We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Sony NW-A45 16GB

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
4.2
based on all reviews
User ratings:
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
1 %
Editorial reviews:
3
  1. See more
4.4 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • Buttons are tactile
  • easy to identify with a satisfying press
  • pairing is relatively easy and the Bluetooth connection is rock solid

Cons

  • Headphones do not come in the box
  • Lengthy The battery takes around four hours to charge
  • 16GB built-in storage seems disappointing

Key specs

  • no
  • yes
  • 45 h
  • 3.1 in
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
  • yes

Sony NW-A45 16GB - Pros & Cons

Sony NW-A45 16GB

Pros

  • Buttons are tactile
  • easy to identify with a satisfying press
  • pairing is relatively easy and the Bluetooth connection is rock solid
  • Sturdy build and precise
  • Convincing hi-res sound and plenty of stamina
  • sounds great and operates both wireless and wired
  • Playlists are generally straightforward

Cons

  • Headphones do not come in the box
  • Lengthy The battery takes around four hours to charge
  • 16GB built-in storage seems disappointing
  • the body has a matte finish that feels rough to the touch
  • myself trying against that are too close together
  • menu performance is a little choppy to scroll through
  • Sony could fit a larger display to make menus more viewable
  • quite a bit more expensive

Sony NW-A45 16GB - Full Specifications

Icon
Technical details
Weather proof (moisture/dust)no
Icon
Dimensions
Height3.84 in
Depth0.43 in
Width2.2 in
Icon
Storage
Memory card readeryes
Memory capacity16.0 GB
Compatible memory cards
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Icon
Connectivity
Wi-Fino
Bluetoothyes
USByes
Video outputNo
Headphone output1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)no
USB version2.0
Icon
Power
Battery life45.0 h
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yes
Icon
Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Red
Icon
Display
Displayyes
Screen size3.1 in
Screen resolution800 x 480 px
TechnologyLCD
Type of displayColour
Touchscreenyes
Icon
Sound
Recording voiceno
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WMA
Icon
Features
FM radioyes

Sony NW-A45 16GB - Q&A

  • Do you have a question about the product?

Sony NW-A45 16GB Sony - Editorial Reviews (3)