Choyong A8W Portable Smart Internet Radio for Home With WiFi,FM World Radio

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I have been using this radio everyday. It feels sturdy, compact and I think it will last long. I use it for mainly international radio stations. Live streaming if fantastic. Sound quality of this device is very good, but please don't compare it with bluetooth speakers like JBL. It is not for those who loves strong bass while listening music. It provides crystal clear sound that is enough for a radio listener. All the buttons are working fine. Voice assistant works well if you pronounce correctly. Operating this device is easy. Battery life is very good when you listen at 50% to 60% volume. I hope it will work well for couple of years. Just one minor issue - you need stable internet connection or wifi connection. First time connecting with the wifi is problematic. But after that it will work flawlessly.

This little pocket-sized radio is great. Very portable and good wifi antenna. It also has the capability to use eSIM in case you need to use cell tower data. You can purchase data packages from Choyong that are reasonably priced if you want mobile data activated. The speaker sound is on the high end as you would expect for a small speaker but still sounds good. The FM tuner is very basic but I purchased this radio for the internet radio stations so no problem there. It is good to know that I have FM in case I am out of wifi reach. The voice search needs more work since it doesn't recognize what I am saying or just partially. The LC90 (the big brother to this radio) has a much better voice search but in the beginning it was also spotty. I am hoping for a firmware update to improve the voice search. All together, I am happy with the purchase. Update 3-22-25: The updates are very easy over internet connection. A firmware update came out today. They fixed the voice search! It works great now so no more manual searching for me! Also they added podcasts to the menus so I can save my favorite podcasts! Game changer!! The podcasts are also voice searchable! This makes this little radio my second favorite portable entertainment next to my cell phone. I find it more enjoyable for Internet radio and podcasts rather than using cell phone apps and the radio is more durable.

This is a great little radio with a fatal flaw, only the left channel is played through the speaker, they do not downmix to mono so for me that's a dealbreaker until its addressed in a firmware fix.

working well, I am completely satisfied with the performance of this radio.