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Beren Neale

This MP3 player is both retro and cutting edge – and is down 16% to $104

An MP3 player.

It's no secret – people are getting tired of the 'constantly switched on' digital life, and when it comes to enjoying music, they are taking steps to reclaim a space where they can fully give themselves to their hobby, and leave all the bells and notifications at the door.

2026 has seen an increase in wired budget audiophile headphone sales, and a revival in dedicated digital audio players and offline libraries. I think it represents a desire for intentional listening and physical music ownership, which I can fully get behind.

That's why my ears pricked up when I heard about this Prime Day deal on the Surfans F20 Bluetooth MP3 player, reduced from $124 to $104 over at Amazon.

Details, competition

Build-wise, the F20 has a zinc alloy chassis and a 2.0-inch TFT display – I really like the sound of the physical scroll wheel and physical face buttons that it features too. The internal hardware includes a dedicated digital-to-analog converter (DAC) supporting native DSD64/128 decoding along with up to 32-bit/384kHz PCM playback. You can play lossless audio formats including FLAC, WAV, APE, and ALAC.

You also get bi-directional Bluetooth 5.2 with Qualcomm aptX support, a 3.5mm headphone port, and a 1.5V line-out output. The F20 contains no internal storage but has an external microSD card, supporting memory expansion up to 512GB. The battery promises up to 10 hours of continuous audio playback per charge.

The portable audio market is segmented by price and features. Low-end entry options, such as the AiMoonsa B27, retail between $35 and $40; these units are plastic and don't include high-res DAC hardware. In the mid-range tier, the HiFi Walker H2 Mini costs approximately $110 and offers a similar configuration.

High-end digital audio players, including the Sony NW-A306 ($398) and FiiO M21 ($369), are equipped with Android operating systems, touchscreens, and Wi-Fi connectivity to support streaming applications like Spotify and Tidal, which are unsupported on the offline-only F20.

Because the F20 excludes components like Wi-Fi antennas, touchscreens, and OS licensing fees, the main pull of it is the Bluetooth, durable chassis and lossless file playback. It looks pretty cool, too.

Other top options

The F20 HiFi MP3 Player isn't the only game in town, so I've searched for the best selling MP3 players currently on Amazon. Here are the four best options out there right now...

AiMoonsa B27 Hifi Walker H2 Mini FiiO M21 Sony NW-A306 Walkman
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