This particular radio is identical to various brands. I have purchased it as AKAI, Blaupunkt, and Audioline.
SIZE
The photos are somewhat misleading. This radio is the size (width X length) of a small mobile phone. It fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and is good if someone needs to take it with them in a pocket, but it is not practical for use as a tabletop radio.
BUILD QUALITY
The build quality is not bad, it is quite sturdy, but the quality of the LCD screen is mediocre to poor. In all versions, the digits appear in red (except for the Blaupunkt version, which has blue digits).
BUTTONS - STATION STORAGE
It has an on/off button that activates or deactivates the device with a long press. The volume and frequency change buttons are on the right, while in the middle, there are 10 numeric digits, from 1 to 9 and the zero button.
The process of storing stations is a bit confusing, but reading the manual carefully once is enough to understand how it works. It can store up to 50 stations.
The first 9 stations are directly accessible with buttons 1 to 9, but when the 0 button is pressed, it goes to the station registered in position 1. Essentially, it is an inactive button. To go to position 10 (and from 11 onwards in general), you have to press the navigation buttons located below the numeric digits and move up or down one position at a time.
There is no direct frequency input option, but you can directly enter a stored position, such as 12 or 26, etc.
In most devices, something strange happens during the station storage process: the volume increases on its own and you have to manually lower it. It is quite annoying, but fortunately, it does not happen during everyday use and station hopping, only when entering a new station. It is indicative of a problematic circuit board.
PORTS
On the side, it has a USB port, an SD card slot, a headphone jack (which I have not used any of these three), and a charging port.
BATTERY
In the battery compartment, there are two slots: one for a Nokia mobile phone battery (provided with the radio) and below it, there are slots for three AAA batteries. It can be used with either one.
A micro USB charging cable is also provided.
I have not used it with AAA batteries, only with its own rechargeable battery. It lasts very little, 2-3 or at most 4 hours, depending on the volume one listens to.
The battery does not indicate when it is running out, and the radio shuts off abruptly without any warning. During the charging process, it usually produces interference, especially if the device is close to the power source.
Overall, it is very difficult to use as a tabletop radio permanently connected to power, and if you take it with you outside, you do not know how long the battery will last, and you do not have the ability to use it while it is charging.
RECEPTION
In terms of reception, it is also disappointing. In most cases, you have to extend its (small) telescopic antenna. It easily picks up interference from external sources. However, I have seen worse radios in terms of reception, but this one is certainly not good.
SPEAKER
For the end, I left the sound which is desperately... basic. A very small speaker that doesn't allow anyone to have expectations but shows that it is the first one that will "give up" over time.
VALUE FOR MONEY
For the average price of €20 that the device is sold, almost in every brand that carries it, I consider it a waste of money since I wouldn't pay more than €5-10 for such a device.
I bought these devices for office use because they have numeric keys to directly select stored stations, but overall they disappointed me and I'm looking for something else.
The biggest disappointment is that it produces the exact same poor quality as the Blaupunkt, which generally has higher quality in its devices. Look for something better even if it costs more or buy a device for up to €10 because it will likely have similar quality.