Sony NWZ-A816 4GB MP3 Player Reviews

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Score: 9.3/10

22 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This MP3 player scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points. “This mp3 is a well designed item. its looks are good, it is featherlite in weight…” Gary, Aylesbury View all 22 real customer reviews

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22 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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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All purchasers (22)
Battery life9.0
Design9.0
Design/build quality9.0
Display Quality8.5
Ease of use9.4
Portability9.6
Range of features8.2
Sound quality9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.6
Overall rating9.3
 

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Score 9.0/10

Gary, Aylesbury

+ 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.

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

Cathy, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks

+ 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.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ 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

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anoushka, Norbury , “Try the ”

+ 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

- i don't have any bad things to say on Sony NWZA816B
THANK YOU

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

David, Lancashire

+ Great looking product, easy to use, easy to transfer music,overall excellent bargain

- No bad points about the product

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

David, Bury St Edmunds , “54 year old”

+ Easy to use and download music on to, Battery life is excellent

- Not bad point but perhaps radio needed

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

del, lowton , “honesty and quality”

+ qualtiy product and value for money

- no adverse comments

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andy, N Yorks

+ 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

- Can only charge via USB port
Replacement USB - WM-PORT cables are expensive - what's wrong with a normal USB cable?

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ 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.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Rhys, Kent , “I LOVE music!”

+ 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.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Not a very good backlight on screen when using outdoors

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nedum, Manchester , “I love quality”

+ 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

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purchased 03 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ it is excellent

- no bad points

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purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Hershall, brixton , “i like wood”

+ 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.

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purchased 30 Sep 2008

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Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB 4
MP4 Playback Yes
Built-In Radio No
Colour Pink
Colour Purple
Colour Black
Music Playtime (hours) 33
Video Playtime (hours) 8
Screen Size in Inches 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 320x240
Weight (g) 53
Colour Screen Yes
Photo Viewer Yes
USB Port Yes
Built-In Microphone No
Memory Type Flash Drive
WMA Playback Yes
WAV Playback Yes
OGG Playback No
AAC Playback Yes
WMV Playback No
DivX Playback No
Dimensions (mm) 45x88x96
Release Date 10 Oct 2007
Waterproof No

Also known as: SONY NWZ A816B, SONY NWZA816B, Sony NWZA816-PINK, Sony NWZA816B.CE7, Walkman NWZ-A816 4GB

MP3 Players Buying Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

  • Transfer video and music from your collection via Windows Media Player or simple drag-and-drop
  • High quality 30 frame p/sec video playback for outstanding clarity from even fast-moving images
  • 2.0" QVGA (320×240) high brightness screen for superior colour reproduction. Plays video horizontally or vertically
  • Superb sound quality from 4 built-in audio technologies: Clear Stereo, Clear Bass, DSEE sound enhancement and EX professional grade headphones
  • 4GB with capacity of up to 1000 songs or 15 hours of video files*
  • Plays most popular music formats: MP3, AAC (non DRM), WMP (DRM10) and WMA (non DRM)
  • Compatible with popular video formats MPEG4 & AVC (H.264) Baseline
  • Listen for longer – incredible battery life of approx. 33 Hrs music or 8 Hrs video
  • Express yourself – choose from 5 different colours
  • Exists in Black, White, Violet, Silver, Pink
  • Intuitive operation from mobile phone-like interface and menus
  • JPEG viewer with slide show mode
  • Song capacity based on 4 minutes per song and 128kbps MP3 encoding (actual capacity will vary by content)

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