Aliexpress Nuggets of Entertainment With 0% Feedback

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[@DergEnterprises]

At least it didn't come with U2.

[@SayAhh]

Worse: it came with #MeToo

[@junkaccount2535]

@@SayAhh #ChildSlavery 😍

[@alkoofee]

Even Worse,UsToo

[@avlifts1989]

Lol

[@polyglotcat]

Endeed!

[@Michael-zf1ko]

"Nuggets." I like how DankPod's influence is spreading, lol.

[@masterdefender5616]

I was waiting for someone to say this lol

[@vaulto]

heck, even the thumbnail screams “DankPods”

[@TuckerCreech]

They both live in Australia

[@yfs_sfy]

This entire video is Dankpods down to the inclusion of a brand new "aesthetic edition" Edit: I just noticed even the thumbnail is Dankpods style

[@PrinzEugen39]

@@TuckerCreech lol, youre right, i forgot about that 😂

[@HughJeffreys]

More restoration videos are in the works, just been having some issues getting them out :)

[@Techlevel1534.]

Ayo

[@Random_4400]

Exciting !

[@ClemBt]

No prob, take the time you need!

[@carlosdbz1]

Nuggets!!!!!

[@aleksazunjic9672]

You made a whole video about musical devices without mentioning sound quality 😆🤣

[@mjesticfalco]

I need a Hugh Jeffreys and Dankpods collab, I would die happy

[@mcbchannel7173]

it’s possible if they want as both live in Aussie

[@theunknown7683]

​@@mcbchannel7173the problem is if I recall correctly is Wade/dankpods is in Adelaide. Just a bit far across the country

[@FrIoSrHy]

Possible but unlikely, one in melbourne, one in SA so quite a while away

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

The most epic thing would be a triple collab with Smoorez as the third person. The aussie tech trio.

[@davidwood9966]

At least borrow his green iPad.

[@DigiVore.official]

"Little nuggets of musical entertainment" I see what you did there... DankPods would be proud.

[@Mr._Sandman]

inb4 DankPods reply

[@xanshark]

Exactly what I thought when i saw the title

[@JoshMackey-pn4fv]

I like these types of videos. I know you run out of phones to repair, I love to see more different types of tech taken apart and explored.

[@AbrahamLTobing]

Ruizu is a somewhat popular brand among budget audiophiles in Indonesia. Sounds decent and most importantly, cheap.

[@GinsuSher]

Ruizu is a bit known (famous?infamous?) in the DAP space. They focus on the really budget market. They're fine for what they do and as you've said in the video, they don't lie about their device's specs. I think they've been releasing audio devices for around a decade now ?

[@deanchur]

Would love to see him get a hold of a Fiio M17 and a good set of headphones.

[@asteroidrules]

It's downright bizarre seeing an Aliexpress listing that's pretty much honest. I am one of the weirdos who still likes having a dedicated music player so it's neat to see some people still making them without the nonsensical prices of audiophile level items.

[@NijiDash]

Yup, I'm one of those weirdos too haha. Not having to rely on another service is one of the biggest reasons, since licenses expire or music gets removed for whatever reason. My music choice can be quite niche too at times and they aren't available on these services in the first place. Buying an album on services like BandCamp is also better for artists I believe.

[@sisamusudroka3000]

Lol any more room on the weirdo boat😂, got myself a mp4 player early this year and I'm having fun listening to music.

[@irfanluriyanto9125]

Same here, still have mp3 player for play music

[@imacg5658]

The section with the zoom of the lizard made me just stand in shock. It was such a profound moment seeing that lizard lick its eye, and then out of my airpods came "sssssslllurp". At that moment, I realized that this is true art. Everything I saw in museums, everything people say is "art" is nothing when compared to this. Simply profound.

[@A_ARAFAT]

If I remember, that video is actually Samsung's "Moments of everyday life" demo video that they used to preload on their devices. I had one on my Galaxy tab 2 as well

[@mokisan]

Ruizu has been in the game for a long time. I actually spoke with their team in china when asking for warranty and stuff and they were really satisfying when in terms of response. I have used the android one although it sounds nice on paper they suck but their non android mp3 is surprisingly decent.

[@yo.adrian]

1:40 Wow, that MP3 player is small. Oh wait, Hugh has one of those humongous Bluetooth speakers that looks like an Airpod earbud.

[@pigletshut]

I remember him featuring the speaker in a previous video about aliexpress fruit clones.

[@LindonSlaght]

I remember all the demo media. I had an MP3 player from the same brand in 2018-2019, it was very similar to the one with touch buttons. It cost 40$ CAD on Amazon. It could read ebooks - I actually did read ebooks on the tiny little screen when I had nothing better to do at lunch in grade 7. (I didn't have a phone or friends) I distinctly remember the red fade background. The most annoying thing about it for me was that it could only play lossless files over a wired connection, no Bluetooth. Or course, at the time I didn't realize that Bluetooth SBC didn't have the bandwidth to support lossless audio, or that my Bluetooth audio devices didn't support LDAC, HWA, AAC, AptX, AptX HD, or any other lossless codec. I listened to one of my favourite songs in lossless for the first time on a little Bluetooth speaker (because of previously mentioned, I was using the 3.5mm in) and I swore it sounded better. To this day I'm not sure if that speaker was of a quality that I genuinely could hear a difference, but I know a lot more about tech now, and I use a set of Samson SR850's for high fidelity listening, through the Quad DAC on my LG V60. (I use USB Audio Player Pro {UAPP} if anyone's curious). It's safe to say I've changed a lot since then, seeing something very similar to that player in this video brought back a lot of memories from that time. I liked my Ruizu MP3 player. It did what it advertised.

[@peters.3228]

Nice picture ||-//

[@LindonSlaght]

@@peters.3228 thankss ||-//

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

My most user friendly do all device at the time was the Nokia N6110 Navigator: Slide phone with defined answering, very accurate navigation with display optimisation. To top it all was its MP3 playback capability with for the time it was built remained my favourite.

[@herresheroftuna8031]

Actually owned a Ruizu A50 before transitioning to the A105 walkman, build quality is surprisingly nice for such a small nugget, the whole thing is milled out of aluminium, sounds pretty decent with a good low power dac inside, would 100% recommend to check it out if you can still find one.

[@K113-A]

Imagine Hugh going through Dankpods most interesting nuggets

[@truckerallikatuk]

Any volume limits on these? Over here in Europe phones have had such limiters in place for a few years, and it makes using a phone to power a car's aux input very difficult as they can't put out enough signal even at max volume. If you max the phone and the car stereo, you get something workable, but the second the traffic announcement comes on, you get shot in the leg by 2 speaker cones leaving their housings at high speed.

[@SuchANoobOG]

probably not as they are not from Europe or made in Europe

[@CAMSLAYER13]

They won't have limiters but they might just be low power. Though these are likely repurposed cheap android phone so its probably fit for what you need, its always a bit of a gamble buying unregulated chinese stuff.

[@Alias_Anybody]

@corbinauriti7807 In a lot of countries car radios automatically switch to FM if an important announcement (especially people driving against direction on highways) is made. Annoying as frick when you just drive alone on some country road.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

These AliExpress finds are truly intriguing. It's amazing how they resemble iconic devices like the iPod, and it's cool to see the insides and real specs

[@GabePuhJ]

you give off the vibe of a more professional version of DankPods. not to knock you at all. I still really like your videos

[@sfb7247]

Hugh's tribute to Dankpods

[@SmokingToilet007]

Dank and Hugh gotta do a collab. The nuggeteer meets the lord of the nuggs.

[@justtomA89]

Hugh could help Dankpods restore some nuggets :D

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

@@justtomA89 That would be awesome. I want to see one of those many broken philips nuggets from the nugget dip to work again.

[@turkicnomad5632]

They did! Hugh tried to fix some of Dank’s nanos.

[@thedarkknight1971]

"OOOOOOHH MUH PUKCELL!!!" 😉🤣🤣 😎🇬🇧

[@casultaser]

@@turkicnomad5632 nah that was James. He has his own channel called "James Channel" where he shows off and fixes his insane retro vidya game collection, and also duct tapes together an SNES motherboard and a few other components to make it portable.

[@kforkrish]

In an alternative dankpods world.😅

[@bibasik7]

I appreciate the non-soldered battery, although it will probably be impossible to get a replacement. iPods with non-soldered batteries are better in this regard, since you can easily find replacement batteries for them.

[@tydshiin5783]

Nope, just get a disposable vape and you'll get the right battery, or one close to it

[@bibasik7]

@@tydshiin5783 I'm not gonna go around buying random crap in hopes that it'll have the right size battery.

[@pigletshut]

Aliexpress probably has the answer, again.

[@jerryesposito]

Actually, this isnt the first time ive heard of this company. Ive seen that exact company ive had a nugget just like that one with the remote controls. It was about 4 years ago as well. (Also, I used to play snake on it, so check if the nugget has snake)

[@semectual]

The Great thing is that the Chinese, despite how weird they are, at least they are still producing Portable Media Players (MP3 Player), in contrast to phones, at least they stay true to their music and keeping their headphone jack and Micro SD card Slots. I do agree, if you have an old phone with the same specs and comforts of an MP3 Player, let's keep it going for as long as that lives! Great Video!

[@ILoveTinfoilHats]

Most phones that aren't Samsung or Apple still have those things

[@semectual]

And as the years go by, those companies are slowly removing them. They started with the Flagship, then Mid-Tier, and soon, the budget phones are next.

[@Aeduo]

That little nano sized one is an interesting one. Its OS/display looks surprisingly responsive and fluid for being something custom. Wonder what it is. Also "russo" makes me wonder if its russian translation isn't going to use cyrillic letters. :p That'd be goofy.

[@deanchur]

Just buy an old LG with the Quad-DAC if you want a budget music player; they're going to be more responsive and sound better than a super budget device like this. Pair it with a sub $100 in-line DAC like a Shanling UA-1 for a decent entry level set up (MAKE SURE THE PHONE CAN SUPPORT USB AUDIO OUT, my LG G6 won't do it and I can't figure out why...which is annoying because I spent a few hundred on a Fiio BTR7 primarily as an upgrade to the LG's Quad DAC).

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

Nah LG Sucks

[@mrcyborg9216]

0:04 nuggets??? Dankpods moment?

[@darkknight8139]

Music players are still a thing, although being a niche market. For devices costing hunderds or even thousands of euros/dollars, Astell & Kern and Sony make great devices, and from China we have the brands Fiio and iBasso which are great as well. For instance, the Fiio X5 III will give better audio quality than a smartphone (even an iPhone) for a decent price. The only thing to remember is that you cannot use wireless earphones if you want the best audio quality, Bluetooth just doesn't come close to a wired earphone with a balanced cable, combined with a good amplifier. In this case, the brand Ruizu looks like a rip-off of Meizu, another Chinese brand who made some decent devices and still does. Compare the Ruizu logo with Meizu's logo from 2015 and earlier... All these three devices are garbage, please don't even think about buying these...

[@fredericktennant9151]

Intresting but I have my LGV30+ that is old but as a DAP its still first class, but that's thanks to the ChiFi range of great IEM's out there.

[@doomjazz420]

Honestly that one with all the audio lessons would be an amazing purchase for someone trying to learn English or Mandarin

[@AkashCherukuri]

The slomo clips from 2:37 are from samsung, I had that exact clip on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 a decade ago... What a throwback!

[@Techlevel1534.]

I love your content. You never disappoint us

[@jamiechampion299]

2:27 This collection actually originated from Samsung. It was included on the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet from 2012, and it's called "Moments of Everyday Life" by Samsung.

[@Royal_R3GALIA]

Ayo I'm using the z80. I love it for how non intrusive it is and being able to sideload poweramp and uapp in it is amazing when you don't want to carry bulky phones during travels

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

For the languages, they use "한국인" for Korean but 한국인 actual means Korean person and not Korean language (which is 한국어). 😄 Anyways, it's obvious they just used an machine translator.

[@planesintheayr]

Nuggets?? U been watching Dankpods!

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

I've pretty much given up on finding a music player with expandable storage that does *not* use a touchscreen but has physical buttons instead, so it can be used blindly while in your jacket or whatever. There only seem to be junk noname ones left. I don't wanna stare at the damn thing because I'm forced to use the touchscreen for every basic feature. Why does no one make a decent, *simple* device like that anymore?!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And there is still a market for dedicated music nuggets. Even Sony still makes them, from small nuggets like these to proper hifi things for four digits. I wouldn't even mind getting a decently sized small nugget. Something with lots of storage, expendable, with long battery life.

[@owoo6]

The icons on the first phone (the music, video and settings icons) look strikingly similar to that of ColorOS 7/11. Not sure how they managed to do that, but it is an interesting detail nonetheless.

[@rayphoenix7296]

That iPod Nano clone looks like an Mp4 Player that I got for Christmas in 2006. Also, that exact same test demonstration video in slow motion also came on a Chinese Android gaming tablet my father bought for me in 2014.

[@Sonderax]

We need DankPods to blow those cheap buds up.

[@floydffrogfloydffrog7453]

Brisk, to the point, interesting content... what's not to love?

[@Bakedfrijoless]

”For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?“ Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭36‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”John‬3‬:‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”Romans‬10‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@Ultra360_wastaken]

the thumbnail and the word "nuggets" in the title is screaming dankpods lmao

[@Ultra360_wastaken]

1:26 dankpods got this one in a video onece

[@adhitya105]

Ruizu is famous, here in indonesia. They made a decent DAP with good quality but with cheap price. The x02 type is having quiet a hype here some years ago. Many audio enthusisast suggesting a newbie to buy this brand for their first DAP

[@Allerka]

I enjoyed your video and was actually kind of surprised these things were at least quasi-functional and not outright lying about anything. But I'm more amused by my audiophile friend's ranting of said video because you didn't "use a resolving bud or IEM to compared the DAP" and that this wasn't a serious review of the sound quality. My friend is also quite insane, I should point out.

[@MrBopYT]

Before this video I got an ad for Temu 😂

[@natewesselink]

Good ol nugs but we didn't get any blown up headphones, sexy speaker or a single gritting. frank would be disappointed

[@NoivernMPA]

Chinese hires dap are way better than ipod or current apple products can provide, but since a price tag from $100 and upper

[@AlanWGMeraz]

No one asked but its 2023 and im still using my old htc Desire 510, rooted with viper4android and a nice 3000mah battery with a 126gb microsd

[@rogehmarbi]

2:34 I remember that slow-mo video, it was preloaded on my old Galaxy Tab 2, the title was something along the lines of "Moments of Everyday Life"

[@Hotrod6045]

Aesthetic edition MP3? “g e n u i n e o r i g i n a l”

[@shadeymcbones6707]

My biggest problem with these nugs is no proper sound chip. I myself own a fiio m11plus, which is basically what these nugs pretend to be. A proper android device that is also a very stout dac & amp. It sounds amazing and has good specs. But more importantly, it sounds amazing. I actually heard some positive things about older Ruizu music players but since they went to android nugs like these they kinda skipped proper audio hardware in favor of shitty android hardware.

[@Rabiuk]

One of my favorite KZbinrs. Your subtle voice is soothing. Well done

[@グレープフルーツ-w5c]

HE DIDN'T OPEN THE FIRST ONE!!!! WHY BRING UP THE CHANCE OF FAKE WEIGHTS AND NOT CHECK 😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵 SHOW US WHAT'S INSIDE PLEASE!!!!!

[@namesurname4666]

the clip at 2:30 is called "moments of everyday life" and came preloaded in my samsung galaxy tab 2

[@pearelectronics3083]

Hugh Jeffreys is now a nuggeteer

[@Jorj57]

these Ruizu nuggets are actually very popular among the budget audiophile scene in Indonesia

[@alexander1989x]

It's funny how all of them are knockoffs of another Chinese company, Meizu.

[@MarshallRawR]

I actually bought a RUIZU X02 a whopping 7 years ago for my mom! Paid 16 bucks at the time. It did the job, just the interface was kinda crap. Still got it.

[@daviddouillet4138]

Dankpods entered the chat... 😂

[@Not--Leo]

1:25 It's the same nugget from that one dankpods video

[@finnishsnow3182]

The mp 3 player with the random slow mo clips are sample videos showcasing the display performance. All earlier Samsung tablets used to come with one of those videos preloaded. Ahhhhhh the good old days.

[@animenope]

That video reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 back in 2012 🤣

[@DarkGlowy2]

I regret to inform you the iPod nano has a touch screen

[@AliYassinToma]

Ur voice sounded off this video i cant think of a reason why tho..

[@wonseok_song]

3:53 Language Option for 'Korean' is translated into 'Korean Person'.

[@gziKmdDFrg]

2:29 that video also came in my galaxy tab 2 7, 10 years ago

[@jayadityamalik2450]

That lizard video is from Samsung 2012

[@Vintagetime1784]

U should collaborate whith dankpods

[@CollinSkinner]

Today’s SD card is brought to you by the letter M

[@bazarouco2]

The nuggets religion is starting, finally a good religion

[@TJBrouwer]

Speaking of repurposing an old cell phone, how about a Sony Xperia XZ1 running Android 9? (Because, well, Sony). Considering they don't make phones anymore, it makes a great MP3 player. I use another one to shoot video and take pictures.(Because, well, Sony.) I will use them until they don't work anymore...

[@Napert]

YOU GOT THE FUTURE NUGG WITH MP5 COMPATIBILITY

[@Shiawase813]

"Nuggets"? Are you referencing a guy with an green iPad and reviews ipods bootleg mp3 players, and head/ear phones? I see what you did there mate 😂

[@RealEpikCartfrenYT]

Imagine if Craig would buy these and rebrand them as "iCraig" Oh yeah and you should have tried those earphones and said what the sound like. I bet they sound like tin cans as always

[@HORR1FYING]

You are anti E-waste yet you buy more e-waste.

[@russellmontielmontojo1974]

Hey u know what I got that Ruizu mp3 player mine is golden.i bought.3.years.ago in lazada phils. and it is still working great . battery is great too. what i like best is the sound quality it is loud not broken.

[@colinmartin9797]

Shh nobody tell Hugh about anbernic or miyoo or retroid. Absolutely not the rg35xx, miyoo mini plus or retroid pocket 3+. No fun to be had there at all. Pirate's honor.

[@Firealarm102]

this guy watches DankPods

[@JomasterTheSecond]

*a e s t h e t i c e d i t i o n*

[@stormgirl09]

I'm surprised they still sell these...the first two are something out of 2007....the android one is something out of 2010/2011!

[@nanparayeah]

The "aesthetic edition" nugget 😱 DankPods wants to know your location

[@carlosalbertochaveznavatre8247]

Hi, great videos you have... I wonder if you have faced an issue like the one I have with my iMC3 Altec Lansing Ipod DOCK, it plays for 20 minutes and then heats up close to the power on button. I just dont know how to fix things like it or if it may be possible to do it. What can you tell me?... I am old school, I love to keep my old things working (I still have a Pentium 1 Desktop with windows 2000 running, and I enjoy it a lot!!)

[@casultaser]

2:27 "It's got a speaker! Woah, is that Alka-Seltzer?? Wha-wh-I don't even know what's happening. Is this an ad, am I watching an ad; is, have I-uh- LOOK OUT STELLA'S WATER HERE, WOAH IT'S A BUG"

[@themonlight13]

7:42 "Seemingly new" isn´t quiet right. If you believe their homepage they are selling such devices since 2011 under their name. Via Google i found some tests from around 2017 about their devices. So yeah, 12/6 years isn´t really "new".

[@caniz80]

I stopped buying these. I finally got a s10e 128gb with 256gb SD card, small,good battery, and has Dex I can use it as a portable android TV media player when I'm traveling. Only issue is I wish it was snapdragon version and smaller

[@RoyAchiron]

Ruizu is not new. Bought their X02 in 2016. They are kinda decent. Some of the models at least.

[@Lord_Reset]

Fun

[@hajasgellert]

"alps" is mediatek. almost every phone who has some sort of mediatek CPU has that name, even the source code of mediatek begins with "alps". After 2018 I sold my mediatek device and didn't touched another one, but maybe they didn't changed the naming

[@johanjoe3012]

2:38 thats a video from early samsung android devices (android jellybean, sasmsung s3 and earlier) i think the name went something along the lines of "moments of life" the ending of the video would have the old samsung logo splash with the classic samsung jingle everybody knows and loves. they mightve cut that out.

[@steelfox1448]

I need more AliExpress nugget content!!

[@techosarusrex]

I remember when I got a new phone as I had a massive music library. I used my old Windows Phone as a mp3 player

[@Kenta2012]

2:36 That’s A Samsung “Normal Life” Commercial From The S3 Era. I Know This Because I Found It On An Old Brand New Samsung Tablet That I Found 2 Years Ago.

[@fishseas]

This brand is not new, I bought one of their mp3 players, model d22, on amazon in 2021. its a cute little player, its similar to the d29 but a little more downgraded. it runs the same os, has a radio, voice recorder, and more.

[@edimopoulos10]

Dude alps is mtk's android fork

[@mintybudgie]

lets go i made it before 1k views and honestly these aliexpress nuggets are ok but it depends which one you get

[@Saavik256]

Sounds like you got sold a pre-owned model if it came loaded with english-chinese lessons. Also, we both know that those "32GB" microSD cards are anything but.

[@samsen3965]

I am so disappointed on several recent Alexperss purchase that I AM DONE WITH IT. Pass big time and no more buying anything from these charlatans...

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

drinking mojitos in havana is a subtle flex you've thrown there lol, and i like it !