Today, every smartphone is a portable media player; however, prior to the smartphone explosion in the 2007-2012 time frame, a variety of handheld players were available to store and play music.

The brand's gorgeous portable hi-fi player doubles as a high-resolution streamer for your home's stereo system.

CDs can also be played, and players may support MP3 and other formats. See portable media player. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Our in-house expert reviewers, who have over 150 years of collective experience, have been testing portable music players since the heydays of the Walkman, iPod Classic and pill-shaped MP3 player, and ...