SanDisk Sansa Fuze Review
In 2008, the Sansa Fuze was SanDisk's top of the line MP3 music player. It received mainly positive reviews and users seemed content and happy with the device, for the most part. But it is now 2014, and that makes the SanDisk Sansa Fuze six years old. So can it still live up to its positive praise? And can it compete with other MP3 players and cell phones? Let's see in MobileTechnology Reviews full written review of the SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Player!
Hardware:
The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a very pocketable MP3 player. At only 7.6mm thick, it is nearly as thin as its direct competitor, the iPod Nano 3rd Generation. But the Sansa Fuze is slightly heavier than it's Apple competitor, at 2.1 oz vs the iPod's 1.7. The Fuze measures in at 3.1 inches tall and 1.9 inches wide, dimensions that only prove the MP3 player's small form factor. It is constructed out of plastic and aluminum, with the device's front featuring the glossy plastic. The back is made from silver aluminum coated with a soft touch paint in your favorite color. The device as a whole feels quite nice in the hand, but does feature some sharp, tapered edges that dig into your hand somewhat. The back soft touch material feels especially great, but has one problem: the paint will start to peel off after time, exposing the silver metal beneath. As was said earlier, the Fuze come in many vibrant colors, including blue, black, pink, red, silver, and white. Now let's take a look around the MP3 player. The left side is home to Micro-SD card slot and the single microphone, while the right side features the power/lock slider. The 30-pin dock connector and 3.5mm headphone jack sit on the device's bum. The player's top edge features absolutely nothing. The back side contains the SanDisk logo and the front accommodates the 2 inch LCD display, Sansa logo, home button, and click wheel. The screen, as mentioned, is a 2 inch TFT LCD panel with a resolution of 220x176 (about 141ppi). The screen's resolution is relatively low, but the small size allows the panel to look adequately sharp. Color balance is decent and so is brightness output, although the screen could get a little brighter. The click wheel below the display is a very intuitive way of controlling the device. The click wheel spins and clicks easily and is a joy to use. The Sansa Fuze's click wheel is much preferable over the capacitive touch pad of its successor, the Sansa Fuze+. The Fuze supports various types of audio files, including WMA, WAV, MP3, and Audible. It also supports video and photo files, but only if they are in MPEG-4 or JPEG formats, respectively. Despite all this, I feel as if the MP3 player should still offer more file support. While on the topic of things the Fuze supports, it can tackle Micro-SD cards up to 32 GB in capacity, which is nice due to the fact that the Sansa Fuze only comes with 2, 4, or 8 GB of internal storage. The battery that powers the SanDisk MP3 player is rated at 24 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of video. All in all, for being released in 2008, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze packs some comparably attractive specs into its slim frame. Granted, the hardware is beginning to seem a bit outdated, but still, on the hardware side, it can still live up to it's original praise.
What's in the box?
- SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player
- Earphones
- USB 2.0 Cable
- Quick Start Guide
Software:
The Sansa Fuze runs a proprietary operating system created by SanDisk. The OS on the device is very unique in the way it looks and functions.....
The software portion of this review will be completed soon!
Conclusion:
At the end of the day, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a inviting MP3 player. It features some decent hardware, even if it's getting a little outdated. On the software side of things, the Sansa offers a basic experience with some unique perks. To wrap up, the Fuze includes all the necessary ingredients of a basic MP3 player. But despite this, an argument still stands: why would you buy an MP3 player when you can do everything it can with your phone? You wouldn't. And that is what makes the Sansa Fuze so undesirable and not able to be competitive. But if you are one of the few people who don't use their phone for everything, it still may be worthwhile to pick up one of these players, especially at the low cost they are now offered at.
*It is always possible that some specifications or facts may be incorrect. We try our best at MobileTechnology Reviews to provide accurate information, but we occasionally make mistakes. If you notice that something is wrong or incorrect, shoot us an email at [email protected] and we'll fix it!
Hardware:
The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a very pocketable MP3 player. At only 7.6mm thick, it is nearly as thin as its direct competitor, the iPod Nano 3rd Generation. But the Sansa Fuze is slightly heavier than it's Apple competitor, at 2.1 oz vs the iPod's 1.7. The Fuze measures in at 3.1 inches tall and 1.9 inches wide, dimensions that only prove the MP3 player's small form factor. It is constructed out of plastic and aluminum, with the device's front featuring the glossy plastic. The back is made from silver aluminum coated with a soft touch paint in your favorite color. The device as a whole feels quite nice in the hand, but does feature some sharp, tapered edges that dig into your hand somewhat. The back soft touch material feels especially great, but has one problem: the paint will start to peel off after time, exposing the silver metal beneath. As was said earlier, the Fuze come in many vibrant colors, including blue, black, pink, red, silver, and white. Now let's take a look around the MP3 player. The left side is home to Micro-SD card slot and the single microphone, while the right side features the power/lock slider. The 30-pin dock connector and 3.5mm headphone jack sit on the device's bum. The player's top edge features absolutely nothing. The back side contains the SanDisk logo and the front accommodates the 2 inch LCD display, Sansa logo, home button, and click wheel. The screen, as mentioned, is a 2 inch TFT LCD panel with a resolution of 220x176 (about 141ppi). The screen's resolution is relatively low, but the small size allows the panel to look adequately sharp. Color balance is decent and so is brightness output, although the screen could get a little brighter. The click wheel below the display is a very intuitive way of controlling the device. The click wheel spins and clicks easily and is a joy to use. The Sansa Fuze's click wheel is much preferable over the capacitive touch pad of its successor, the Sansa Fuze+. The Fuze supports various types of audio files, including WMA, WAV, MP3, and Audible. It also supports video and photo files, but only if they are in MPEG-4 or JPEG formats, respectively. Despite all this, I feel as if the MP3 player should still offer more file support. While on the topic of things the Fuze supports, it can tackle Micro-SD cards up to 32 GB in capacity, which is nice due to the fact that the Sansa Fuze only comes with 2, 4, or 8 GB of internal storage. The battery that powers the SanDisk MP3 player is rated at 24 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of video. All in all, for being released in 2008, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze packs some comparably attractive specs into its slim frame. Granted, the hardware is beginning to seem a bit outdated, but still, on the hardware side, it can still live up to it's original praise.
What's in the box?
- SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player
- Earphones
- USB 2.0 Cable
- Quick Start Guide
Software:
The Sansa Fuze runs a proprietary operating system created by SanDisk. The OS on the device is very unique in the way it looks and functions.....
The software portion of this review will be completed soon!
Conclusion:
At the end of the day, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a inviting MP3 player. It features some decent hardware, even if it's getting a little outdated. On the software side of things, the Sansa offers a basic experience with some unique perks. To wrap up, the Fuze includes all the necessary ingredients of a basic MP3 player. But despite this, an argument still stands: why would you buy an MP3 player when you can do everything it can with your phone? You wouldn't. And that is what makes the Sansa Fuze so undesirable and not able to be competitive. But if you are one of the few people who don't use their phone for everything, it still may be worthwhile to pick up one of these players, especially at the low cost they are now offered at.
*It is always possible that some specifications or facts may be incorrect. We try our best at MobileTechnology Reviews to provide accurate information, but we occasionally make mistakes. If you notice that something is wrong or incorrect, shoot us an email at [email protected] and we'll fix it!