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2234 reviews
Mar, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 2234 reviews of Creative Zen Nano Plus. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the durability and design. The battery and sound are also mentioned favorably, whereas opinions about the memory and size are mixed. The headphones and reliability get less positive views.
usability, sound, battery, design, durability
reliability, headphones
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Creative Zen Nano Plus is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 629 user reviews of Creative Zen Nano Plus from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.
90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 1059 user reviews of Creative Zen Nano Plus 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 really like the performance and durability. The sound and usability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the reliability.
design, usability, sound, durability, performance
reliability
85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Jasmine France (cnet.com)
Creative Zen Nano Plus
Plenty of cool color options; ultracompact design; comes with a belt clip, a case, and an armband; impressive, but not great, sound and recording quality; supports DRM-protected songs; includes FM, voice, and line-in recording features.
Small LCD; no true playlist support.
If you're looking for a feature-packed flash player but you don't want to spend a ton to get one, Creative's Zen Nano Plus is the device for you.
Expert review by : Eric Dahl (pcworld.com)
Creative's 1GB Zen Nano Plus turned in great results in PC World's new audio-quality tests, and, at $109 (as of 4/13/06), the inexpensive flash-based player is quite full-featured. The Nano Plus includes an FM tuner and records from a variety of...
Top-notch audio quality Armband included
Earbuds are mediocre
Still, if you don't mind using a AAA battery with your audio player, Creative's Zen Nano Plus is a great value. Its audio quality is impressive for a flash-based model, and, despite its low price, it managed to pack in most of the features we look for...
Expert review by : Eric Dahl (pcworld.com)
Photograph: Chris Manners
Top-notch audio quality ; Armband included
Earbuds are mediocre
Top-of-the-line audio quality for a low price. It includes an armband, but the earbuds are so-so. Uses one AAA battery.
Expert review by : Mike Kobrin (pcmag.com)
If you're looking for a tiny player for your commute or workout, the Creative Zen Nano Plus is a good choice.
Tiny. Easy to use. Plenty of playback and recording modes. Good overall sound and loudness.
Most EQ options muddy the music. Included earbuds are huge.
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Expert review by : Newbie (newbie.org)
Extremely easy to use, great sound quality and features.
None
Expert review by : Michael Hart (dvhardware.net)
Built-in condenser microphone recordings in 8 kHz, 4-bit in Mono wave format.
From power up takes up to 15 seconds to load and become operational, depending on the capacity
This is a feature rich ultra-portable (size of a pen drive) MP3/WMA mobile audio solution in an attractive package and the smallest in Creative’s range and only 32 grams. This is an excellent product and I give it a 10/10!
Expert review by (avecmobile.com)
The Creative Zen Nano Plus is a small, feature-rich MP3 player that provides more value than most competitive products. You can listen to MP3 and WMA songs or tune into FM radio stations for broadcast shows. The Zen Nano Plus uses flash memory to store...
One of the most popular and feature-rich flash-memory MP3 players, the Creative Zen Nano Plus is a very good value for the money. It comes with all the features a small music player could have, and this particular model includes valuable accessories as...
Expert review by : Good Gear Guide.au (goodgearguide.com.au)
The player's small size and range of features make it ideal for an active lifestyle but restrict its functionality. Buy this product for its convenient and adaptive design, not for its storage space.
Voice and FM radio recording, small and lightweight, easily operated
Limited storage space, small screen
Expert review by : Jasmine France (cnet.com.au)
If you're looking for a feature-packed flash player but you don't want to spend a ton to get one, Creative's Zen Nano Plus is the device for you.
Plenty of cool colour options ; Ultracompact design ; Comes with a belt clip, a case, and an armband ; Impressive, but not great, sound and recording quality ; Supports DRM-protected songs ; Includes FM, voice, and line-in recording features
Small LCD ; No true playlist support
Although the Creative Zen Nano Plus's maximum bit rate for line-in encoding is 160Kbps, recordings sounded quite good, and the track-splitting (Sync Track) function worked accurately. Voice recordings also came out clearly, although you have to hold...
Expert review by : Will Head (techadvisor.co.uk)
The Nano Plus follows in a long line of Creative USB memory stick MP3 players, so the Nano Plus has an impressive pedigree to live up to something it does a pretty good job of.
Creative shows, once again, it owns the space it created - the Nano Plus is a worthy successor to the firm's tradition in this form factor. The lack of a built-in USB plug is a slight niggle, but everything else is above par. Creative probably won't...