people to buy an Apple iPod over Mp3 player clearly shows that the technological advancement has shown outstanding results in not only mobile sector and modes of transportation but also in the field of music

iPods offer a large number of benefits as compared to the traditional mp3 players, which makes people to buy an Apple iPod to any other music gear. The present day scenario and the tech freak always advice to buy an iPod instead of buying an mp3 player.

The apple iPods and the traditional mp3 players differ from each other in many ways. Some of the notable features of Apple iPods include:

Brand: iPod is the official product of Apple Company that produces computer systems as well whereas an off brand mp3 players would make you enjoy the exciting features as offered in the iPod.

Compatibility: Apple iPod uses the latest operating systems of windows or MAC whereas mp3 players are loaded with old versions of Windows 98 or 2000 operating systems.

Price: An apple iPod is a good one-time investment that lasts longer. Off brands mp3s have a low price but do not come with any guarantee on the quality.

Batteries: iPods come with a rechargeable battery that can charge via USB wire whereas the mp3 players come with a traditional sized battery, need an adapter and do not have a built-in charger.

Memory Power: Apple iPods come in a variety of memory versions, such as 32GB, 64GB versions that are much larger with the small memory that the mp3 players offer such as 4GB and maximum to 8GB.

Variety: Apple iPods come with the latest technology loaded with many applications such as WI-FI, Bluetooth and Internet facility. Mp3 players only have the facility of providing music and videos in them and do not have technology of touch screens.

Beside such differences between the iPod and mp3 players, a person buys an apple iPod for getting the benefits that are not present in any branded or non-branded mp3 players.

Shuffle feature: Apple iPod provides the music the person wants to listen to similar to that of a radio station. The shuffle option allows for comfortable and easy selection of songs to select the best song the person wants to listen.

Other Applications: Besides providing music and videos to the buyer, the Apple ipod comes loaded with lot of applications matching exactly to that of a computer system such as WI-FI, Bluetooth and a pre-loaded windows operating system.

Size: The apple iPods offer much larger storage space than those of mp3 players with memory up to 160GB. Apple iPods offer an internal hard drive to store data whereas mp3 players use a flash memory to store songs and are of smaller memory size.

The next time when you decide to buy an mp3 player, make sure to watch a demo of the apple iPods at the nearest Apple store that might change your plan. To buy an apple iPod will be a good and intelligent decision than to buy an mp3 player and change it after a period.