Sony NWZ-A816 4GB MP3 Player Reviews
26 Real Customer Reviews - Summary
+ This MP3 player has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on range of features.
“This mp3 is a well designed item. its looks are good, it is featherlite in weight …”
Gary, Aylesbury
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Available via Reevoo.com from £75 – £125 at 4 retailers
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Real customer reviews
26 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
Reevoo's summary of reviews:
Pros: sound quality, excellent battery life, lightweight, well designed, screen resolution Cons: no radio, screen visibility outdoors
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Gary, Aylesbury
Score 9.0/10+ This Mp3 is a well designed item. Its looks are good, it is featherlite in weight and its battery life is excellent at 30 hours. The video play back and screen resolution is fandaby dozy.
- Very little actually. It would have been good to have an alarm clock feature and a sleep feature.
purchased 03 Oct 2007
Cathy, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks
Score 10.0/10+ The sound is brilliant, and the earphones provided are very comfy. Had never used one before, but it was really easy to work out, without even using the manual. The size is perfect, not too fiddley, and the screen is big enough to view videos, which are also excellent quality.
- Not found any bad points yet.
purchased 21 Jan 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ I use this MP3 in my car via the tap through the headphone connection. This quality of sound is fantastic and the battery life is excellent too. Please note I only use the MP3 player for music and this is what my review is based upon.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Jan 2008
Anoushka, Norbury , “Try the ”
Score 10.0/10+ well, franckly,its a nice product i purchased,and the price was good at that time...i really appreciate the product and everything in it,,,the sound itself and the quality....Because, i know, the brand Sony is the BEST one than other Brand...i mean the sound, the bass,every features in Sony NWZA816B
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i don't have any bad things to say on Sony NWZA816B
THANK YOU
purchased 25 Jun 2008
David, Lancashire
Score 10.0/10+ Great looking product, easy to use, easy to transfer music,overall excellent bargain
- No bad points about the product
purchased 01 Apr 2008
David, Bury St Edmunds , “54 year old”
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use and download music on to, Battery life is excellent
- Not bad point but perhaps radio needed
purchased 27 Mar 2008
del, lowton , “honesty and quality”
Score 8.0/10+ qualtiy product and value for money
- no adverse comments
purchased 03 Jun 2008
Andy, N Yorks
Score 9.0/10
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Great picture & sound quality
Awesome value for size & features
Comes with the BEST IN-EAR HEADPHONES I'VE EVER OWNED! Amazing bass response!
Easy to convert videos using free MediaCoder software (not supplied) using the "Portable Media Player" extension
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Can only charge via USB port
Replacement USB - WM-PORT cables are expensive - what's wrong with a normal USB cable?
purchased 27 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Tells the time which is convenient, very small and thin= very good portability
- doesn't tell you how to convert video files into a viewable format on the player.
purchased 27 Dec 2007
Rhys, Kent , “I LOVE music!”
Score 10.0/10+ Can hold a decent amount of tracks.
- Not any games or any "tid bits" ,still finding it hard how to put pictures and films on it.
purchased 03 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Not a very good backlight on screen when using outdoors
purchased 25 Jun 2008
Nedum, Manchester , “I love quality”
Score 8.0/10+ The SONY NWZA816B is a very light and small cute gardget, the sound quality is incredible, the drap and drop is fanatastic, am not the one of mp3 and portable gardget but I sure fell inlove with this one. The picture quality for movie is great. You equally have a verity of options in looking for a sound, alphbertically, by year, and the SONY NWZA816B automatically arranges your files for you.
- Can't find one yet. If I find one I let you know
purchased 03 Sep 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ it is excellent
- no bad points
purchased 07 Sep 2008
Hershall, brixton , “i like wood”
Score 9.0/10+ the headphones are wicked, good sound quality.also its well light, which is smashing. the video screen is quality and its all good.
- maybe the design could have been smoother. also the headphones should be able to go louder with a slighter longer wire. it would be good if there was more help on the cd about transfering videos onto the mp3 player. safe.
purchased 30 Sep 2008
Sasank, Hounslow, London
Score 9.0/10+ Full Marks for Sound Quality, Quality of Ear Phones, Battery Life, Range of sound quality that we can alter to. Ease of use and very user friendly.
- Formats e.g. very limited compatabiliy with Video, Expensive (Though value), Design could be more posh looking, can increase size limit(e.g. Apple products come with 32 gb, 64gb but Sony highest is 16gb to my knowledge, you could increase it to higher end and make it more compatible when it comes to video formats. Could add some applications, like calculator, currency converter, add some games, etcc...
purchased 19 Jul 2009
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Product Features
Hard Disk Capacity in GB
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4 |
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MP4 Playback
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Yes |
Built-In Radio
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No |
Colour
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Purple |
Colour
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Black |
Colour
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Pink |
Touchscreen
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No |
Music Playtime (hours)
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33 |
Video Playtime (hours)
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8 |
Screen Size in Inches
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2 |
Screen Resolution (pixels)
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320x240 |
Weight (g)
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53 |
Colour Screen
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Yes |
Photo Viewer
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Yes |
USB Port
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Yes |
Built-In Microphone
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No |
| Memory Type | Flash Drive |
| Memory Type | Built-In Memory |
WMA Playback
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Yes |
WAV Playback
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No |
| OGG Playback | No |
| AAC Playback | Yes |
| WMV Playback | No |
DivX Playback
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No |
Dimensions (mm)
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45x88x96 |
Release Date
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10 Oct 2007 |
Waterproof
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No |
Bluetooth
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No |
Also known as: SONY NWZ A816B, SONY NWZA816B, Sony NWZA816-PINK, Sony NWZA816B.CE7, Walkman NWZ-A816 4GB, NWZ-A816 4GB, SONY NWZ-A816
MP3 Players Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
Hands free listening and streaming
With Wireless Bluetooth™, you get total freedom to play your music on any compatible device – from Bluetooth™ speakers and headphones to car stereos, hi fis and more. You can also listen to your tunes completely hands-free in stunning Sony sound quality, with no more messy, tangled wires…
No restrictions with open format
Open format means it doesn’t matter where your music is stored, or what format it’s in (WMA, mp3 and AAC (non-DRM only)). You can transfer your entire library onto your WALKMAN®, just by dragging and dropping it from Windows Media Player 11®, iTunes® or Windows Explorer. It’s a cinch!
Drag-and-drop your favourite content
Transferring video and music to your WALKMAN® is so easy with drag-and-drop, you’ll have your whole library at your fingertips in seconds. Using Windows Media Player 11®, iTunes® or Windows Explorer, managing your playlists and moving files over is hassle-free. Just drag, drop, relax and enjoy.
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