Philips SA3CNT08K

alaTest has collected and analyzed 100 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the design and usability are overall positive. The sound and performance also get good feedback. Many are negative about the storage and build quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Philips SA3CNT08K is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Philips SA3CNT08K

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 48 user reviews of the Philips SA3CNT08K from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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35% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Do not purchase anything from Philips!

 

Do not purchase anything from Philips they do not stand behind their products at all! I bought a GoGear Connect 3 for my son and it stopped working. I called philips and they lied to me for over a month saying a replacement was on it's way, then just...

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Second time I got this

 

The first time I got this was for a Christmas present last year in 2011. I was so happy because nobody had this device, it looked like a phone. I was a happy teenager. It crashed 2 months later during April. I was so mad. I called the service and they...

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no good philips androids

 

the screen got a crake in it I CALL PHILIPS AN THEY SAID THEY SELL THEY DONT WORK ON THEM NOT GOOD TO SALE SOMETHING AN NOT STAND BEHIND IT AN NOT FIX THEM

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Lasted 3 months

 

I have had alot of trouble over the last three months. At first it did not want to charge . Now it comes up to the welcome screen then locks up. I bought the player on May 31 2012 it died Aug 3 2012 .Very unhappy with this item, Would not buy another...

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Worthless Purchase

 

I purchased this item used it less than 20 times and it is a nightmare. It is no longer working and it is under 90 days. Spend the extra cash and get something else.

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Worked for a week--replacement doesn't work either

 

Worked for a week. Had to reset several times during that week. Now it won't charge at all. After wasting an hour on the phone, Philips said they would refund the purchase price but I need to cover the shipping and track down my own sales tax with the...

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Please stay away of this player, all my three units crashed!

 

I have bought the Philips GoGear Connect (SA3CNT08K/37) on November 2011. I liked it, and intended to use it for my work (installed lots of productivity apps). but on March 2012 the battery life shortened to a ridiculous 10 minutes time. And then it...

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Serious Engineering Problems

 

I feel compelled to post this review on the Amazon site since Phillips refused to publish it saying it did not meet their guidelines. I read their guidelines and found nothing in conflict with them. I purchased the device (Phillips android SA3CNTo8K/37...

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To Fragile

 

I had this for a month as a gift from my parents. Every day I had to do a hard reset because charging it over night overheated it. And there is no Micro SD card slot... Then the bottom layer of the touch screen broke. Strange right? We called Phillips,...

Audio Quality

Screen Fragile, Awful Battery Life, Crashes a lot, Songbird, App support, Tech Support

Product Specifications

Configuration

Built-In Microphone: Yes
Built-In Radio: Yes
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Direct Radio Recording: Yes
Direct TV Recording: No
Radio Function: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: Yes
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface :microSD Card (Transflash) / No
WiFi Connectivity: Yes

Display

Display Technology:TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:262.144
Touchscreen:One-Point Touch

General Features

Operating System:Android
Product Type:Audio/Video Player
Storage Medium:Built-In Memory

Playback / Recording

AAC Playback: Yes
AVI Playback: Yes
DivX Playback: No
H.264 Playback: Yes
MP3 Playback: Yes
MPEG 4 Playback: Yes
MPEG2 Playback: No
OGG Playback: Yes
WAV Playback: Yes
WMA Playback: Yes
WMV Playback: Yes

Power Supply

Battery Type:Li Polymer
Replaceable Battery: No
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