Sony Walkman NW-A105 Hi-Res 16GB MP3 Player, Black

Battery life is kind of a mixed bag depending on if you are streaming over wifi and using bluetooth headphones or speakers. They both essentially half the battery life but, if I remember to download podcasts, audiobooks, and music to a micro SD card when I am charging in the evening I can get a couple days out of it. I also adjusted settings so it'll power off completely if there is no use for a few hours so it conserves battery that way as well. I really like it and while it isn't like some of my old music players at least it is modern enough to work with how music tends to be distributed and I am not having to rely as much on my phone as do everything device. If you don't like Android you'll probably not like this Walkman but, if you are familiar with Android and comfortable taking time to adjust settings you can definitely get a great deal of use. The physical buttons are super useful, as is the hold switch to lock all buttons except the power button. It charges pretty quickly so that's also nice. Some of the special audio features I can't test very well because I know I can't hear certain things well enough but, things sound good enough for me and my use cases. If you want a mini ipod touch running android this is a great choice. The touchscreen is very small but, very responsive I have small hands so unless using the keyboard to type something it's very workable. Typing can be a bit of a chore though. The screen looks good enough it's not like you'll be needing to look at it too much but it'll work. I haven't used it outdoors in strong light yet so I can't say whether it's going to be very viewable and it probably won't so I don't know if that is a problem for you. If you use headphones with a built in microphone you can use this for recording audio but, there is no built in microphone so you will have to use an external. I don't know if this needs saying but, this device also doesn't have speakers either so you will need an audio output device be that headphones or a speaker be they wired or bluetooth. I have Google Home/Nest smart speakers that I can output to just fine as well so it'll probably work fine with Sonos and Alexa devices as remote too. Hope this all helps someone with their purchasing decision.

Many moons ago, I had a Creative Labs Jukebox. When it died, I replaced it with a iPod touch. When that died, I wanted a new player so I began my search. After several cheaper attempts (and returns), I think I have found my player. One thing I love is that it runs Android. I have an Android phone so the learning curve was almost flattened. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C connection and you can plug in headphones. Mostly, it sounds great too. I don't use the HiRes feature but will probably start looking into that as well. (My library is almost all MP3). It connects with my car, my computer, and my Bluetooth headphones. It sounds particularly good on my Bose QC15 headset though. Everyone complains about the battery life but I will be using it mostly in the car where I can charge as I go so no worries there from me. For now, I have had it a few days and the battery seems to be doing OK. Time will tell. Here is my breakdown. Pros: - Android, if you are familiar with that OS, you will like this unit. - Sound quality, amazing. - Search and browse functions. Really good, search on song, artist, or album. - Shuffle mode for when I am feeling random. - Pairs with everything so far. - Transferring files is easy breezy. Make sure you have your ID3 tags up to date for maximum functionality. - Buttons on the side for when the screen is off, and you can lock so you don't accidentally hit a butting fishing it out of your pocket. - Cassette player screen saver so us old guys can reminisce. Cons: - When I bought this, it was $348. That is a bit pricey to me but I love my music. - It is small, which is fine for your pocket, but not good if you have large fingers. I am managing but it is harder to use the smaller screen. Unknowns: - Complaints about battery life seem rampant here. I don't know but I don't think it will be an issue for the way I want to use it. Again, time will tell. Conclusion: This unit reminds me of my iPod Touch which was basically an iPhone without the phone part. This is an Android phone without the phone but with a really good DAC.

With all the phones going without headphone jack nowadays I decided to put down the money for a good old mp3 player. Been using this for 5 months and I'm a happy customer. Pros: build quality: like all sony premium product the build quality on this is superb, it's small, feel nice in the hand and extremely solid. I wish my phone feel this good in the hand sound quality: the most important aspect of an mp3 player, it supports all the codec you could think of and the sound quality is very good. It also drive iem and headphone better than the brt-5 that I had. overall nothing to complain about on the sound quality front. Con: android: this is both a pro and con, with android you can do a lot of things with it but it comes with all the drawback on android, slow startup, poor battery life etc. Overall I just treat this like an ipod, I load up my music collection on an sd card, turn off wifi, bluetooth, don't use any android app and I'm very happy with it. If you're looking to use spotify/bluetooth functionality maybe look somewhere else, the battery life is atroucious if you use the smart features. When they are all turned off, battery life is perectly adequate to get through a work week worth of listening for me (3-4 hrs a day)

A entrega rápida e a qualidade do produto enviado, o preço honesto apesar do valor do dólar exorbitante nos dias atuais!

Intuitive and easy to use. Sound quality is amazing. The global settings for sound are really useful. The battery life is abysmal but put it on Airplane mode and use. downloads.

Disclaimer: I am by no means an audiophile, but do appreciate a well designed portable audio player. I have been using the NW-A105 for 4 months now and below are a few things I have to state about the pros, cons, and overall experience of the player. Pros: - Quality build. Despite the smaller size, it feels good in the hand. The metal casing, side buttons, and all. Side buttons are great to use to switch tracks on the go. - Android. For those familiar with Android devices this is a huge plus, especially when using third party music playing apps. - Sound quality. Once again, not an audiophile or technical expert, but previous to purchasing the NW-A105 I was using an old Galaxy S7 as a portable music player. World of difference in overall quality of sound when shifting to the NW-A105. Hard to explain, but even with using the same IEMs as with the S7 with the A105, everything just sounds cleaner and more pronounced. Cons: - Battery life. I new this before purchasing the NW-A105 after reading previous reviews, but even then I was still shocked by the abysmal battery life. Probably the worst battery life of any portable music player I have experienced in 20 years. I don't listen to any battery intense Hi-Res audio, at most 320 kbs constant bit-rate MP3s. However, even after 4-5 hours of listening to those, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned off, and maybe at a volume level of 30 on the device, I find I have drained the battery and need to charge. This isn't too much of a concern for myself as I am always near a charger, but I can see this would be a deal breaker for many. - Bit glitchy at times. I find that whenever I startup the player and start playing an album or playlist, after the first 1-2 minutes of listening to a song the player just skips to the next track. I am not too sure if this is due to listening from files saved on a microSD vs. the internal memory, or using a third party player vs. the built-in Sony app, but something that happens every time. Can be both annoying and jarring. On the topic of the built in memory... - Poor Built in Memory File Size. Not too much of a con, considering the microSD expansion slot, and the relative cheap cost of high capacity microSD cards these days. 16GB is pretty pitiful considering the file size of Hi-Res tracks. Overall impression: Great purchase, and don't regret buying after doing research. If you're looking for a solid portable digital audio player, specifically one where you can use third music player party apps with Android, you cannot go wrong with the NW-A105. Plus you get the quality that Sony is known for. However, just be fully aware of the battery limitations.

This is a great, affordable price point dap for the average consumer. Good features, sounds great, and is a good size. If you don't like android don't buy it. To address concerns in other reviews: Battery life: It's a small device with a small battery running on full android OS and 4gb of ram, so expectedly the battery isn't the greatest. When at home and streaming you can plug it in whenever needed. When not at home turn off connectivity functions (and close all apps that may be running in the background) and it'll get you through the day no problem, especially if you only listen for a couple hours here and there throughout the day, just turn it off when not in use. If you use bluetooth headphones you don't need a dedicated hi-res audio player, just use your phone or some other mp3 player since all bluetooth codecs to date are not capable of delivering true hi-res playback. I don't know why people complain about the battery life, just charge it when your done with it or turn it off when youre not using it, it's a dedicated music player, if youre scrolling through Instagram on it all day of course it won't last. When's the last time your phone went 2 days without charging? Headphone amplifier power: The headphone amplifier is enough to power any level of consumer grade headphones. It's true that there may not be enough power to deal with audiophile grade high impedance headphones at high volumes, but if you're an audiophile with $2000 headphones why are you looking at an entry level $400 dap. If you have enough cash for the headphones go by a flagship model dap or at least shell out the extra couple of hundred for a mid-tier like the fiio m11. Streaming sample rate of any app other than the sony player capped at 16 bit 44.1khz: With the latest firmware, the is an option within the settings to enable hi-res streaming. Which effectively removes the sample rate cap of other apps.

Sound quality - 9/10 Display - 8/10 Easy to Use - 9/10 Build Quality - 8/10 Battery Life - 3/10