Product comparison · 2 radios

Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black vs Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey has 80 more preset stations quantity than the Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black (120 vs 40). The Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black has 48 h more battery life than the Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey (60 h vs 12 h). The Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey has 0.5 h more battery recharge time than the Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black (4 h vs 3.5 h). Only the Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey has Bluetooth. Radio type: Portable on the Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black, Personal on the Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey.

Radio type
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:Portable
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:Personal
Supported radio bands
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:FM, AM
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:DAB, DAB+, FM
Preset stations quantity
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:40
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:120
Bluetooth
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:No
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:Yes
Product colour
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:Black
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:Grey
Battery life
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:60 h
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:12 h
Battery type
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:AAA
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:Built-in battery
Power source
- TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black:Battery/Solar
- DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey:Battery

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Comparison of TAR3500/00, DR-P520
54 specifications	A Philips TAR3500/00 radio Portable Digital Black Model TAR3500/00 View product	B Sharp DR-P520 Personal Digital Grey Model DR-P520 View product
Radio3 differ
Radio typeDiffers	Portable	Personal
Tuner type	Digital	Digital
Supported radio bandsDiffers	FM, AM	DAB, DAB+, FM
Preset stations quantityDiffers	40	120
Radio Data System (RDS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC
Loudspeakersidentical
Built-in speaker(s)	Yes	Yes
Number of built-in speakers	1	1
Driver unitKnown for one	5.71 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.08 cm (2")
Display typeKnown for one	LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3
Ports & interfacesidentical
Headphone outputs	1	1
USB charging portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Features1 differ
MP3 playbackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
ProjectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
ColorationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Monochromatic
Volume controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Audible alarm(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audible alarm typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radio
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Handle(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	IP55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for one	Dustproof, Water resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery lifeDiffers	60 h	12 h
Battery typeDiffers	AAA	Built-in battery
Battery capacityKnown for one	5200 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power sourceDiffers	Battery/Solar	Battery
Battery recharge timeDiffers	3.5 h	4 h
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
USB Type-C charging portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clockidentical
Alarm clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Radio wake up modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	186 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	77 mm	26 mm
HeightDiffers	103 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	670 g	160 g
Technical detailsidentical
USB charging voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
FlashlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	244 mm	169 mm
Package depthDiffers	96 mm	75 mm
Package heightDiffers	133 mm	113 mm
Package weightDiffers	956 g	400 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C to USB Type-C
Other featuresidentical
SirenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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