- #BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 MAC OS X#
- #BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 UPGRADE#
- #BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 PORTABLE#
- #BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 ANDROID#
- #BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 SOFTWARE#
One advantage is that you can download podcasts directly to the phone from Google Play and other sources ( Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Spotify), and download books using Audible’s Android app.
#BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 UPGRADE#
You will still get annoying app updates and notifications (though some you can turn off), but Android users are under less pressure to upgrade to new versions of the operating system. As with iPhones, you can download apps and data via a wifi network. It doesn’t matter if your deal doesn’t include any data. You could move your current sim card to the new phone, and if it doesn’t fit, your network supplier will provide a new one with the same number for free.
#BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 SOFTWARE#
All three have 16GB of storage, music management software and FM radios built in. (This is basically an iPhone without the phone bit, and costs £199 or £299.)Įxamples include the Sony Xperia E5 ( £127.92), the Moto G4 Plus ( £164.99) and the Samsung Galaxy A3 ( £160). In fact, you could buy a good Google Android phone for around the same price as an iPod Nano, and much less than an iPod Touch. If not, that’s a lot of money to spend on an MP3 player. Is your grandson offering to buy you an Apple smartphone? If so, there’s a range between the iPhone 6 (from £499) and the iPhone 7 Plus (from £719), with an iPhone 8 on the way. What about Android?Īn Android such as a Moto G4 Plus could be an affordable replacement for an iPod. This is more efficient, so it allows radio stations to save money by broadcasting poor sound quality at even lower bit-rates. Unfortunately, the Amazon questions and reviews suggest this would not be a good choice for your purposes. It doesn’t have a built-in loudspeaker or file storage, but it can play MP3 files from a 32GB or smaller SD card. The closest I can find is the Majority Parkside DAB Digital FM Radio - MP3 Player, which is surprisingly cheap at £29.95 (£40 off). What you’d actually be looking for is the smallest DAB radio that can play MP3 files, though that’s not quite the same thing. Not many MP3 players include DAB because of the extra cost of the chips, the extra space needed, and the extra power consumption. Spend any spare cash on better ear-buds or headphones. You don’t need a FiiO or Astell & Kern or even a Cowon player.
#BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 PORTABLE#
In fact, my Sony NWZ A818 (2007) is the best portable music player I’ve ever heard.įortunately, audiophile sound isn’t needed for listening to podcasts and audio books. I have a couple of older Sony MP3 players, and both are well made, sound great, and came with excellent ear-buds. Sony offers Media Go software for Windows, which will recognize iTunes files, but you can always drag and drop files straight from iTunes. If so, consider the 8GB Sony NW-E394 Walkman at £75. Examples include the 8GB AGPtek M07, which can handle up to 128GB, and the AGPtek Rocker (no FM!), up to 256GB.Īs an iPod owner, you might prefer a name-brand product. However, there are plenty of alternatives that support larger cards. The 8GB Kubik Evo (£26.90) might do, but it only supports SD cards up to 8GB. They are a handy way to move a lot of data around. I use SD Cards on my desktop (via an Anker USB3 adaptor), three laptops, a Roland Edirol digital recorder, a DSLR and several compact cameras. What would stop me from buying an HccToo is its lack of an SD card slot. This is better value, but you don’t really need the extra storage space. There’s also a 32GB version of the HccToo for £26.98. Music buffs will appreciate its ability to play MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG and (for speech) ACELP files. I’d never heard of this machine, but it’s the #1 Best Seller on .uk, so you can browse the 639 customer reviews. They won’t be as well made, but they are so cheap that you won’t lose much by getting it wrong.įor example, you could buy a 16GB HccToo Music Player on Amazon for £18.98, saving £30 off the “list price” and £130 off the cost of a Nano. Many of these players look like knock-offs of the fifth-generation Nano. It would be much cheaper to buy a traditional MP3 player with basic audio functionality – including, of course, FM radio. In other words, if you buy a Nano, most of the money pays for features you don’t want. Alternative MP3 playersĪpple extended the Nano’s life by adding features such as a photo library, video playback and some “fitness” features, such as a pedometer.
In fact, they work exactly like other MP3 players: you download files to your PC using software such as Apple iTunes and Audible Manager, then transfer them to the portable device. While Apple isn’t making any more Nanos, existing devices will continue to work.
#BEST HIFI MP3 PLAYER 2017 MAC OS X#
However, the newer model requires a newer operating system: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, or Microsoft Windows 7 or later. Note that the latest 2015 Nano looks identical to the seventh-generation 2012 version, it just comes in fewer colours. The seventh-gen iPod Nano is launched in 2012.
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