Choyong A8W Portable Smart Internet Radio Receiver WIFI/4G Speaker with FM,Micro-SD Card,All World Radios,for Home with WiFi,Digital Radio,choyoung Radio

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.

I recently picked up this internet radio that has some great strengths but also a few quirks. The audio quality is solid, delivering clear and rich sound that’s perfect for streaming stations from around the world. What really sets it apart, though, is its stunning design—it’s absolutely beautiful and looks fantastic in any room. However, programming it is a bit of a challenge. The interface feels clunky and not as intuitive as I’d hoped, which made setup more frustrating than it needed to be. Overall, I’m giving it a 4 out of 5—it’s a great device once you get past the initial hurdles.

The media could not be loaded. For the money this is the little radio that can. I just upgraded the firmware and it now supports Podcasts and the voice search now works flawless. It has USB C charging and it comes with a USB C to mini stereo plug adapter. The sound is a little better than I had expected for a speaker so small. You can add you own custom stations. It does have FM but it honestly feels like an after thought as it has no antenna and the reception is ok at best. The community is strong on Facebook with lots of people that will help answer any questions you may have.In summary it has a strong voice search feature, tons of internet radio stations, tons of podcast, just OK FM reception, It can play flac audio from a micro sd card, It supports 4g sim cards (I am using Tello data only for 6/month) and has esim as well, Wifi of course. I might have missed a few features but the point is you are getting a lot for the money here.A couple of things to be aware of. One is that the battery life is good if you COMPLETELY turn it off when you are not using it. What I mean by this is that you can turn down the volume until you feel a click and it is in a standby mode and will not last for more than a couple days in this mode. The other and better way to turn it off is hold in the power button for a few second until it says shutting down. Another thing to be aware of is that the adapter that goes from USB C to stereo headphones is not a normal adapter you will easily find and that is because it does not have a DAC in the cord. Point being, do not lose the adapter, although you can buy a couple from the manufacturers website if you want.

had to return it- would not keep a good network connection

Amazing radio. Crystal clear sound. Easy connect to wifi, simple and easy to use.

This is an amazing internet radio in a small package. The best way to use it to its full capability is to create the internet account on their web site and then search and select channels there which are sent to the radio.hopefully the ChatGPT voice technology will come to this radio like the LC90, because that is amazing and the voice recognition on this is useless.I wish it had an easily replaceable battery. The fact that is a sealed unit with not having an easily replaceable radio is a big negative. Also a flip out stand would be nice.Very happy with this purchase.

The volume knob is not smooth. At lowest volume, it’s too loud to use on a nightstand and sleep while it’s running. The volume fades unnaturally, jumping from no sound to a loud level. It feels software-controlled, so I hope they fix this in a firmware update. Additionally, the device doesn’t connect to Wi-Fi routers with ‘fast roaming’ ‘802.11r’ enabled.

This is a nice little internet radio. The sound quality is surprisingly good. It is a little slow responding to whatever selection you make but I think it's a software based radio, and probably not the speediest hardware. But for the price, it works really well. I live in St. Louis but one of my favorite radio stations is in Saugatuck/Douglas/Holland Michigan. I'm able to use this radio to access that station as well as all the other ones on the internet.