Product comparison · 2 portable stereo systems

Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital vs Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system has 48 W more RMS rated power than the Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital (50 W vs 2 W). The Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system has 2 more batteries supported than the Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital (8 vs 6). The Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system has 234 mm more package width than the Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital (560 mm vs 326 mm). Only the Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system has MP3 playback. Supported radio bands: DAB, DAB+, FM on the Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital, FM, MW on the Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system.

Supported radio bands
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:DAB, DAB+, FM
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:FM, MW
RMS rated power
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:2 W
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:50 W
MP3 playback
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:No
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:Yes
Product colour
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:White
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:Black, Blue, Gold
Audio input
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:1
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:3.5 mm
Number of batteries supported
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:6
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:8
Package width
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:326 mm
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:560 mm
Package depth
- AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital:158 mm
- PX840T/12 portable stereo system:265 mm

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Comparison of AZB500W/12, PX840T/12
42 specifications	A Philips AZB500W/12 portable stereo system Digital Model AZB500W/12 View product	B Philips PX840T/12 portable stereo system Model PX840T/12 View product
Radio1 differ
Supported radio bandsDiffers	DAB, DAB+, FM	FM, MW
Preset stations quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Tuner typeKnown for one	Digital	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Playback modesDiffers	Fast Backward, Fast forward, Next, Previous, Repeat, Shuffle	Fast Backward, Fast forward, Next, Previous, Program, Repeat, Shuffle
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Top
Loudspeakers1 differ
RMS rated powerDiffers	2 W	50 W
Subwoofer driver diameter (imperial)Known for one	7.62 cm (3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MP3
Displayidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Backlight displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Backlight colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Amber
Features2 differ
MP3 playbackDiffers	No	Yes
USB direct playbackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Blue, Gold
FM antennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Volume controlKnown for one	Rotary	Unknown — not stated by the source
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FM radioKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Audio inputDiffers	1	3.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth profilesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A2DP, AVRCP
Power1 differ
Number of batteries supportedDiffers	6	8
Compatible battery sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D
Battery voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	326 mm	560 mm
Package depthDiffers	158 mm	265 mm
Package heightDiffers	275 mm	265 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.4 kg	4.8 kg
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	523 mm
DepthDiffers	133 mm	223 mm
HeightDiffers	240 mm	210 mm
WeightDiffers	2 kg	3.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery typeKnown for one	LR14	Unknown — not stated by the source

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