LETINGPortable Mini USB FM Radio Speaker Music Player TF Card for PC iPod Phone (088 Blue)

I have had this odd little unit - Mfine 088 - for a few years now and this unit is an incredible value - cheap, sounds great, works wonderfully. This is my "go to" travel unit because so many hotel rooms have lousy radios or none at all and TV is not a good source of music and I don't want to carry a separate BT speaker unit although I sometimes do for longer trips.MicroSD Card: I use a SanDisk Ultra 64 gb micro SD (not completely full) in it and it works flawlessly. I have tried others and they have all worked. You can d/l music from your computer etc to the micro SD Card and then just plug it in. There are no screens to tell you what is playing but your ears know and for 12 American, it's not even on a wish list. Truly plug and play here.Speaker: The speaker has depth and is rich-sounding - it has a fantastic sound - I was blown away by how good it sounds even at high levels and it does get loud - this of course is source dependent as I noted that some of my content is a lot louder than other songs so I have to turn it down. This is better sounding than several of my BT speakers. Clear, not muddy, with a slightly warm sound.Use with iPhone 8+ Poor Sound Solution: So just for the heck of it I tried a test. I used a standard 3.5mm stereo cable plug at both ends (the same as your headphones/headphones) and plugged that into the Mfine AUX and the other end into into a 3.5 mm Lightning adapter and that went into my iPhone. Et Voila! That is a clunky solution to Apple's inability to engineer sound. I need to use a short 6-12" cable - the 3 ft one was all I had on hand while traveling.FM: Press the pause/play button for 2 seconds and it automatically scans and loads each station that registers and then you can use the FF button to scroll through the stations. FM sound is equally good. I've used this in various urban areas and FM selectivity has been good and the station remains locked in - no FM drift etc.LED Light: This is one of those odd-little additions to this unit that works nicely. It lights up during charging by the way so charging overnight you may not want this next on your bedside table.Battery Life: I have had it on for 8-10 hours with battery life left. It uses a BL-5C flat battery - the kind that were popular in older cell phones - you may well have one lying around the house, if you want to have a back up. If not, these are cheap and freely available. That said, I have not needed to do so as battery life was very good.Inputs:Micro USB - this is the charger input.Headphone - self explanatoryAux - in - I found my iPhone 8 to have incredible poor sound output. I was listening to an audio book and it drove me crazy how inadequate the iPhone sound is. See solution above.USB - I have not used it yet so I decided to test it just for fun for this review.I plugged the Micro SD card into:a) Anker SD card thumb sized adapter with a micro SD input. Using the full SD card, it played perfectly but the micro-SD card did not.b) I-FlashDevice HD (3 way USB with micro-USB inside the USB, USB C, Lightning plug) - works fine.c) "USB Type-C/OTG Card Reader/Writer". USB and USB C at each end with SD and Micro slots on either side of the unit. This is a no name unit and it worked fine.I have given this to a friend who expressed great interest in it. I plan to buy a 3rd unit as a back up. Ultimately, the is the cost of a couple of coffees. If it doesn't work for you, return it or give it away.

Bought this for a coworker to downside the one she had. she enjoy it so much had to order her 3 more and also 3 others it's loud,convenient, very nice

When there is no other connectivity available, I like to listen to music stored on USB flash drives while kayaking. For the price, this little unit is perfect! I would have given it 5 stars, except for the fact that the USB port is adjacent to the power input port. The two ports are so close that you cannot use both simultaneously. The sound quality is great considering the small size. I usually connect to an external speaker source, though. For the price, I recommend this product.

Great, no-fuss, no-screen, MP3 player. Speaker is more than adequate for what it is. Just fill up the micro SD card with MP3 files and it plays them in order of when they were copied. Simple enough to remember specific song numbers and select them with the numpad.The only downside is the old mini-USB plug. Would love a USB C upgrade. Runs on an old Nokia battery.I set up one for my 7yo son - just copied songs off YouTube that he likes. No need to set up and maintain a more complicated device, no need to pay a service.Also set up one for my aging mother with alzheimers, filled with a couple hundred songs from my collection. Just turn it on and let it run when she wants to listen to music, she can even carry it around with her on its lanyard.

I'm giving this 4 stars based on the value for price... which at this time is about 13 bucks. It is versatile, has decent sound, relatively small and portable, and delivers everything it promises. This is an unbiased and non-bought review (I paid for the item myself).I'd have given this 5 stars on basic performance, except for a few issues in poor design flaws. For the price it's still good, but there are a couple of features I consider 'standard' that this doesn't have, and a couple of design issues that are significantly negative.PROS* Instructions that are clear, well-written, and actually readable. That's almost wondrous in today's micro-print, sloppy-translation market.* Decent sound, significantly better than my cell phone (and my phone has decent sound). It sounds better than a lot of other devices I've heard. We can't expect 100 dollar sound out of a 13 dollar device. But on a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a good 5 or 6 on sound. Acceptably decent.* Plenty of volume... you'll never want to crank to max (it does distort at higher volumes).* Versatile. Can play MP3s from a FlashDrive, TFT/microSD card, or AUX port (3.5mm / 1/8 standard jack).* Includes a short male-to-male AUX port cord to hook to other devices. So it's an MP3 player that can serve as a powered speaker.* FM radio with button-access stations. (9 3 7 accesses FM 93.7)* Easy-access volume dial right by the on/off button* On/Off button with memory: resumes prior playing mode and location when turned back on.* LED light if you're in the dark while camping or during a blackout. (Nice feature.)* Relatively small size-- less than an inch thick. Great for putting under a pillow for sleep music or carrying in a pocket.* Rechargeable 10-hour battery. (See three Recharging Caveats below.)* Lanyard already attached! (saves that hassle)* Track access buttons can skip one track forward / backward, or move to beginning of album / FF.* Earphone jack==============================CONS* Can't play BluTooth (not at this price). If you want BluTooth there's plenty on the market. I bought this for the mSD / Flashdrive ability.* Uses mini-USB power cord instead of micro-USB or USB-C. (Who uses mini-USB any more?) Charge cord is a short 3 ft long. Not a major issue; it still works. It's just "old tech" that may make it more difficult to find a replacement cord.* Bass is okay, but could have been better... and I would pay a little more for better sound (if under 20 bucks). You can hear the bass sounds... just not at bass level. Still, the sound is acceptable-- better than a good cell phone or tablet speaker, and better than many small radios. But for the next model, I'd add a better bass speaker to the mix.* There's no folder / album play function. It plays whatever is on the card or flashdrive. A way around this is to put albums on separate cards, but that can be a pricey hassle carrying around several cards.* No "shuffle" function; songs play in linear order. That's not a major issue, but a shuffle feature would be nice to mix things up a bit.* Major issue: It doesn't stop playing at the end of files; it starts over again at the beginning, with no way to stop it from doing so. So if you're using it to get to sleep... it will keep playing over and over until the battery dies. That's a seriously bad design.RECHARGING CAVEATS* There's no charging / remaining charge indicator (a row of tiny LEDs). Instead...* When charging the battery, the FLASHLIGHT comes on at about half-brightness-- but still far too bright. You'll probably need to block the LED at night while charging, because it's bright enough to keep you awake. The flashlight doesn't go off when the device is fully charged... so bad design on that all the way around.* BIG ONE: Don't leave it plugged in / charging all the time. It's possible to over-charge the battery with destructive results-- the battery swelling and dying. (I know this from prior devices using the same battery.)Considering the Cons I rate this at 4 stars. Wanted to give it 5 stars, but seriously, that bright flashlight while charging... and the "doesn't stop at end of files" are major issues. Someone should have noticed both before this hit the production line.