5 MP3 players in 2012

These devices are evaluated according to the criteria: music performance ability, display screen quality along with other supportive features.

Here are 5 out of the best MP3 players until May of this year.

Apple iPod Touch 2011 (32GB)

Reference price: $250

No longer being only an MP3 player, iPod Touch has more features than your expectation such as: playing games, watching movies, sending/receiving emails and surfing on the internet. The processor of the 4^th-generation iPod Touch can be upgraded in order to take better advantages of the App Store.

The 4^th -generation iPod Touch is equipped with strong configuration powered by Apple A4 processor like iPhone 4, Retina display screen with the resolution of 960 x 640 pixels, front and rear cameras. It is also allowed to use the free unlimited messaging service “iMessage”, iCloud wireless synchronization as well as supports HD video recording.

SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip (4GB)

Reference price: $60

At the price of slightly more than VND 1 million, this MP3 player is actually value for money to those who want to have a product with quality is the same with iPod but more economical. SanDisk’s music player looks alike with an iPod Shuffle with the front colored screen. This device is equipped with a 1.1” display screen with beautiful interface and graphics. Beside the music listening feature, Clip Zip also supports FM radio and is supplemented with voice recording feature. Sansa Clip Zip is designed with a microSDHC card slot; thanks to it, you can upgrade the memory storage from 4GB/8GB up to 32GB. Clip Zip lasts up to 15 hours for each charge. Users have a wide range of choices among 7 different colors; however, the 8GB version is only available in black and grey.

Apple iPod Nano 2011 (8GB)

Reference price: $140

With half of the size of the previous models, the 6^th-generation iPod Nano is absolutely an outstanding option, in terms of sound quality, design as well as its price. Appears on the front panel is the 1.54” multi-touch screen which is similar to iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. It is as light as a feather, just slightly more than 20g a little bit. The 6^th-generation iPod Nano is equipped with Genius Mixes, podcasts, photo gallery, radio features... Its battery life lasts continuously 24 hours. iPod Nano offers plenty of choices for 7 different colors.

Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2

Reference price: $200 (starting price)

Has just introduced in May this year, Galaxy Player 4.2 is evaluated to be the major rival with iPod Touch. Galaxy Player 4.2 is powered by the Android 2.3 operation system with TouchWiz interface. It has a big 4.2” display screen with the resolution of 800x640 pixels for sharp image delivery ability. A remarkable point of it is that it has the 2MP rear camera along with a VGA front camera.

Furthermore, this is applied the stereo SoundAlive technology, as well as supports Wifi and Bluetooth connections. It has 8GB internal memory but can be expanded up to 32GB due to the microSD card slot. You are able to use it for continuous 40 hours.

SanDisk Sansa Fuze+

Reference price: $150

Fuze+ player provides a wide range of choices with 5 colors with optional memory up to 16GB. Being upgraded from the original Fuze version, Fuze+ is slightly longer and thicker. Thanks to it, it is equipped with a 2.4” touchscreen with simple and clear user’s interface.

SanDisk Fuze+ is evaluated as a reasonable and multi-purpose music player supporting most of the file formats such as MP3, WMA, Ogg, FLAC, WAV, Audible, WMA (Rhapsody, Napster), SlotRadio content and even AAC. Till now, Fuze is also compatible with Mac and normal computers, owing its USB connection which can automatically switch between NTP and MSC.