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MP3 player reviews

Read the Which? reviews to find the best MP3 player to buy, whether it's a lightweight model for the gym or an advanced device that can surf the Net. All the models we review are put through tough lab tests where we rate their sound quality, usability and battery life.

MP3 players by price:

Under £50 / From £50 to £100 / Over £100

- Best Buys The top 9 MP3 players we recommend
- Don't Buys The 1 MP3 player we think you should avoid

We've reviewed 43 MP3 players

Ordered by most recent launch date

Apple
iPod Nano (seventh generation) 16GB
From £ 104.00

Launch: 10 2012
Apple
iPod Touch (fifth generation) 32GB
From £ 199.00

Launch: 10 2012
Apple
iPod Touch (fifth generation) 64GB
From £ 255.00

Launch: 10 2012
Apple
iPod Touch (fourth generation) 32GB
From £ 166.99

Launch: 10 2011
Apple
iPod Touch (fourth generation) 8GB
From £ 131.00

Launch: 10 2011

Samsung
Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 16GB
From £ 214.99

Launch: 9 2011
Samsung
Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 8GB
From £ 155.00

Launch: 9 2011
Sony
NWZ-W262
From £ 41.99

Launch: 8 2011
Sony
NWZ-W263
From £ 103.60

Launch: 8 2011
Sony
NWZ-E463
From £ 59.99

Launch: 7 2011

Sony
NWZ-E464
From £ 60.99

Launch: 7 2011
Creative
ZEN Style M100 4GB
From £ 35.00

Launch: 6 2011
Creative
ZEN Style M100 8GB
From £ 41.49

Launch: 6 2011
Creative
ZEN Style M300 16GB
From £ 70.00

Launch: 6 2011
Creative
ZEN Style M300 4GB
From £ 45.99

Launch: 6 2011

Creative
ZEN Style M300 8GB
From £ 49.99

Launch: 6 2011
Archos
18b Vision 4GB
From £ 30.00

Launch: 4 2011
Archos
18b Vision 8GB
From £ 33.00

Launch: 4 2011
Archos
35 Vision 8GB
From £ 80.00

Launch: 4 2011
Philips
GoGear Muse 8GB (SA3MUS08S)
From £ 100.00

Launch: 4 2011

Philips
GoGear Raga 2GB (SA3RGA02KN)
From £ 24.95

Launch: 4 2011
Philips
GoGear Raga 4GB (SA3RGA02KN)
From £ 34.99

Launch: 4 2011
Philips
GoGear Vibe 8GB (SA3VBE08KN)
From £ 50.00

Launch: 4 2011
Cowon
D3 32GB
From £ 290.00

Launch: 2 2011
Archos
43 Vision 16GB
From £ 120.00

Launch: 10 2010

Apple
iPod Shuffle (fourth generation)
From £ 37.00

Launch: 9 2010
Archos
32 internet tablet
From £ 60.00

Launch: 9 2010
Samsung
YP-S1 TicToc 2GB
From £ 23.62

Launch: 9 2010
Samsung
YP-S1 TicToc 4GB
From £ 30.59

Launch: 9 2010
SanDisk
Sansa Fuze+ 4GB
From £ 28.99

Launch: 9 2010

SanDisk
Sansa Fuze+ 8GB
From £ 30.99

Launch: 9 2010
Archos
14 Vision
From £ 22.00

Launch: 4 2010
Archos
3 Cam Vision
From £ 44.99

Launch: 4 2010
Sony
NWZ-B152
From £ 33.99

Launch: 4 2010
Sony
NWZ-B153
From £ 44.95

Launch: 4 2010

SanDisk
sansa clip+ 2GB
From £ 25.00

Launch: 10 2009
SanDisk
sansa clip+ 4Gb
From £ 24.99

Launch: 10 2009
SanDisk
sansa clip+ 8GB
From £ 36.00

Launch: 10 2009
Apple
iPod Classic 160GB
From £ 172.00

Launch: 9 2009
Archos
Clipper
From £ 17.99

Launch: 8 2009

Skullcandy
Double Agent
From £ 183.96

Launch: 3 2009
Sony
NWZ-W202 Walkman
From £ 45.00

Launch: 2 2009
SanDisk
Sansa Fuze 4GB
From £ 56.99

Launch: 5 2008

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Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.

Energy Savers
We award the Energy Saver logo to products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning they'll cost you less to run.

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The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key areas of our tests.

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