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MP3 players for your whole music library

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Take your tunes anywhere

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Tired of using all your data streaming music on your phone? Want to hear your tunes in higher resolution, the way it was intended? 

An portable music player could be the answer to your prayers. You can own the music you pay for – like how it used to be – and you'll never have to worry about running your phone contract up again.

Sony NW-A45 16GB

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The Sony NW-A45 hi-res personal music player lets you store up to 15,000 songs and comes with its own pair of noise-cancelling in-ear headphones. Scroll through your library and enjoy album artwork with its 3.1-inch touchscreen, and add even more tunes with a micro SD card. With an impressive 45 hours’ battery life, you can get through an entire discography on one charge.

£249.00 (Guide price)

Product code: 231812

Rated 5-star by What Hi-Fi? and a 2019 What Hi-Fi? Award winner. Read full review.

Sony NW-E394 8GB

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Take your music on the go with the Sony NW-E394 personal music player. Add up to 1,800 tracks simply by dragging and dropping from your PC or Mac, thanks to 8GB of storage, and remove the need to fine tune your music with ClearAudio+ technology. There’s a colour LED screen to keep you from guessing the track ID, and a whopping 35 hours of battery life.

£69.99 (Guide price)

Product code: 160414

Sony NW-WS623

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Listen to your tunes underwater with the Sony NW-WS623 all-in-one personal music player. There’s 4GB of memory built in, and the waterproof design makes it ideal for swimming and gym sessions. You’ll get 12 hours of battery life from a full charge, while three minutes’ charge will give you enough juice for a whole hour. Bluetooth is still available with this model if you do want to connect to your phone at the gym.

£99.99 (Guide price)

Product code: 202295

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