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92 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 92 reviews of Cowon D3 Plenue. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the memory and portability. The battery and durability also get good feedback. Many are critical about the size and reliability. The design and price get mixed views.
sound, durability, battery, portability, memory
performance, reliability, size
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Cowon D3 Plenue is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 user reviews of Cowon D3 Plenue from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and durability. The battery and price are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the reliability and size. Comments about the memory and design are different.
sound, price, battery, durability, portability
performance, size, reliability
71% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Cowon D3 Plenue from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the usability. The size is also appreciated.
size, usability
100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by (engadget.com)
One thing's for sure: Cowon's D3 Plenue is vastly different (and superior) to the firm's AMOLED-equipped S9 from 2008, and it's also catering to a vastly dif...
Expert review by : Martin Sägmüller (anythingbutipod.com)
Many reviews have already been written about the Cowon D3. Mine's certainly late to the party, but for good reason: after seeing the somewhat underwhelming performance of the D3 with its initial Android 2.1 firmware, I told myself to wait until the...
Excellent S-AMOLED screen (Pentile RGBG matrix might take some time getting used to, though) ; Excellent audio quality ; Supports almost all video codecs/containers, up to 1080p ; Supports all the most relevant audio formats ; System-wide BBE sound...
Outdated, underpowered ARMv6/ARM11 CPU, slow for processor intensive tasks ; Very slow boot-up ; Lacks ‘deep’ sleep mode and global sleep timer ; Superfluous ‘slide to unlock’ screen, annoying ‘media scanning’ and ‘USB connected’ pop-ups ; Video...
Expert review by : Jenn K. Lee (pocketables.net)
The Cowon D3 Plenue is a PMP first and an Android device second, a distant second. It's important that you remember that in the right order and adjust your expectations accordingly. If you don't, then you'll end up where I am: waist-deep in a pool of...
Expert review by : electricpig (electricpig.co.uk)
This is not the Android iPod touch rival you're looking for
Great sound quality, lavish screen
Android is almost unusable, chunky
Consumer review (electricpig.co.uk)
We want to love the Cowon D3, genuinely we do. Cowon cranks out PMPs with amazing sound and solid video support. But its first bash at an Android powered model has some serious flaws. Read on and find out what in our full Cowon D3 review.
Great sound quality, lavish screen
Android is almost unusable, chunky
This is not the Android iPod touch rival you're looking for