But again, this is not a player built for best sound quality. I am pretty sure some of the recent smartphones that sport good DAC chips probably sound better. The sound quality is on par with my 5 year old Sandisk Sansa player.
The stored music can be browsed through Folders or through categories (Artists, Albums and Genres). I would stick to MP3 and CD Quality FLAC files. Hi-Res files were a hit or a miss (mostly misses). I tried playing CD Quality (16/44) lossless FALC files and it worked fine. You need to remember this is just an MP3 player that focusses on convenience and lets you listen to your favourite MP3 files, while at home or while out and about. Meaning, sound quality, driving power and Hi-Res format support are not its prime objectives. X18 is not an audiophile focussed digital audio player. Regardless, you really can’t fault the device when it comes to features as it doesn’t compromise on the necessary features. I don’t see anyone using the tiny screen on the X18 to read a book. But the one feature which I felt is completely unnecessary is the E-Book Reader. They probably might come in handy someday, we’ll see. I am still on the fence about Alarm Clock and Picture Viewer as I would never use those features on a regular basis. It plays music loud enough, acts as an antenna for FM Radio and does its job well. To make things easy, there is a ear-bud included in the packaging for quick musical pleasure.
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Just remember you can’t use FM Tuner when you use a bluetooth headphone, as the device needs a headphone connected to the device, which would double as the FM receiver/antenna. Bluetooth and FM Tuner (Radio) work flawlessly as you would expect. But moving forward, hopefully Ruizu considers increasing the internal memory capacity or adding a second card slot while also supporting higher capacity SD cards.Īs I mentioned at the top, the player comes packed with a handful of features apart from the local music playback capability. While 8GB internal memory and support for 128GB external memory may not match the capacity of your iPod classics, its still ample memory to hold plenty of music albums. Battery life is probably the biggest strengths of the device. While I cannot confirm the number, I can say that, after close to 30Hrs of use, the battery indicator has gone down from 3/3 to 2/3 bars. Ruizu claims a total battery life time of roughly around 100Hrs. You may find it a little confusing a first, but you get used to it soon.
One thing to note is, the D-Pad acts as a music control keys on the Now Playing screen, while it doubles as a navigation keys when you are in the menu. So if you need to play/pause of skip tracks, there is a minimum of 3 clicks involved, which is counter intuitive for an MP3 player like this one. Also, from the lock screen, it takes at least 2 clicks to even take you to the Now Playing screen. You’d have to go to the now playing screen in order to perform these actions. For example, when you are on the lock screen, it is impossible to play/pause or skip tracks. Also there are other quirks about the UI that makes the user experience not so pleasant. Apart from the system not registering soft clicks of buttons, the UI itself is on the slower side. While I was glad for the lack of bugs, I was far from impressed by the speed and responsiveness of the UI. During my time with the X18, I did not run into any bugs. The device runs a minimalistic operating system, like the one you would see on Sandisk MP3 players. In the bottom, there is a 3.5mm Headphone port, an On-Off switch and a micro-USB port. The volume buttons are located on the lower, right side, which can make it a little challenging to reach when you are holding the device in your hand. While the D-Pad buttons are firm and clicky, you need to click hard on the buttons for the device to register the click. Right below the screen and occupying the lower half of the front side is a D-Pad. While the screen is easy to read indoors, it may not be bright and vibrant enough for outdoor use. It sports a simple candy bar style with a 1.5inch Low Resolution color screen, which occupies the top half of the front panel. As it does not have a clipping/strapping mechanism, you’ll need a pocket to hold the device. The X18 is a lightweight, compact MP3 player, which makes it gym ready.
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