Product comparison · 2 dictaphones

Philips DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver vs Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has 1,011 h more maximum recording time than the Philips DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver (1140 h vs 129 h). The Philips DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver has 28 GB more built-in memory capacity than the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver (32 GB vs 4 GB). The Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has 42 h more battery life (max) than the Philips DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver (50 h vs 8 h). Only the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has built-in speaker(s). Only the Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver has FM radio.

Maximum recording time
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:129 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:1140 h
Audio formats supported
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:WAV
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:MP3, WAV
Built-in speaker(s)
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:No
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Yes
FM radio
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:No
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Yes
Media types supported
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:Internal memory
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Flash card
Built-in memory capacity
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:32 GB
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:4 GB
Battery technology
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:Lithium
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery life (max)
- DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver:8 h
- Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver:50 h

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Comparison of DVT1600, DVT4000/00
50 specifications	A Philips DVT1600 dictaphone Internal memory Black, Silver Model DVT1600 View product	B Philips Voice Tracer DVT4000/00 dictaphone Flash card Silver Model DVT4000/00 View product
Audio3 differ
Maximum recording timeDiffers	129 h	1140 h
Recording modesDiffers	Pulse-code modulation (PCM)	High Quality (HQ), Long Play (LP), Pulse-code modulation (PCM), Super High Quality (SHQ), Standard Play (SP)
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Audio formats supportedDiffers	WAV	MP3, WAV
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 20000 Hz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 dB
MP3 bit ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 320 Kbit/s
WMA bit ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 - 320 Kbit/s
SP mode recording timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 h
LP mode recording timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1140 h
HQ mode recording timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 h
SHQ mode recording timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 h
Number of microphonesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 x 160 pixels
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 cm (1.77")
BacklightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Loudspeakers1 differ
Built-in speaker(s)Differs	No	Yes
Output powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mW
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface	USB	USB
Headphone outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Radio1 differ
FM radioDiffers	No	Yes
Supported radio bandsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FM
Storage2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	Internal memory	Flash card
Built-in memory capacityDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery life (max)Differs	8 h	50 h
Battery capacityKnown for one	190 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rechargeable batteryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical details1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rechargeable	Yes	Yes
Voice activationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bit rateKnown for one	512 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sample rateKnown for one	16 kHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
TranscriptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB chargingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	15 mm	44 mm
DepthDiffers	11 mm	18 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	83 g
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Batteries includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-A to USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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