Sony NWZ-A845

usability, sound, portability, performance, headphones

84% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Bright OLED screen with good contrast, inbuilt noise cancellation when used with compatible headphones

Mediocre interface and controls, $100 more expensive than an iPod Nano

The Sony A Series Walkman (NWZ-A845) MP3 player competes with the Apple iPod Nano, offering one of the best screens we've seen on a small portable media player and some nifty features to boost audio quality. It is hamstrung by an unspectacular...

OLED display ; Competitively priced ; Good sound quality

Small display isn't ideal for video ; Bundled earphones aren't great

The A-series Walkman is a fine successor to the previous models Sony has released in its class. The built-in noise cancelling ability isn't as much of a show-stopper as Sony might hope, but the A-series is nonetheless a solidly built, well-featured and...

Superior quality when compared with similarly priced devices ; Good video playback ; Slim design ; Good bundled headphones

No iTunes like ecosystem (some may think that's a good thing) ; Dated design ; Limited features

They may be unable to compete with iTunes, but Sony delivers fantastic audio results

Stylish design ; big screen ; easy to populate with content ; open, weighty sound

Not as musical as the best ; disappointing headphones

The best non-Apple ultra-portable we’ve seen, and in some ways it’s better than the nano

Looks ; Feel ; OLED screen ; Excellent sound quality ; Noise cancellation

Price, price, price ; Slight bluish tinge to the whites ; Available in any colour you want, so long as it's black ; No gapless playback ; Did we mention the price

Unless you desperately crave the iPod Nano's camera or have a tonne of DRMed music from iTunes, the Walkman A-Series beats the pants off Apple's metallic MP3 player. The Walkman's unfortunate Australian pricing precludes us from recommending it though,...

Sometimes simplicity works best, and whether by accident or design, that’s the A845’s strength

Sony NWZ-A845 Walkman 2.8” OLED full colour MP3/MP4 Player does not perform to offer voice recording and FM recording. The standard accessories offered by the manufacturer are Headphones; ear buds for headphones, operation guide CD, quick start guide,...

We like the Sony A845 despite its long list of minor flaws. The absence of a touch screen seems a bit odd, and the limited support for music and video formats could be a real problem for some people. On the other hand if, like us, you merely want a...

Slim, stylish design, great audio quality, good noise cancellation, well designed interface

Bundled earphones lack clarity, display not big enough for watching videos or photos, no FLAC or DivX/Xvid support, no voice recorder, bit expensive