Review on 🎧 FiiO M3 Pro MP3 Player - High-Resolution, 3.5" Full Touchscreen HiFi Lossless Sound Player with Voice Recorder, E-Book, Supports up to 2TB - Black by Saul Rivera

Hard to justify, $80-$100 for a tiny device with a tiny touchscreen that does nothing but play music from a memory card (sold separately) play with unimpressive sound quality. Yes, there's a built-in calculator, voice recorder, and e-book function, but nobody really uses that. And you don't even get an FM radio tuner that nobody uses. Updating the firmware was a simple process for me. Unfortunately, this didn't solve my two biggest complaints: 1) THE EQ IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. It broke the deal for me. Maybe one day they will add this feature with a firmware update. I have no idea why it hasn't been activated yet. 2) My device FULLY crashed 4 times in two days of use when performing basic tasks such as: B. deleting a file or calling up the main screen. It once got stuck in the middle of a transition effect, with half the Now Playing page and half another page on screen, and it stopped responding at all. Even pressing the "On" button for 10 seconds had no effect and didn't cause "Power off?" quickly. I was worried it would get stuck forever, but holding down the 'on' button within 30 seconds eventually shut it off. I am returning this M3 Pro for the two reasons above. Below are my thoughts after using this product for two days. This player is so small that it's difficult to hold it without accidentally pressing something on the touchscreen. When I first picked up the device and pressed the power button for the first time, the device immediately landed on the "Select Language" screen and my finger must have touched the screen. The Chinese language was selected immediately without asking for confirmation. Not a good first experience. It took me a while to randomly click on the settings menu without being able to read anything on the screen to find the language option and change it to English. I think most right-handers like me will be annoyed by this. Manual control is difficult as all the buttons are on the left. Of course, place the device in the palm of your right hand, hold it with your fingers on the left edge, and use your thumb to press the buttons on the right edge. However, this is not possible because the keys are on the left side. I awkwardly tried to hold it with my thumb while pressing the keys with my index finger. But it was easier to use just two hands. I think there's a reason why all the smartphones I own have their physical buttons on the right side and I can't imagine why Fiio doesn't know this design principle. Despite being extremely small, the device is well made and feels like a solid quality product in the hand. The glass on the back is cool to the touch but feels impractical. Aside from being a great fingerprint magnet, I can only imagine how many scratches it will take over time. Sound quality is good compared to a $15 player. That doesn't compare well to a cheap DAC like my Topping D2 and probably any of the more expensive Fiio models. Personally, I'd spend a lot less for a $15 disposable player that would have roughly the same features and bug issues as this M3 Pro. , or spend twice as much and get something with better components. For the same price as this Fiio, you can buy a new super cheap mini MP3 player every 8 months for the next three years. Or you could spend twice as much to get a used "audiophile" quality model like the Hiby R3 Pro, Shanling M2x or FiiO M9. Update: I ended up buying a used Hiby R3 Pro and spent double what I initially intended, but I'm very happy with it. All the extra features and options, plus better sound quality and a much more comfortable size make it more than double the value of the Fiio M3 Pro.