I don't get whats up with all the hate. who wants a heavy cell phone in there pocket while running. and those arm bands are just stupid. Ive used a 15 dollar mp3 player for years for this reason
Imagine a world where you have to actually make a PROMO for mp3 players? Now imagine a world 5 years later, where young adults who pay for cellphone plans have never heard of an mp3 player.
thats why i`m still using mp3 sticks. they´re absolutely nice for daily use. you forgot an important fact: if it has real buttons, and no touchscreen, you can operate the device in your pocket with no need to look at it. this is important when doing sports.
Why I use seperate music player: 1. Battery, smartphone battery drains very fast even with no music listened. My Colorfly C3 lasts 16h so no recharge needed in 1-2 weeks. 2. Memory, I have 64gb + 8gb music in my music player, smartphone would be jammed with all that music. 3. Sound quality, my smartphone sounds crap and produces very audible backround hiss. Music player is designed to playback music and is high fidelity which I appreciate. 4. I don't care about streaming services. Period.
ilmothedude reasons I use a smartphone to listen to music 1. I only have to cary one device on me insted of having to also bring an mp3 player 2. I know what an SD card is and how to put music on it so as to not take up any space on my phone 3. If I plug in headphones I can listen to the radio witch I actually prefer
@@bland9876 Do you really know how well a stand-alone music player can play music so much better than your phone? No phone manufacturer would honestly stand up and tell you that 'their phone' plays music as good as a mid-range Sony. But if listending to music 'however it sounds' isn't an isssue? ... then stick to your phone because you would not be let down by it. That's what you are saying and that's fair enough.
Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive see something like this before. So nice to find someone with some original ideas on this subject. realy thank you for beginning this up. this youtube video is one thing thats wanted on the youtube, somebody with somewhat originality. useful job for bringing something new to the internet!
Oh my Goodness, this actually worked. thank you dude. I am hurriedly make a copy of the entire contents of my mp3 player to my PCs hard drive, in case the mp3 player dies again.
Extending my phone's battery life is my number one reason to have one. Keeping my phone safe from all of the byproducts of working on my house or in my yard is the other.
In addition to the hi-res players (I have the NWZ-A17 and it is an excellent player), Sony still offers some lower-cost lossy players that (based on my experience with their previous players) that should be very good too. A nice touch is that while Sony has software (Media Go) for its players, you are not mandated to use it.
There are mp3 players the size of a quarter, and cost $0.49 from the Chinese. They work great too. Bought 4 myself. Cellphones work too, but are too bulky for some occasions.
I like my Colorfly C3 with its VERY solid, even hefty, aluminum body. It was only like $50 shipped on Massdrop, and with a 64GB microSD card, I can fit most of my favorite lossless audio files on it. Plus, it actually has a decent DAC in it. I agree though with these guys. If we just want something to exercise with that you don't mind destroying, just get a crummy iPod Shuffle. Got mine second hand for $20. I can't imagine running with a giant phone. That'd drive me nuts.
I just use my Apple Watch and pair that with Bluetooth headphones, this way I lesson to my Apple Music library and am able to keep my phone home when I'm on a run
Definitely agree with having music separate. I still own several iPods just for the gym and the car. I keep some music on my Galaxy Note just in case but I do not like listening to music with interruptions of the daily notifications etc (especially at the gym).
Or you could use an old smartphone as a secondary device. It will have wifi and will work as an mp3 player. Or some smartwatches like the Apple watch allow for some onboard storage. Add the music to just the watch, connect bluetooth headphones to it and you're all set.
Buy a cheap Android phone for $20 (ZTE Speed, was on sale at BB for $10), another $10 for a 32GB MicroSD card, and Spotify account. Download playlists to the phone, and you have a $20-$30 MP3 player that a touch-screen and is much more versatile than any iPod (sans iTunes). If you have a bunch of old MP3s laying around, just dump them onto the MicroSD card and you have further flexibility.
finally, someone made sense after all these years. i used mp3 players before switching to ipods, phone is a phone.. not a mp3 player, I dont use it as mp3 player.
Do you know how much they pay cnet peeps? and if you live near San Fran your broke, she is not the big shot editors, its hard living in San Fran expensive
wifi is a bad idea when you're on the go. I only listen to music when I'm on the go. The ipod touch is useless. I'd rather just get a windows phone since it's around the same price as the ipod touch and have 4G.
The iPod touch is a good alternative to using your phone too. No, you can't use Spotify or Pandora without Wi-Fi but you can use them when it is available.
Or purchase a cheap prepaid smartphone to use as your MP3 player. You do not have to activate the phone with a cell phone plan. You can connect it using your current Google account. Then download all of the apps that you currently use and use it as a Wi-Fi only device. You can get a cheap smartphone for $20 and a SD card with more memory than you would get with a MP3 player. If you go this route you could get the phone and SD card that will hold at least double the amount of music as a MP3 player for $50. I gave my son an old smartphone of mine to use as a MP3 player. If it is lost, stolen or broken, who cares. I have more old smartphones and will only have to purchase another SD card which I can get for $16 or less depending on how large of a SD card I purchase.
The real reason is because you can t find any proper mp3 players anymore. Apple killed the ipod, and most manufacturer have very limited range. I lost my ipod shuffle a few months ago, and I am unable to find any alternative. I bought 3 of the ipod shuffle clones on ebay, but the quality is just too low (half of them are doa), the rest has terrible sound, poor battery life, etc. Sure they are about 2 or 3 dollars a pop, excluding the necessary micro sd card, but they are just not reliable enough to be used.
Yes, you can. "Major manufacturer I might see at Best Buy" isn't synonymous with "proper". Go check out Cowon's line of cheaper MP3 players, a lot of them are very good with far better sound than an iPod.
I remember when these came out I was blow away and purchased them like it was crack!...Today in 2024 I still use 2 omy iPod Shuffle so that I do not have to use my Cell Phone.I wish that iTunes could have came out with DJ Fade in Fade out Mix like DJ do in the night Club.
This is abhorrent to watch - last I checked MP3 players never became obsolete - just go see how much a Sansa Clip + goes for on eBay. Just personally said from someone who never stopped using my PMP. Unless you stream music, I don't know why you'd want to use your phone in the first place due to memory that be occupied by more smartphone-centric applications (i.e. using the camera, applications/games).
I drive an old car that doesn't have Bluetooth audio, so I use an mp3 player to hook up to the aux. Can't use my new phone bc it doesn't have a headphone jack, who knew I'd find a use for something I thought would never be practical again
welcome to the 90's. I haven't use a mp3 in years. Instead of buying an old mp3 and music; for $5 to $10 you can upgrade your mobile plan and use Google Play, Amazon music, Pandora, etc. I have my original mobile plan and I don't even use all of it with my Google Play service.
Why not just not buy an iPhone? Or use Apple Music? Then you can get expandable storage, use a different streaming service you can save for offline use and not nearly as delicate or as expensive.
Here's the problem.... iPods cost way too much. $150 for an iPod nano. A device that just plays music shouldn't cost as much as a phone that run any app. And the competition is crap - either they're too difficult to use, or they cost more than iPods.
I'm staring at mine! amazing device, battery lasts forever, I can run or go to gym without worrying about battery or data or leaving my phone behind or it getting smashed by a weight. The clip means I literally don't worry about it, the BT functionality means it's future proof. I will be sad when it dies!
i still have my 120gb zune and it's been with me for a couple of years and hasn't broken down unlike the classic ipad 4th gen i got that broke down within 9 months. i have all my music on my zune and some on my phone
Smartphones don't stand up to music players, that's the issue. Like it or not (not that it matters) buying technology which is purely designed as a stand-alone, purpose built song player that are dedicated to the *one* purpose and that's to play music well. You can get bad music players; but hold on, you can also get bad phones themselves that don't even work well as phones. The better question would be to discover which phones play music as well as (as a good as) a purpose built stand-alone music player and only then think about what might be an issue in regard to how much a stand-alone player might put you out. There are enough benefits to a music-player and some of these benefits should be obvious. Choices, choices ... decisions decisions; mine is most definately a dedicated music player Using the same earbuds the sound from my music player is most *definately* better than my phone. Oh, and I take multi *thousands* of songs around with me inside a box half the size of a iphone 8.
Just get a smaller/older phone and use it without an active SIM - you can use Spotify (or other music services where you can download content). "Go Phones" like older Kerocera have expandable storage and I've found them new for about $25. Older iPod touches are pretty inexpensive - they'll run Spotify too but are sometime slow...
You forgot the obvious one, and iPod touch. It is a decent MP3 player but also offers Wi-Fi for Spotify and Pandora use. No, you can't use those apps on the gobut they are available when you have Wi-Fi.
I just use an old smartphone from a few generations back that supports expandable memory. I have over 40 gigs of jams and many cheaper mp3 players don't support high capacity internal or external storage. and unless I switch out sim cards between the 2 phones, I can't stream from the older one. too much work. I'll stick to my do-it-all s7 edge.
Why are people so mad lol ... Its a good idea instead of taking up space on ur phone
Especially nowadays with the factor that phones are not adding SD cards
@@bigman7877 laughs in android
I don't get whats up with all the hate. who wants a heavy cell phone in there pocket while running. and those arm bands are just stupid. Ive used a 15 dollar mp3 player for years for this reason
Because it's CNET, and they disproved their title in the video
Whats wrong with the title? It makes sense
Phillip Morrison Just scroll up or down in the comments. I should be near. I'm not going to repeat myself.
there not that heavy but if i'm running i don't want keys my phone or even a wallet its just annoying
+Phillip Morrison agreed
Imagine a world where you have to actually make a PROMO for mp3 players? Now imagine a world 5 years later, where young adults who pay for cellphone plans have never heard of an mp3 player.
HERE.
best reason to get an mp3 player: there just cool to have lol
Your profile picture goes hard. Permission to screenshot?
thats why i`m still using mp3 sticks. they´re absolutely nice for daily use. you forgot an important fact: if it has real buttons, and no touchscreen, you can operate the device in your pocket with no need to look at it. this is important when doing sports.
I still have perfectly working SanDisk Clip Jam with 32gb micro sd on it
I use a Walkman portable CD player.
Whoa, that's gotta be the future!
Man cd sounds so good so much better than mp3
hipster!
i prefer walkman tape players, cd players always skip and i had the unskippable one for running apparently. i hated it and missed my tape walkman
you can get flac codec quality instead of mp3
Mobile phone industries and their big lobbys are killing mp3 players all over the world. That´s a shame. I love the mp3 players :(
R.A.R 108 same bro
I just bought one
Lmaoooo no its just economics not lobbying against mp3 players dont be ridiculous. mp3 players are now a niche product.
id rather jog with an mp3 than a clunky cell phone , I just bought one
WTF "that's a deal breaker for me" then why was this video even made if u disprove the title in it?
lol
Dead 😂
lol right? Enjoy paying a monthly fee for all eternity to listen to music you never actually own.
Maybe she prefers Spotify, but other people might want an MP3 player. But good point.
Why I use seperate music player:
1. Battery, smartphone battery drains very fast even with no music listened. My Colorfly C3 lasts 16h so no recharge needed in 1-2 weeks.
2. Memory, I have 64gb + 8gb music in my music player, smartphone would be jammed with all that music.
3. Sound quality, my smartphone sounds crap and produces very audible backround hiss. Music player is designed to playback music and is high fidelity which I appreciate.
4. I don't care about streaming services.
Period.
ilmothedude reasons I use a smartphone to listen to music 1. I only have to cary one device on me insted of having to also bring an mp3 player 2. I know what an SD card is and how to put music on it so as to not take up any space on my phone 3. If I plug in headphones I can listen to the radio witch I actually prefer
@@bland9876 Do you really know how well a stand-alone music player can play music so much better than your phone? No phone manufacturer would honestly stand up and tell you that 'their phone' plays music as good as a mid-range Sony. But if listending to music 'however it sounds' isn't an isssue? ... then stick to your phone because you would not be let down by it. That's what you are saying and that's fair enough.
@@frankfranklyn2562 you are telling me apple a company who was most famous for making an mp3 player can't make a good mp3 player in there phone?
This video was satire without even trying.
oh, ok. This is satire! 😂😂
Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive see something like this before. So nice to find someone with some original ideas on this subject. realy thank you for beginning this up. this youtube video is one thing thats wanted on the youtube, somebody with somewhat originality. useful job for bringing something new to the internet!
They actually missed the biggest point. Most phones built in DAC are still not as good as the ones in a standalone MP3 player.
Jin what DAC? I heard the iPhone 10 dose not have a DAC in it at all but I could be wrong
Most stupid phones nowadays doesn't even have a damn headphone jack, that's why I bought a Song phone
I have Ipod classic since 2006 and I can tell you it is a dream.
Oh my Goodness, this actually worked. thank you dude. I am hurriedly make a copy of the entire contents of my mp3 player to my PCs hard drive, in case the mp3 player dies again.
Instead of having to choose between a smartphone and an mp3 player I would rather have both.
Extending my phone's battery life is my number one reason to have one. Keeping my phone safe from all of the byproducts of working on my house or in my yard is the other.
You forgot the Sony Walkman which is a Hi-Res music player
In addition to the hi-res players (I have the NWZ-A17 and it is an excellent player), Sony still offers some lower-cost lossy players that (based on my experience with their previous players) that should be very good too. A nice touch is that while Sony has software (Media Go) for its players, you are not mandated to use it.
I still use my Walkman MP3 players as my audio needs. Don't like using my phone nor touch screen. Nothing beats using buttons to control.
There are mp3 players the size of a quarter, and cost $0.49 from the Chinese. They work great too. Bought 4 myself. Cellphones work too, but are too bulky for some occasions.
I like my Colorfly C3 with its VERY solid, even hefty, aluminum body. It was only like $50 shipped on Massdrop, and with a 64GB microSD card, I can fit most of my favorite lossless audio files on it. Plus, it actually has a decent DAC in it. I agree though with these guys. If we just want something to exercise with that you don't mind destroying, just get a crummy iPod Shuffle. Got mine second hand for $20. I can't imagine running with a giant phone. That'd drive me nuts.
One of the reasons I have a smart phone is for music.
We can’t use our phones in school so I use a MP3 player to listen to music
The Sandisk Sanza Fuze is the best alternative. It a mp3 player and has FM radio built in plus you can watch videos and photos on it.
How about you make a video on "Why you should unsubscribe from Cnet"
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I just use my Apple Watch and pair that with Bluetooth headphones, this way I lesson to my Apple Music library and am able to keep my phone home when I'm on a run
Definitely agree with having music separate. I still own several iPods just for the gym and the car. I keep some music on my Galaxy Note just in case but I do not like listening to music with interruptions of the daily notifications etc (especially at the gym).
Or you could use an old smartphone as a secondary device. It will have wifi and will work as an mp3 player. Or some smartwatches like the Apple watch allow for some onboard storage. Add the music to just the watch, connect bluetooth headphones to it and you're all set.
Buy a cheap Android phone for $20 (ZTE Speed, was on sale at BB for $10), another $10 for a 32GB MicroSD card, and Spotify account. Download playlists to the phone, and you have a $20-$30 MP3 player that a touch-screen and is much more versatile than any iPod (sans iTunes). If you have a bunch of old MP3s laying around, just dump them onto the MicroSD card and you have further flexibility.
"We have no use for MP3 players because we use streaming services and live in the year 2016... But lets make this video anyway."
2022 its a new day for the fast surprise !!!
finally, someone made sense after all these years.
i used mp3 players before switching to ipods, phone is a phone.. not a mp3 player, I dont use it as mp3 player.
Tbh I just got an MP3 player and it’s a lot better than using a phone to listen to music!
I love how her screen is cracked for the whole video.
better off with a high res player
Great advice ! i have a sansa mp3 player and an ipod classic which i use both occasionally
I just use it so if my phone dies I can still listen to music
All cell phones are MP3 players.
I'll just stick with my phone with my 128gb sd card and wireless earbuds. ✌
Streaming services don't take up all my data. I use tmobile where I can stream without it affecting my data!
Why is her iPhone Screen Cracked ,can she not afford to get it fixed ?
Do you know how much they pay cnet peeps? and if you live near San Fran your broke, she is not the big shot editors, its hard living in San Fran expensive
+tiburonroano APPLE fixes it for $109 for the 6 and $119 for the 6+. I can't remember for the s.
+tiburonroano Good chance now to ask them to give her a Raise .
Trust me, the iPhone's battery is good enough to use it. I don't agree to this video.
Im a old school guy and still use a mp3 and save battery from my cel Phone
I want a mp3 player because it's easier to listen to music, and they're really cheap.
I bought a cheap one, about $2.50 in America, included with earphones and micro sd with 8GB.
In the end, she wants wifi. Then, what a big screen, an app to play internet audio, an OS and finally a phone.
I think i'll stick to my personal cassette radio. How are you going to browse through 5000 songs.
CNET has taken so many L's today they should just file for bankruptcy
YOU JUST COMPLAINED ON HOW IT USES DATA WHEN STREAMING
an ipod touch has wi-fi and can play spotify and pandora music otg as well.
just get an iphone then.
thats like the phone itself already , and its big, totally defeated the portable purpose
what's the memory side and ipods double the storage space on your computer unless you allow them to rename your files
wifi is a bad idea when you're on the go. I only listen to music when I'm on the go. The ipod touch is useless. I'd rather just get a windows phone since it's around the same price as the ipod touch and have 4G.
Yes I been buying iPod touch for 7 years
The iPod touch is a good alternative to using your phone too. No, you can't use Spotify or Pandora without Wi-Fi but you can use them when it is available.
Or purchase a cheap prepaid smartphone to use as your MP3 player. You do not have to activate the phone with a cell phone plan. You can connect it using your current Google account. Then download all of the apps that you currently use and use it as a Wi-Fi only device. You can get a cheap smartphone for $20 and a SD card with more memory than you would get with a MP3 player. If you go this route you could get the phone and SD card that will hold at least double the amount of music as a MP3 player for $50. I gave my son an old smartphone of mine to use as a MP3 player. If it is lost, stolen or broken, who cares. I have more old smartphones and will only have to purchase another SD card which I can get for $16 or less depending on how large of a SD card I purchase.
The real reason is because you can t find any proper mp3 players anymore. Apple killed the ipod, and most manufacturer have very limited range. I lost my ipod shuffle a few months ago, and I am unable to find any alternative. I bought 3 of the ipod shuffle clones on ebay, but the quality is just too low (half of them are doa), the rest has terrible sound, poor battery life, etc. Sure they are about 2 or 3 dollars a pop, excluding the necessary micro sd card, but they are just not reliable enough to be used.
Yes, you can. "Major manufacturer I might see at Best Buy" isn't synonymous with "proper". Go check out Cowon's line of cheaper MP3 players, a lot of them are very good with far better sound than an iPod.
0:09 you could get a Samsung so you can drop it more that once before the screen cracks
I remember when these came out I was blow away and purchased them like it was crack!...Today in 2024 I still use 2 omy iPod Shuffle so that I do not have to use my Cell Phone.I wish that iTunes could have came out with DJ Fade in Fade out Mix like DJ do in the night Club.
I have this function on my transistor Radio 📻 from Publishing Clearing House
This is abhorrent to watch - last I checked MP3 players never became obsolete - just go see how much a Sansa Clip + goes for on eBay.
Just personally said from someone who never stopped using my PMP. Unless you stream music, I don't know why you'd want to use your phone in the first place due to memory that be occupied by more smartphone-centric applications (i.e. using the camera, applications/games).
I drive an old car that doesn't have Bluetooth audio, so I use an mp3 player to hook up to the aux. Can't use my new phone bc it doesn't have a headphone jack, who knew I'd find a use for something I thought would never be practical again
holy fack when you see this in 2020 you understand how 2016 disgusting was in youtubee
welcome to the 90's. I haven't use a mp3 in years. Instead of buying an old mp3 and music; for $5 to $10 you can upgrade your mobile plan and use Google Play, Amazon music, Pandora, etc. I have my original mobile plan and I don't even use all of it with my Google Play service.
wow Cnet still here!? my company has blocked Cnet for years due to viruses, thought their download features are pretty dangerous and mismanaged.
good idea. i hate carrying my phone when working out
She cracked her phone
you can use a Mighty, it uses your spotify playlists and it's the same size as an ipod shuffle.
let's liberate our cellphone, buy a mp3 player
does anyone think of an audio player that is a shape of a card but has a smaller screen with USB type c and Bluetooth?
I still use my 4th gen iPod touch, the battery lasts for weeks, put it in my bag and don't even worry about it
misterOsc mine only lasted 5 min so I got an android to replace it plus it has 4g, GPS and can be used listen to the radio
What's the need for the irritating whistling on the soundtrack..
Why not just not buy an iPhone? Or use Apple Music? Then you can get expandable storage, use a different streaming service you can save for offline use and not nearly as delicate or as expensive.
Here's the problem....
iPods cost way too much. $150 for an iPod nano.
A device that just plays music shouldn't cost as much as a phone that run any app. And the competition is crap - either they're too difficult to use, or they cost more than iPods.
SanDisk Clip Sport -- why not show their frontrunner?
I'm staring at mine! amazing device, battery lasts forever, I can run or go to gym without worrying about battery or data or leaving my phone behind or it getting smashed by a weight. The clip means I literally don't worry about it, the BT functionality means it's future proof. I will be sad when it dies!
They are great for not waiting ur phone battery when on trips and u need ur phone
as long as it can shuffle the playlist
i still have my 120gb zune and it's been with me for a couple of years and hasn't broken down unlike the classic ipad 4th gen i got that broke down within 9 months. i have all my music on my zune and some on my phone
Well many MP3 players have FM radio so you could use that for music without downloading it.
Smartphones don't stand up to music players, that's the issue. Like it or not (not that it matters) buying technology which is purely designed as a stand-alone, purpose built song player that are dedicated to the *one* purpose and that's to play music well. You can get bad music players; but hold on, you can also get bad phones themselves that don't even work well as phones. The better question would be to discover which phones play music as well as (as a good as) a purpose built stand-alone music player and only then think about what might be an issue in regard to how much a stand-alone player might put you out. There are enough benefits to a music-player and some of these benefits should be obvious.
Choices, choices ... decisions decisions; mine is most definately a dedicated music player Using the same earbuds the sound from my music player is most *definately* better than my phone. Oh, and I take multi *thousands* of songs around with me inside a box half the size of a iphone 8.
Was this made on April 1st 2004? She contradicts her own point by just using her phone.
Solution
Just stop listening to music while jogging cause listening to the outside is cool
Just get a smaller/older phone and use it without an active SIM - you can use Spotify (or other music services where you can download content). "Go Phones" like older Kerocera have expandable storage and I've found them new for about $25. Older iPod touches are pretty inexpensive - they'll run Spotify too but are sometime slow...
NewDrew2, what do you mean by the word - SATIRE ... Huh, man?
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Able to buy it✅
Available in stores✅
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Just get a case for your phone, it will pretty much never get destroyed.
You forgot the obvious one, and iPod touch. It is a decent MP3 player but also offers Wi-Fi for Spotify and Pandora use. No, you can't use those apps on the gobut they are available when you have Wi-Fi.
LOL THAT HUGE PHONE ON THE ARM!
I use an iPod touch. Its like an extra battery too! Plus it has wifi. Or buy an older Android phone if you wanna stay Android.
Iriver, Cowon, Sandisk, Creative, anyone remembers?
i need a good cheap mp3 player with built in speaker.drag n drop format.
The Pebble Core is what we need, at least that has spotify and GPS
The best MP3 player is the iPod touch, the reason why is because it has wifi, it is capable of operating UA-cam, and can buy music from iTunes.
I still jam to my portable 8track as long as still works why spend extra money.
Did you crack you screen in the beginning off the video?
I have an MP3 player
My college is not allowing mobiles in campus so buying this product
No WiFi looks like they forgot about the iPod touch
Sandisk looks so old and small... Maybe if this was 2006 I would get it. The IPod Shuffle doesn't have enough memory. Just get a IPod Touch 64 GB
Did anyone notice the spotify playlist have a song called n*gga concentrate no just me ok
So you're suggesting i use tech from 2009 that was outdated in 2009
I always wanted iPod nano 7th gen turquoise...
Do I have to have a cell phone to use an MP3 Player? I only have a landline.
This was uploaded on the day Christina Grimmie died. 06/10/2016.
Good point. I don't get the hate tho its smarter and save battery like hello?
I just use an old smartphone from a few generations back that supports expandable memory. I have over 40 gigs of jams and many cheaper mp3 players don't support high capacity internal or external storage. and unless I switch out sim cards between the 2 phones, I can't stream from the older one. too much work. I'll stick to my do-it-all s7 edge.
I bought one ever since the phone I had deleted hundreds of songs.