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Philips - Android Connect 16GB* MP3 Player - Black
Average customer rating
2.6
(22 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 22 reviews
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44%of customers recommend this product.
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8 out of
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Customer Reviews for Philips - Android Connect 16GB* MP3 Player - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great little Android, MP3/Wifi device
on January 5, 2012
Posted by: JtotheR
Gender:Male
I have had the device for a few weeks now and use it everyday. It does everything an Android tablet or phone can do with a Wifi connection. Very crisp and bright screen. The sound is amazing (the stock headphones are pretty decent) and even the built in speaker provides a good sound and is impressively loud and clear considering the size of the device.
My only complaint is the processor. Multitasking on this unit isn't all that great. If you are running more than a few apps prepare for some crashes and lock ups on those apps. The unit doesn't crash, but the apps will.
If you use the device to stream or listen to music and run an app or two (what it was intended for), it is awesome!
Pros: android
Cons: no good selection of cases or screen protectors, no docking accessories
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
I have to hit the reset button almost every time I try to use it.
on June 11, 2012
Posted by: unhappycamper
Gender:Female
I got it for Christmas and the very first day I used it the screen froze. I hit the reset button and it started working again so I figured it was alright. Little did I know that almost every time I want to use this stupid thing I would have to hit that reset button because it won't turn on or the screen froze. I haven't been especially hard on it, let it die completely, or dropped it. From the very beginning this thing has had issues and I should have returned it after that first day. The screen has a tendency of freezing up. The music will keep playing but the screen will be frozen and you can't turn it off without hitting the reset button. Other times it won't turn on unless you hit the reset button. Whenever I charge it it'll freeze on the phillips screen unless I reset it or it'll freeze on the unlock screen and you can't do anything. I would not recommend this to anyone. I feel bad that money was wasted buying me this and that I didn't figure out how bad this things issues were a long time ago. The sound is good and when I can actually get it to work I like it but I haven't been able to turn it on for awhile and I'm finally giving in and doing a factory reset because I'm hoping that will fix the problem. If it doesn't I can only hope it's not to late to get a refund for this waste of money.
Pros: good sound quality, apps, nice screen, good design
Cons: glitchy, slow, freezes up constantly, doesn't turn on half the time, have to wait for songbird to work after turning on, to big for the size of the screen, short battery life
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
2
Good features but crashes alot
on August 29, 2012
Posted by: Radomaru
Gender:Female
I like that it has a radio and wifi connection. The music sounds great. I can downloaded pictures on to it. Wifi is very fast and good. Watching youtube videos are great.
It crashes so much. The screen becomes white and I cant see anything. If too many apps or functions are working it crashes. Sometimes when I just turn it on, it crashes or the screen turns white.
why cant it have a charger that goes into the wall, not the computer?
Dont this thing. Buy something else.
Pros: wifi, good sound quality
Cons: crashes alot, has to charge by usb port
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Posted by: Toddson
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was only looking for an MP3 player but now that I have the GoGEAR I hardly use it for music. I use it for NetFlix, FaceBook and games mostly. That being said it's a bit small to use mostly like a tablet and the battery doesn't last very long. I also had some trouble early on with it freezing up so I had to use the reset button frequently but that seems to have cleared itself up.
Pros: features
Cons: battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
breaks quickly
on January 29, 2012
Posted by: upset33
Gender:Male
The day after I got it the thing began bugging out, I would have to carry around a paper clip to reset it because if not it wouldn't turn on. Now even resetting it won't even turn it on. It is broken and I haven't even had it two months.
Pros: good when works
Cons: hardly works
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
3
Good Toy but Has Some Flaws
on February 3, 2012
Posted by: goSteve
Gender:Male
Been using the gogear connect for about 2 weeks now. I did have the common problem of it not turning on. But only once so far. The wifi works great. Processor is fast enough for me. I had a little bit of trouble getting it sync'd with google, but after a few tries, it connected and I was able to download apps.
I'm still getting used to using Songbird. But it seems to do the job fine thus far.
My biggest complaint is the battery doesn't last very long.
Worst case scenario, this was a good test for me to see if I really neede an itouch, ipod, iphone, or whatever....
Cons: battery does not last long.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Love the feel.
on February 9, 2013
Posted by: DaPacoTaco
Gender:Male
I got a used and it still impressed me. I love android im a android man. You guys wow. Thanks Philips
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Customer Rating
5
A spectacular surprise!
on January 15, 2012
Posted by: RadioNut
Gender:Male
Amazing audio, extremely good display and somewhat surprising performance from this little gem. What isn't there I won't miss but I really would like to see some of the included apps be subject to customer's ability to remove them. There is an interaction between one or more of them (Songbird?# that has led to the device rebooting itself #once#. I was listening to an audio stream using TuneIn and suddenly confronted with a video stream overlaying the screen and a song being played on top of the actual audio from the desired stream from a radio station. Not at all sure which caused it but for several minutes it was a bit crazy as the device tried to sort it out and eventually gave up and rebooted itself. It would not respond to my 'ok's' when prompted to stop the offending app#s# as it went on its merry way out of my control. Other than that it has been flawless. Battery life is a concern for me as I need it to accompany me on a hospital stay which was part of the motivation to find something like this. I did well on that and the choice. Despite Phillips promoting Goggle's Android Market you may find apps that will not be offered to you and that is troublesome. For me the ability to send text's to cell phones from the device is an issue #the app Heywire# but at this point the Market says the device can't support it. I disagree with Goggle on that score. I suspect they think I'm on some other device and I'll get that sorted out. Pleased as punch with this surprise. It is terrific, well made and the audio that comes from it is stunning. In fact, it is not apparent it even has a speaker--most of the devices in this category do not--which makes the audio an even bigger surprise! For me the fact it looks like just another cell phone was important too which I thought mike make it less attractive to a thief. The Android buttons are also a nice attribute and far better than on screen or border buttons seen on others. Well done Phillips.
Pros: spectacular sound nice display and the buttons
Cons: battery capacity too small, songbird takes total control, and there is no apparent way to stop it and end, streams (video and audio), not that included apps are a negative but, since there is no mention of them other than they, are there (no instructions) and all they seem to, do is prompt you to join their service when you, have no idea why you'd want to do that
I would recommend this to a friend!
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