First week with this little black rectangle and I'm impressed. The 4-inch screen feels like holding a polished river stone - compact but substantial. Bluetooth pairing? Faster than my AirPods connect to my iPhone. Streamed Spotify on a jog yesterday, and the playback didn't stutter once when my phone would've buffered at that underpass.

Discovered a killer feature by accident: The parental controls saved me from my niece's sticky fingers. Locked the settings faster than you can say 'Baby Shark loop'. The volume limiter actually works - tested by blasting metal at full volume (for science) then handing it to her.

The SD card slot is my hero. Dumped 120GB of FLAC files from my old hard drive like unloading groceries. Plays my concert videos in shockingly decent quality - watched a Nirvana bootleg at the laundromat and got nostalgic stares from Gen Xers.

Battery life is witchcraft. Left it playing my sleep playlist at medium volume - woke up to find it still going strong 18 hours later. The touchscreen gets fingerprinty, but what Android device doesn't?

Pro tip: The Kindle app looks ridiculous on this screen, but Audible? Chef's kiss for commutes. This isn't just an MP3 player - it's what iPod Touches wanted to be when they grew up.