Creative Zen Stone Plus with Speaker

Coming to the most obvious feature that sets it apart (the speaker, that is) I have to say that while it may not be loud, it can easily take on most cellphones. If you were expecting it to sound like an iPod Dock or something in that league, think again. It wasn’t designed that way; it's way too small. It’s also not loud enough to entertain a bunch of people at a picnic or party, but then again neither is a mobile phone.

Like the previous model this too comes with a stopwatch and a clock screensaver that looks quite catchy. Other than that it doesn’t have any other features that stand out. The battery life is decent and will give over 13 hours of continuous playback on a single charge. The company claims 20 hour playback for this model, but that’s being ambitious.

The Bottomline
You won't notice much of a difference over the earlier version apart from the speaker. It weighs a negligible amount more as well, and the slow interface has been addressed. The good thing is they’ve upped the storage space, so a 2GB job can be yours for Rs 3300 (street price) and that’s not a bad deal. It's available in two colors at the moment: black, and pink and white. A 4GB model is expected to launch shortly.