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Philips GoGear SA5285

Philips GoGear SA5285

127 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
sound (35)
usability (31)
performance (18)
design (15)
price (11)

Negative
reliability (4)
headphones (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 127 reviews of Philips GoGear SA5285. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the portability and design. The performance and usability also get good comments. There are some negative opinions about the headphones and reliability, while there are some mixed reviews about the size.

sound, usability, performance, design, portability

reliability, headphones

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Philips GoGear SA5285 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Philips GoGear SA5285

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Philips GoGear SA5285 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the price. The usability is also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the reliability and portability.

sound, usability, price

portability, reliability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Jonathan Bray (trustedreviews.com)

Philips GoGear SA5285/02 8GB

Many music/video players trip up over video, so can Philips' latest dual-purpose device buck the trend?

I'm not altogether convinced by the control system either. Despite the fact that the 5285/02 is a large player at 106 x 58 x 10mm, the five-way up/down/left/right/select directional pad to the right of the screen is small and fiddly. Even with my...

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Philips SA5285 GoGear 8GB

easy to use, good quality pic and sound.

Jun, 2010

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Philips SA5285 GoGear 8GB

clear sound and good picture quality. Good service from seller.

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Philips SA5285 GoGear 8GB

this item was a present for my daughter, she has frequent long journeys to the hospital and wanted something to keep her interest on the journeys. she is really pleased with the player and has no complaints, she was pleasantly surprised at all the...

none at the moment

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Philips SA5285 GoGear 8GB

It works so well with BBCiPlayer and it is so easy to navigate your way around the option screens.

The conversion software is still very slow and bitsy if you want to put any videos on that aren't iplayer. Had to download lots of extras to be able to do it.

Aug, 2009

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