MP3 players: Compare features & prices

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.

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

Portability
How easy it is to carry and use the player while on the move.

Overall video player
Considers loading video, compatible video formats, quality of the display, viewing the screen indoors and out, ease of use and battery life.

Ultra portable
These models are a great choice for using at the gym.

Large memory
These models all have at least 32GB of memory, enough to store approximately 8000 songs.

Recently tested
New models will be widely available whereas older models may be harder to track down - but you may find a bargain.

Price
Typical prices are the most common online price we found and are updated monthly. Retailers you see on the 'Compare Prices' links are from a 3rd party. We cannot guarantee stock availability at these retailers and don't endorse them in any way. We are not responsible for any loss or damage for 3rd party websites and have no control over their content.

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