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title: "NW-A45 3.1 Inch Touch Display High Resolution Audio Walkman 16 GB, 45 Hours Battery Life - Black"
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# 16GB + microSD expandable storage 3.1-inch touch display 45 hours battery life NW-A45 3.1 Inch Touch Display High Resolution Audio Walkman 16 GB, 45 Hours Battery Life - Black

**Brand:** sony
**Price:** £446.32
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## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate your soundtrack — premium sound, endless play, zero compromises.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** NW-A45 3.1 Inch Touch Display High Resolution Audio Walkman 16 GB, 45 Hours Battery Life - Black by sony
- **How much does it cost?** £446.32 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- sony enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Effortless Bluetooth with NFC one-touch pairing and expandable storage for your entire music library.
- • **All-Day Playback Power:** Up to 45 hours of uninterrupted music to keep your vibe alive from morning meetings to late-night unwind.
- • **Sleek & Portable Design:** Compact, lightweight, and stylish — your perfect on-the-go music companion that syncs with your lifestyle.
- • **Intuitive Touchscreen Control:** Navigate your playlists and settings with a responsive 3.1-inch touch display designed for quick, hassle-free operation.
- • **Immersive Studio-Quality Sound:** Experience high-resolution audio that outperforms CDs, making every track feel like a live performance.

## Overview

The Sony NW-A45 Walkman is a sleek, portable high-resolution audio player featuring a 3.1-inch touch display, 16GB internal memory expandable via microSD, and up to 45 hours of battery life. It delivers studio-quality sound surpassing CD standards, supports a wide range of audio formats including FLAC and DSD, and offers easy Bluetooth connectivity with NFC. Designed for music enthusiasts who demand premium sound on the go, it combines style, durability, and advanced audio technology in a compact form factor.

## Description

Product Description Designed to fit your life effortlessly, the NW-A45 series has been refreshed with the range of h.ear colours to sync with your style. This Walkman allows you to enjoy sound from high-resolution audio and improved Bluetooth streaming with LDAC, the result is enhanced wireless listening with higher than CD quality sound so it feels like the artist is performing right in front of you. The 3.1 Inch screen is touch-sensitive, allowing you to access functions simply by touching the icon. The NW-A45 has up to 45 hours battery life and 16 GB internal memory that can also be extended via micro SD slot. Compatible Bluetooth profiles A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile) Supported Codec 2: SBC into 3, LDAC, aptX into 1 Bluetooth profiles are standardized according to the purpose of the Bluetooth device. 2 Codec indicates the audio signal compression and conversion format. 3 SBC stands for Subband Codec. Audio Playback: AAC ( .mp4, .m4a, .3gp): 6-320kbps / 8-48kHz APE ( .ape): 8, 16, 24bit / 8-192kHz (Fast, Normal, High) Apple Lossless ( .mp4, .m4a): 16, 24bit / 8-192kHz DSD ( .dsf, .dff): 1bit / 2.8224, 5.6448, 11.2896 MHz (Audio that is converted to Linear P cm is output.) FLAC ( .flac): 16, 24bit / 8-192kHz HE-AAC ( .mp4, .m4a, .3gp): 32-144kbps / 8-48kHz MP3 ( .MP3): 32 - 320kbps (Supports variable bitrate (VBR) ),/ 32, 44.1, 48kHz WAV ( .wav): 16, 24, 32bit (Float/Integer) / 8-192kHz WMA ( .WMA): 32 - 192kbps (Supports variable bitrate (VBR) ),/ 44.1kHz Box Contains Walkman (1) ・USB cable (1) ・Startup Guide ・Instruction Manual A Micro SD card is not supplied with the Walkman.

Review: Change the destination code to Japan to unlock the full potential! - This is a great piece of hardware for music lovers. Been using it for almost a full year now. Not sure I'd necessarily call myself an audiophile but I care for my music and am always listening to something. As such I want high quality but without spending thousands on equipment. Basically I'm after the best possible audio quality from pro consumer gear. As I have begun adding more FLAC to my music library this device seemed like an obvious choice and it's been great. The battery life is fantastic, it takes a 128GB microSD no problem, and I've dropped it a fair few times and it's still going strong. The audio quality is astounding, it supports pretty much any format including lossless, it has a handy touchscreen, It does everything you could want from a dedicated audio player... as long as you don't mind fiddling with the software a bit. Other reviews have already covered the issue of the volume limiter. This appears to be mandated by the EU. You can disable the volume limit option in the settings, but it will still randomly turn your volume right down and throw up a box telling you to "check the volume" just completely out of the blue which, if you're immersed in a song, kills your vibe completely. According to online posts the volume itself is also still limited to a lesser extent even with the limiter option disabled. Another not so severe but yet still obvious oversight is the lack of ability to add a playlist. There's a menu option to do it, but when you try to use it you're told you need to connect your device to special software just to make playlists. This is frankly absurd when pretty much any basic cheapo MP3 player can make playlists. What's even worse is that the ability to create playlists is right there in the software, it's just disabled by default. The fix is to look up software called "SonyNWDestTool" by Rockbox. There's a version for Windows and Linux. It runs in the command line and with just a few simple keystrokes you can remove these limitations just by changing the "destination code" to "J" (Japan). Once you run the commands successfully, just reset the settings (no, this won't remove your music) and boom it's done. Takes 5 minutes. A few other features are unlocked when you do this too. For example it can now do in-line recording, although this requires a special cable. Once the limitations are removed this is a great device and I'm sure the true audiophiles will love not only the audio quality but all the little features it has like custom EQ as well as presets, the ability to upscale MP3 to lossless quality which works better than I expected, and some fun stuff like surround sound effects. It also has something called "ClearAudio+" which tries to automate the best way to output music, but if you want my opinion you're better off manually adjusting the EQ as many songs sound much better with manual adjustment. Other than the easily fixable software limitations this does have one small bug which is that it is very hit and miss with picking up album art, and in regards to FLAC, it is more often miss. So you get a lot of songs that just show a generic music logo instead of the album art. Hardly a huge deal but it seems like a basic oversight (much like the ability to create playlists). Another basic oversight is the lack of a clock. Seems like a very basic feature to me, and although you can set the time on the device, there's a box telling you explicitly that this setting is only used to manage the library, not to tell you the time. Again not an enormous deal, but how hard would it have been to just let me enable a clock on the top of the screen? Overall I recommend this to people serious about their music as long as you know your way around a computer enough to run a few commands. Paired with some decent (preferably wired) headphones, this gives you banging sound quality.
Review: Good solid product - well worth paying for something decent. - I dislike iTunes and I tried about four cheap and cheerful generic Chinese MP3 players before giving up and going for a quality brand. Other reviewers have criticised the Sony music management software but I find it works well and was easier to use than other products like Media Monkey. The Sony software (can’t remember the name), is also very good at finding album covers on the Net. Files can be easily dragged and dropped from a PC without the need for software anyway. I haven’t yet found an updating function on the software yet and I am copying all files across to the player when I need to update. The case is solid and works perfectly with an igadgitz flip up outer case (desertcart). A few niggles: The radio was virtually useless where I live in Surrey, which admittedly is behind a hill but even so I couldn’t get Radio 4 which is one of the strongest UK stations. Recommend that you ignore the radio if you are thinking of buying this product. Radio function is disabled when using Bluetooth headphones anyway so not much point in having it. Sound quality is very good and works a treat with my £90’ish AKG Bluetooth headphones (highly recommended). Worth noting that the sound equaliser function is disabled with Bluetooth devices. On board memory is supposed to be 16gB but available is actually 12gB. I bought a 128gB card as I hope to get all my music on to this player. The menu system is a little cranky but is quite limited which makes life easier. Main thing to remember is to read the instructions about swiping a finger on the screen to bring up top menus and settings etc. which makes life easier. All in all very good - so far...........!

## Features

- Eye catching design and portability for music on the go
- 3.1 Inch touch screen for an intuitive operation, 16 GB internal memory that can also be extended via micro SD slot
- Studio-quality sound in higher than CD quality with high-resolution audio
- Up to 45 hours of playback (MP3 128 kbps). System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7; macOS v10.8–10.12
- Easy bluetooth connectivity with NFC one-touch and expandable SD slot

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0798LBBJW |
| Battery Average Life | 45 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | 124,252 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 912 in MP3 & Digital Audio Players |
| Box Contents | Walkman (1) ・USB cable (1) ・Startup Guide ・Instruction Manual A Micro SD card is not supplied with the Walkman. |
| Brand | Sony |
| Brand Name | Sony |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone, personal computer, headphones |
| Component Type | Display, Playback Controls |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth |
| Connectivity technology | Bluetooth |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,804 Reviews |
| Display Technology | LCD |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04548736055964 |
| Item Weight | 0.1 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NWA45B.CEW |
| Media Types | MP3 |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 16384 MB |
| Memory storage capacity | 16384 MB |
| Model Name | NW-A45 |
| Model Number | NWA45B.CEW |
| Model name | NW-A45 |
| Product Features | touchscreen |
| Screen Size | 3.1 Inches |
| Special feature | touchscreen |
| Supported Standards | MP3 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sony
- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Smartphone, personal computer, headphones
- **Connectivity technology:** Bluetooth
- **Media type:** MP3
- **Memory storage capacity:** 16384 MB
- **Model name:** NW-A45
- **Screen size:** 3.1 Inches
- **Special feature:** touchscreen

## Images

![NW-A45 3.1 Inch Touch Display High Resolution Audio Walkman 16 GB, 45 Hours Battery Life - Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61aLx-zRuBL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is there a browsing music by folder option?**
A: yes you can have different folders in the device and you can open any folder and browse through

**Q: Can I run with this?**
A: If you can run without it, you can probably run with it ! Unless you are overwhelmed by it's weight . 96.9grams (includes sd card ,but not earphones)

**Q: Another user has reviewed this saying that he cannot use a sandisc memory 256gb card - do sandisc memory cards work in this device?**
A: My sandisc ultra 200gb works perfectly and the transfer of 100gb of music was about 15 minutes. Quicker than through my sd slot on the computer. 
No issues at all. Format it on the device itself and put the music in the music folder. 
Also full volume can be unlocked changing the region to USA or Japan etc. For that you need to use the command prompt or terminal on the computer.

**Q: does it play video playback?**
A: Hi,
The Walkman only supports audio playback.

Sony support team.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Change the destination code to Japan to unlock the full potential!
*by A***D on 8 January 2020*

This is a great piece of hardware for music lovers. Been using it for almost a full year now. Not sure I'd necessarily call myself an audiophile but I care for my music and am always listening to something. As such I want high quality but without spending thousands on equipment. Basically I'm after the best possible audio quality from pro consumer gear. As I have begun adding more FLAC to my music library this device seemed like an obvious choice and it's been great. The battery life is fantastic, it takes a 128GB microSD no problem, and I've dropped it a fair few times and it's still going strong. The audio quality is astounding, it supports pretty much any format including lossless, it has a handy touchscreen, It does everything you could want from a dedicated audio player... as long as you don't mind fiddling with the software a bit. Other reviews have already covered the issue of the volume limiter. This appears to be mandated by the EU. You can disable the volume limit option in the settings, but it will still randomly turn your volume right down and throw up a box telling you to "check the volume" just completely out of the blue which, if you're immersed in a song, kills your vibe completely. According to online posts the volume itself is also still limited to a lesser extent even with the limiter option disabled. Another not so severe but yet still obvious oversight is the lack of ability to add a playlist. There's a menu option to do it, but when you try to use it you're told you need to connect your device to special software just to make playlists. This is frankly absurd when pretty much any basic cheapo MP3 player can make playlists. What's even worse is that the ability to create playlists is right there in the software, it's just disabled by default. The fix is to look up software called "SonyNWDestTool" by Rockbox. There's a version for Windows and Linux. It runs in the command line and with just a few simple keystrokes you can remove these limitations just by changing the "destination code" to "J" (Japan). Once you run the commands successfully, just reset the settings (no, this won't remove your music) and boom it's done. Takes 5 minutes. A few other features are unlocked when you do this too. For example it can now do in-line recording, although this requires a special cable. Once the limitations are removed this is a great device and I'm sure the true audiophiles will love not only the audio quality but all the little features it has like custom EQ as well as presets, the ability to upscale MP3 to lossless quality which works better than I expected, and some fun stuff like surround sound effects. It also has something called "ClearAudio+" which tries to automate the best way to output music, but if you want my opinion you're better off manually adjusting the EQ as many songs sound much better with manual adjustment. Other than the easily fixable software limitations this does have one small bug which is that it is very hit and miss with picking up album art, and in regards to FLAC, it is more often miss. So you get a lot of songs that just show a generic music logo instead of the album art. Hardly a huge deal but it seems like a basic oversight (much like the ability to create playlists). Another basic oversight is the lack of a clock. Seems like a very basic feature to me, and although you can set the time on the device, there's a box telling you explicitly that this setting is only used to manage the library, not to tell you the time. Again not an enormous deal, but how hard would it have been to just let me enable a clock on the top of the screen? Overall I recommend this to people serious about their music as long as you know your way around a computer enough to run a few commands. Paired with some decent (preferably wired) headphones, this gives you banging sound quality.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good solid product - well worth paying for something decent.
*by A***R on 3 June 2018*

I dislike iTunes and I tried about four cheap and cheerful generic Chinese MP3 players before giving up and going for a quality brand. Other reviewers have criticised the Sony music management software but I find it works well and was easier to use than other products like Media Monkey. The Sony software (can’t remember the name), is also very good at finding album covers on the Net. Files can be easily dragged and dropped from a PC without the need for software anyway. I haven’t yet found an updating function on the software yet and I am copying all files across to the player when I need to update. The case is solid and works perfectly with an igadgitz flip up outer case (Amazon). A few niggles: The radio was virtually useless where I live in Surrey, which admittedly is behind a hill but even so I couldn’t get Radio 4 which is one of the strongest UK stations. Recommend that you ignore the radio if you are thinking of buying this product. Radio function is disabled when using Bluetooth headphones anyway so not much point in having it. Sound quality is very good and works a treat with my £90’ish AKG Bluetooth headphones (highly recommended). Worth noting that the sound equaliser function is disabled with Bluetooth devices. On board memory is supposed to be 16gB but available is actually 12gB. I bought a 128gB card as I hope to get all my music on to this player. The menu system is a little cranky but is quite limited which makes life easier. Main thing to remember is to read the instructions about swiping a finger on the screen to bring up top menus and settings etc. which makes life easier. All in all very good - so far...........!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great (little) music player...
*by D***N on 13 June 2019*

Finally got myself one of these, after lusting after it for some time but not being able to justify the outlay. I used to own a Cowon D2-DAB and that too was a great little device, but the need to use a stylus to operate the touchscreen, and the limitation on memory kind of forced me to use my smartphone(s) instead as it was just easier. I recently sold on the D2, so was looking for a replacement, since while my smartphone with the DSub (Android) app gave me remote access to my *entire* music collection remotely (via the Subsonic Music Server I run on my NAS), the phone is a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Battery life degredation being the main concern since i'm not on contract, and the chance of being able to afford a £500+ upgrade once the thing dies is unlikely in the short-term future. Therefore a dedicated music player with good battery life, that's not going to premeturely "age" my phone (Xperia XZ1 Compact) was the order of the day. Ironically, the NW-A45 shares many similar design elements to the XZ1-Compact (one of the initial reasons I was drawn to it in the first place). It's a neat, small device, about 1/2 the size of the smartphone, and fits neatly in the pocket. I purchased the base model (without headphones) with 16GB internal memory and purchased a 128GB memory card to enable me to put the smartphone's existing 256GB card in the NW-A45. The UI on the unit could be simpler, but once you get the hang of it, it's certainly not obstructive. My biggest gripe with it is that there are a lot of "sub-category" menus that could of been consolidated down, to make configuration a bit easier, and there's also a few minor "engrish" translation issues in a few places, but nothing too serious. With regards embedded (or seperate) album art, it going to need to be under about 800k per image, and in 'baseline-JPEG' format. The player won't load 'progressive' format JPG's, and also seems to baulk on files much over 800k in size. YMMV on this issue. Likewise, Sony's 'Music Center' app for this device suffers from the same issue(s), but will (as far as I can tell) correct any imported artwork if nessecary. The fact it plays DSD files as well as all the popular music formats like MP3, AAC/M4A, FLAC, and even WMA and WAV files is really good. Shame it doesn't support OGG format, but again, this is rare in the wild too, so not a massive issue, unless of course your music library is in those formats. It incorporates a traditional FM radio, which is a nice addition, but it would of been better served / nicer to have seen a DAB radio included instead. Where I live, I can get a total of 9 (nine) FM radio stations, whereas DAB radio offers at least double this number, and possibly more. My Cowon D2 which was at least 12 years old when I sold it had DAB functionality built in, so IMHO, Sony missed a trick here. Another minor issue is the charging port / data connector. It looks somewhat like a very skinny HDMI port, but is referred to as a "WM-Port" by Sony (Walkman Port). This is no doubt an effort to tie you in to Sony approved after-market accessories / add-ons / docks and the like. I intensely dislike efforts like this as it limits your options. For example, have a phone charger you carry with you or a data cable for similar use? Your not going to be using it with this device, without an adapter. Said adapter is available only from Japan, and costs approx £68 for a small piece of plastic & metal to convert the proprietry "WM-Port" to USB Micro-A or USB-C for example. Over-complication for sure. Finally, the port itself is unprotected from dust / water ingress. In Japan, you can get dust covers for this port, but anywhere else in the world and your S.O.L. Since the MicroSD card slot has a protective door, would it of increased production costs so much, to include a similar feature for the charging dock? I somehow doubt it. Another opportunity missed here. On the whole, aside from these minor issues, it's a great little unit. Probably not up to the standards of Sony's £500 offering, but that's a lot of money for a PMP device anyway, and probably more geared towards the niche audiophile type anyhow. This unit works well, sounds equally as good as, if not better than the smartphone, and it's battery life will last a lot longer. Not sure it will last up to the "45 hours" quoted by Sony, and that is based on 128Kbps files anyway, and so, again, YMMV. Finally, to allay some fears as posted in other reviews here; It has been quoted here that the SD card is "difficult to remove", and requires "long fingernails or tweezers" to get it out. I'd like to debunk this right now. The SD card slot works in *exactly* the same fashion as on Sony smartphones. i.e: you push the card in (upside-down) with your fingernail more than required until it clicks into place. The slot being spring-loaded will then partially eject the card when you repeat the proceedure to remove it. All you then need to do is hook your fingernail inboard of the lip of the SD card at the edge and hook it out. Easy, simple, my mother could do it blindfolded and she's no tech-wizard. Secondly, the quality of the responsiveness of the touch-screen has also been critisized in some reviews. This is a £150 PMP device, not a £500-600+ smartphone. It's not *quite* as responsive as my XZ1-Compact, but it is better than my £80 Samsung J1-Mini. If you avoid stabbing and jabbing at the touchscreen it will work fine. It may be more awkward for those with bigger fingers, but for those with average-size hands, who also treat the device with some respect during operation, it will be responsive enough. Your expectations need to be tempered somewhat by the price of the device, and it's intended use. So in summary, while not *perfect* in every respect. If your looking for a (relatively) simple to use, no nonsense Music player, you could do far worse than the NW-A45. It also has NFC / Bluetooth, and works well with the SBH-54 bluetooth headset (also by Sony). It's even possible to have said headset connected to this and your phone at the same time, which is nice. Alas the NW-A45 *won't* pair with the XZ1-Compact via bluetooth, which is a shame, but there are ways around that by use of data transfer cables and the like. All-in-all 4 out of 5 stars, and glad I've now taken the pressure off my smartphones for music duties. Reccomended.

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