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CHOICE Expert Rating

77%

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating

CHOICE Expert rating

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.

Good points

• Very wide device support through Spotify Connect
• Wide variety of content to choose from on the main screen
• Offline content on a mobile device can be stored on a microSD card
• Mute bands and artists

Bad points

• Standard sound quaity did Not perform as well as other services in our listening panel, but quality settings can be adjusted
• Could Not use PayPal to re-subscribe to a previously cancelled Premium plan
• No kids mode, but has playlists curated specifically for kids and families
CHOICE Expert Rating View more details.

This overall score is made up of ease of use (60%) and audio quality (40%).

77%
Ease of use score View more details.

Assesses general layout, search tools, adding content to your library, genre browsing, playlist creation, offline mode and sharing on desktop (40%) and mobile (60%).

84%
Audio quality score View more details.

Assessed on PC using each service’s default (non hi-fi) setting, by a panel of experts. Automatic quality adjustment was used when services did not offer custom quality settings.

67%
Data consumption – standard/auto quality (MB) View more details.

Assessed the level of data consumed by a one-hour playlist at standard, high and highest quality offered by the service, in addition to the automatic settings. This playlist was played three times to create an average rate of data consumption. Auto quality adjustment was used if no other options were available. Bitrate can increase and decrease depending on internet connection speed and quality.

40
Data consumption – high quality (MB) View more details.

Assessed the level of data consumed by a one-hour playlist at standard, high and highest quality offered by the service, in addition to the automatic settings. This playlist was played three times to create an average rate of data consumption.

149
Recommended View more details.

We recommend services with an overall score of 75% or more.

Yes
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