Apple iPod Nano 16GB 4th Generation MP3 Player Reviews

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Score: 9.0/10

400 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This MP3 player scores high on design/build quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “As above. a neat piece of technology but overpriced.” John, So. Yorkshire View all 400 real customer reviews

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400 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
93% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (398)
Battery life8.3
Design9.4
Design/build quality9.6
Display Quality9.1
Ease of use8.9
Portability9.6
Range of features8.9
Sound quality9.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.6
Overall rating9.0
Music lover (28)
Casual listener (12)
Gadget lover (7)
Bargain hunter (3)
Other (348)
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Anonymous verified purchaser , “nothing”

Score 8.0/10

+ style

- sound quality

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purchased 13 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 3.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Given that the world has finite resources it is reprehensible that a product such as an ipod is designed to be obselete on the expiration of the life of the battery and the consequential forced not purchase. Out of respect to the environment and not just a desire for profit a respectable organisation would ensure that the facility to replace the battery was designed in to the product and that the organisation's products are not an additional drain of the finite resources of the Earth.

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purchased 11 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Great Design, Nice Features

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Dec 2008

Sophie, Cornwall , “pretty easy going”

Score 10.0/10

+ its easy to use and easy to put songs on

- its quite small and i think i might break it

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purchased 01 Jan 2009

Phil, Bridgend

Score 9.0/10

+ Everything - excellent product

- Slightly too expensive compared to other players

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purchased 09 Jul 2009

Pete, Canterbury , “Tech geek”

Score 9.0/10

+ Portability is without question, the click-wheel is easy to use and the screen resolution is fantastic.

- Perhaps the click-wheel could be larger in diameter without sacrificing the overall nano size for easier use during exercise/running.

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purchased 15 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use
attractive design

- battery runs out quite quickly and cannot be charged in in car dock

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purchased 15 Mar 2009

davina, dorset

Score 10.0/10

+ All

- No protection pouch

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purchased 27 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ The best looking mp3 player on the market to date..it is slim, sexy with the Apple brand to boot. Simple to use navigation without having to press too many buttons and I like the Genius functionality.

- Battery life is good but there are longer lasting mp3 players on the market. It still is pricey for an mp3 player. Gave sound quality 7 out of 10 because I am unsure how it measures up to other mp3 players. Sound was good enough for me though.

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purchased 30 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Small lite and compact ideal for my daughter

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The size, colour choices and style

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ great range of colours, huge capacity, easy to use, shuffle facility

- Shuffling of music within individual playlists could be simpler,
You either have automatic synchronisation with iTunes on or off.

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purchased 23 Jun 2009

Bert , Hereford , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Great design, fantastic size and quality.

- None

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purchased 24 Jun 2009

Ricky, London

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use and headphones which are included have amazing quality, would recomend product to anyone.

- The Itunes feature means you can only add music on one computer at a time which is a problem if you move or have hardwear difficulties.

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purchased 25 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Changes Songs Itself Randomly Now And Again.

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purchased 19 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic sound. easy to carry - really slim and lightweight

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ small, light and attractive design

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Compact and great picture quality

- The headphones that come with it are really not great....you will probably need to buy a pair of decent ones to get good sound quality.

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purchased 27 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ light weight, easy to use, easy to understand software. good features.

- not sure about the scratch resistance of the screen.

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purchased 08 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ All the good points from previous nanos plus even lighter! Easy to update software etc. Love it!

- None found.

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purchased 25 May 2009

pam, measham , “Casual listener” More like this »

Score 7.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- could do with a manual . The earphones are to big i have had to buy some more

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purchased 22 Jun 2009

Sue, Blackburn , “Bargain hunter”

Score 10.0/10

+ Its great! I got this for my daughter but would love one myself! Once you have it uploaded onto your computer your away.

- There isn't any as of yet.

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purchased 14 Jun 2009

Pat, Conwy , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ size; functionality; capacity

- no FM

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purchased 23 Jun 2009

Theese Murray, Glasgow

Score 10.0/10

+ This is my second I pod and I love it. Its cute fast brill.

- None

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purchased 09 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Gorgeous colour and fab to use

- no bad points

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purchased 12 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Its small and stylish

- None

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purchased 27 Dec 2008

Ruth, Nottingham , “I like music.”

Score 10.0/10

+ It it easy to use, looks great and sounds great.

- Doesn't come with a protective case.

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purchased 10 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ a lot

- lack of docking charger accessory

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purchased 10 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic price, brilliant stylish product!!!

- None

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purchased 26 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Looks good, very easy to use, lots of accessories

- No inbuilt radio which many other similar products have, ear phones aren't very good quality and battery life isn't amazing

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purchased 25 Feb 2009

RJM, Herefordshire

Score 5.0/10

+ Flip between portrait and landscape. Higher definition of pictures. This makes it a better machine for video than previous models but it is seriously worse for music

- Compard to my previous Nano, the battery charging connection has been changed so will not charge using the car connection fitted for my previous Nano so it cannot be left in the car making it unsuitable for this use. Tthere is no connection lead availalbe yet, i think. The volume level is less and it is not enough to convey the excitement of music. The shape makes it less easy to hold and use. the screen scratches more easily.

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purchased 16 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Great colour & super lightweight !

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Mar 2009

ann, wales

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use and understand, compact and portable

- expensive!

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purchased 27 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use and set up.

- Battery life not as long as expected.

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purchased 03 Apr 2009

Alex, Edinburgh

Score 9.0/10

+ Size of memory, colour and weight

- Battery can go flat quite quickly

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purchased 06 Apr 2009

donna, milton keynes , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ size its easy to use & carry around good memory

- none found so far

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purchased 31 May 2009

Sonja, Cambridge

Score 10.0/10

+ Slim, portable, light, looks good and sounds good

- Doesn't charge on all docking stations

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purchased 12 May 2009

steve, Hertfors , “Music lover” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ was brought for neice as 21 present and she loves it

- none so far

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purchased 16 Jun 2009

Emma, Nottingham

Score 9.0/10

+ Very portable, good sound for on the move, the shuffle function is fantastic ;-) I'm listening to tunes in my collection I forgot I had ;-P

- Takes some getting used to the dial controls but worth persisting.

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purchased 27 Jun 2009

Karyn, Camborne , “Gadget lover” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Very portable and a wide range of applications.

- Clickwheel can be difficult to control. No radio for change of music when desired.

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purchased 25 Jun 2009

Gillian, Chorley

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use.gorgeous looking.tons of storage.

- bit pricey

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purchased 21 Jun 2009

Lisa, Haverhill

Score 10.0/10

+ great range of colours, good to handle, easy to set up, proud to have it

- none

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purchased 11 Jul 2009

Deborah, Penzance

Score 9.0/10

+ Its small, light and easy to carry.

- can shuffle by accident and needs a very delicate touch when scrolling through

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purchased 27 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Casual listener” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Portable and the battery life is much better than my old one.

- None that I can think of.

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purchased 01 Aug 2009

Alka, Newcastle

Score 6.0/10

+ small and very portable

- quite expensive

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purchased 11 Aug 2009

betty, london , “bubbly and outgoing”

Score 10.0/10

+ small and compact, easy to use, trendy great value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Jun 2009

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Expert reviews for Apple iPod Nano 16GB 4th Generation

TechRadar expert review

Apple's new fourth-generation iPod nano marks a triumphant return to the traditional vertical candybar format. We confess that despite some initial squeamishness with the design of the immediately preceding 'fatty' iPod nanos, we came to love them well, but somehow this latest generation just feels very, very right. The newly-portrait screen suits the frame perfectly; put it next to a first- or second-generation nano, and the truncated screen of the older model starts to make it look distressingly like a cheap knock-off. The most striking thing about the new iPod nano line-up is the…

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reviewed 30 Sep 2008

Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB 16
MP4 Playback Yes
Built-In Radio No
Colour Orange
Colour Green
Colour Yellow
Colour Red
Colour Blue
Colour Black
Colour Pink
Colour Purple
Colour Silver
Touchscreen No
Music Playtime (hours) 24
Video Playtime (hours) 4
Screen Size in Inches 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Weight (g) 37
Colour Screen Yes
Photo Viewer Yes
USB Port Yes
Built-In Microphone No
WMA Playback No
WAV Playback Yes
OGG Playback No
AAC Playback Yes
WMV Playback No
DivX Playback No
Dimensions (mm) 38.7x90.7x6.2
Release Date 11 Sep 2008
Bluetooth No

Also known as: Apple iPod Nano 16GB 4G Orange, Apple iPod Nano 16GB 4G Yellow, Apple iPod Nano 16GB 4G Green

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Manufacturer's Description

Rockalicious. Colour isn’t the only brilliant new iPod nano feature.

Colour isn’t the only brilliant new iPod nano feature.

A musical Genius.
Say you’re listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. The Genius feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius playlist for you. It’s like having your own highly intelligent, personal DJ.

Rock and roll over.
Tilt or turn iPod nano on its side, and you’ll listen, watch and play in new ways. You can flip through your album art with Cover Flow. Or, vertically speaking, see more albums and artists on the screen at one time.

Let the games begin.
Now you can get in on games made especially for iPod nano and the accelerometer. They respond to the way you move, so they’re immersive, addictive and a blast. iPod nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store.

Even your photos rock.
Pull hundreds of photos from your pocket and share them wherever you go. Hold iPod nano upright and see your photos in portrait view. Turn it on its side to see them in landscape. Your photos look beautiful in their proper aspect ratio on the vibrant, 320-by-240-resolution display.

Find your music faster.
It’s even easier to find the song you want to hear. Now you can view your album art in Cover Flow. Or just press and hold the Centre button to browse by album or artist. When you find the right song, press the Center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.

Shake your groove thing.
Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to shuffle your music. Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You’ll always be surprised by what you’ll hear.

World’s biggest small screen.
Watching movies, TV shows and videos is big fun on iPod nano. And the high-resolution picture looks crisp and vivid on the 2-inch widescreen display. So you can always have a little video with you.


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