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Review on 🎧 AKAMATE Mp3 Player With Bluetooth 5.0, 3.5" Touchscreen & 8GB Storage - High-Quality Sound, Video, Recording, and E-Book Support, Expandable up to 128GB by Adan Hudson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

OK for its purpose, not the best user interface, Bluetooth clumsy

Not a bad MP3 player. I use it for podcasts and it does a pretty good job of categorizing them. I find the ones I need and they play reliably. There are many reasons why this isn't an iPod. For example: * It works fine with my bluetooth headphones including the pause/reset button on the headphones but if you stop listening for a few minutes the bluetooth turns off and then it takes 8 finger clicks to navigate through the menu get where you're going can re-enable Bluetooth. * To fast-forward a podcast, you need to hold down the "Forward" button and the fast-forward speed is about 1 min/sec. It's not nearly as quick and easy as the iPod Wheel* interface. The interface is annoying. You can't delete a podcast until you've played it. The forward and back buttons can do slightly unexpected things: if you press them while a podcast is playing, they'll fast-forward or rewind at about 1 minute per second: normal. But god forbid you press it while playback is paused: it'll forget where you were and you'll have to find your way back. If you don't, every light touch just because you're putting the device in your pocket can end up throwing you out of your podcast and making it hard to get back to where you were. a lot and I swear by it. The buttons can easily do unexpected things: when you press them, while a podcast is playing, they will fast-forward or rewind at about 1 minute per second: normal. But god forbid you press it while playback is paused: it'll forget where you were and you'll have to find your way back. If you don't, every light touch just because you're putting the device in your pocket can end up throwing you out of your podcast and making it hard to get back to where you were. a lot and I swear by it. The buttons can do slightly unexpected things: if you press them while a podcast is playing, they'll fast-forward or rewind at around 1 minute per second: normal. But god forbid you press it while playback is paused: it'll forget where you were and you'll have to find your way back. If you don't, every light touch just by slipping the device in your pocket can result in it kicking you out of your podcast and making it hard to get back to where you were. a lot and I swear by it. You have to find your way back.* While listening, remember to always press the button that disables the controls. If you don't, every light touch just because you're putting the device in your pocket can end up throwing you out of your podcast and making it hard to get back to where you were. a lot and I swear by it. You have to find your way back.* While listening, remember to always press the button that disables the controls. If you don't, every light touch, just by putting the device in your pocket could end up kicking you out of your podcast and making it hard to get back to where you were. a lot and I swear by it.

Cons
  • Slightly torn