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PowerBear Portable Radio AM FM Battery Operated Long Range
Last Updated: May 7, 2020 (Refresh Now)
7.8
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/10
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506
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Review Analysis - 465 recent, verified reviews
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FM
134fm, stations, great little radio, reception, sound
+82%
-18%
" ... Great little radio ... "
" ... Sound is fair, considering it's a tiny radio. ... "
" ... Im so vintage so i like the old school mini radio . ... "
" ... I needed a compact am/fm portable radio to take with me to the beach. ... "
" ... Good radio for what I need it for. ... "
" ... nice radio, sound clears. ... "
" ... I really liked the sound of the radio,it was economical and we'll worth the value for the price,plus it is am/fm,and both had quite a few stations,the range was excellent for battery operated radio,I liked this radio a lot. ... "
" ... I'm in one of the longest California power outages, and this little radio is picking up stations and sounds like a larger radio. ... "
Sound Quality
108radio, stations, reception, clear, static
+83%
-17%
" ... Sound is good. ... "
" ... He loves his music. ... "
" ... I did not expect the sound to be so loud and clear. ... "
" ... The sound quality is amazing for such a small radio. ... He has complimented on the sound quality and reception. ... "
" ... Solely bought it for my mom so she can listen to AM1480 and it works great! ... "
" ... Great sound from a small radio! ... "
" ... Sound seems to be nice and clear ... "
" ... Sound is fair, considering it's a tiny radio. ... "
Price
50money, good, value, little radio, waste of money
+86%
-14%
" ... Nice little radio for the price. ... "
" ... excellent unit for the price convenient size ... "
" ... Great product at a low price. ... "
" ... For the price you really can't beat it. ... "
" ... The sound is fantastic -- couldn't believe you could get this quality from a model in this price range. ... "
" ... It does what it should, as it should, for a small price tag. ... "
" ... I think it’s very fair for the price I paid, I wasn’t expecting much. ... "
" ... Great little radio for the money ... "
Size
42size, compact, easy to carry, portable, portable radio
+98%
-2%
" ... It's easy to carry along with you. ... "
" ... It's very small and light. ... "
" ... Needed a small portable radio for a Drive-in and this worked perfectly. ... Sound/volume was good and it was a decent traveling size. ... "
" ... This was perfect, he keeps it in his front pocket and he can jam out. ... "
" ... Pretty good audio quality, small and lightweight, and it's so easy to use. ... "
" ... Small and compact ... "
" ... I take it fishing with me and sound quality is good for a small portable radio. ... "
" ... Its small n portable easy to use ... "
Battery Life
37radio, aa, battery, 2 aa batteries, takes
+81%
-19%
" ... Not sure how long the batteries last yet, but I am tickled with how well it works. ... "
" ... Product it's great, really light, long lasting batteries, works great in rural communities. ... "
" ... Great small battery powered radio. ... "
" ... I was charged for one. ... "
" ... Make sure you have batteries. ... "
" ... You just need Aa batteries. ... "
" ... I used new good quality batteries and was able to tap into my favorite station quite easily. ... "
" ... I also liked the fact that it took AA batteries which last longer than AAA ones. ... "
Ease of Use
36easy, use, sound, good sound, easy to tune
+94%
-6%
" ... Its small n portable easy to use ... "
" ... Easy to use: Volume control is backwards. ... "
" ... Simple to use ... "
" ... simple to use . ... "
" ... And also it would be nice if it was easier to stand up on its base, the only way to really make it stable is to lay it flat. ... "
" ... Compact and easy to use ... "
" ... It does take some time to get use to, but it is pretty easy after a few practice. ... "
" ... Easy to use, compact, portable ... "
Volume
31loud, sound, radio, clear, small
+77%
-23%
" ... For the money, this radio is hard to beat,and it loud ... "
" ... Very loud, very light, works great! ... "
" ... Perfect size, good volume ... "
" ... Handy, portable, has very good reception, high sound quality and good volume level for its size and price. ... "
" ... Listening late at night ... "
" ... An on/off and volume key is perfect for me! ... "
" ... Clear sound with excellent volume! ... "
" ... Loud enough and clear. ... "
Product Reliability
23days, weeks, working, radio, quit
+26%
-74%
" ... a replacement was sent, also did not work. ... "
" ... This radio has already quit working . ... "
" ... Not sure if it's a manufacturing defect. ... "
" ... Worked for 1 hour - hasn’t worked since. ... "
" ... SHOULD OF KNOWN "BUYER BEWARE" ... "
" ... junk, junk, junk!! ... "
" ... My husband used this radio in the evenings - for less than two months. ... Then it failed. ... "
" ... minimal use daily for 10 weeks,then toatally dead with no sound at all. ... "
Build Quality
17broke, fell, switch, stars, seems
+24%
-76%
" ... Plastic is very flimsy and low quality, do not recommend this radio. ... "
" ... Case fell off, the battery insert tap fell off ... "
" ... attempted to turn it on and immediately broke. ... "
" ... This was a piece of plastic crap that came with a broken on/off switch. ... "
" ... Fell apart after falling on the floor once. ... "
" ... The antenna broke real fast do not recommend if you use everyday ... "
" ... Knob broke first time using it. ... "
" ... First the plastic cover over the AM/FM switch fell off and then the AM signal became unreachable. ... "
For Travel
13good, trips, power, hiking, going
+100%
" ... It's a great device to have when the power goes out or take camping. ... "
" ... I am "Old School" and like to take this camping or use it in my kitchen. ... "
" ... Glad I bought it for camping. ... "
" ... This would be great for backpack camping. ... "
" ... Excellent for power outages or camping. ... "
" ... Works great when camping and hiking. ... "
" ... Sound/volume was good and it was a decent traveling size. ... "
" ... must have for camping, natural disaster situations! ... "
Fit
12pocket, hand, fell, sound, radio
+75%
-25%
" ... Fits in the palm of the hand and has a powerful sound. ... "
" ... Works awesome plus came in early, gotta love the size fits perfect in my hand and in my pocket plus the stations come in very clearly this is a must buy for the price and great size . ... "
" ... Holds the station well and seems fairly durable. ... "
" ... This was perfect, he keeps it in his front pocket and he can jam out. ... "
" ... fits in pocket with earphones ... "
" ... The sound and transmission was clear, it was lightweight and easy to hold! ... "
" ... It's light and fits in my bag. ... "
" ... Fits in a back or side pocket. ... "
Controls
11volume control, tuning, station, radio, controls
+55%
-45%
" ... An on/off and volume key is perfect for me! ... "
" ... Easy to use: Volume control is backwards. ... "
" ... Most items like this are hit or miss quality control wise. ... "
" ... to his news in the morning with ear buds, and easily operate the wheel on/off/volume control. ... "
" ... Solid feeling tuning and volume controls. ... "
Capacity
9reception, radio, house, gets, family
+100%
" ... If you grew up in the 70s and 80s you will remember these at your grandma's house. ... "
" ... I have it always in my handbag being in an earthquake area! ... "
" ... Now I wanna order all my family to put up for emergencies!! ... "
" ... Got this for one our nursing home pts requested our clinic made a nursing homes Christmas a little brighter ... "
" ... It's load enough for me to hear it clearly in my house. ... "
" ... Cute radio for office . ... "
" ... Use doing yard work. ... "
" ... This radio is bringing a lot of joy to a family member and her friends whoares permanently in a nursing home. ... "
Returns
9return, time, sent, immediately, money
+11%
-89%
" ... attempted to turn it on and immediately broke. ... "
" ... Not working on arrival going to call amazon and see on a return. ... "
" ... I'd like to return it, but I through my packaging away, so not sure I can. ... "
" ... So I sent it back. ... "
" ... a replacement was sent, also did not work. ... "
" ... Having said that, the sellers are so accommodating & accepted my return immediately. ... "
" ... I would send it back but not worth the time. ... "
" ... Due to the fact that it didn't meet my needs, I sent this item back. ... "
Network
9antenna, signal, cell, pull, never
+44%
-56%
" ... Came a day late and came with a broken off antenna. ... "
" ... Would never buy this product again antenna broke off. ... "
" ... Por quality bad reception ... "
" ... Antenna doesn't seem to make much of a difference in reception though. ... "
" ... The fold out antenna is useless. ... "
Power Consumption
8goes, electricity, bought, purchased, outages
+100%
" ... I bought it if we lose electricity. ... "
" ... Great to have in case the power goes out. ... "
" ... I originally purchased it so I'll be able to keep up with info when we have mandated power outages here in CA. ... "
" ... It's especially handy if the electricity goes out. ... "
" ... I bought it to keep me in touch with the world when the power goes out. ... "
" ... I bought it for power outages. ... "
" ... Always handy to have when I lose my electricity during a storm! ... "
For Kids
7like, radio, old, money, grandkids
+100%
" ... Now I'm thinking about these as gifts for my grandchildren too. ... "
" ... It's old school which I like. ... "
" ... My grandson loved this for Christmas. ... "
" ... This little radio was perfect for my young niece. ... "
" ... Totally old school. ... "
" ... I bought this for my 8year granddaughter and she likes it. ... "
As Gift
7said
+100%
" ... Now I'm thinking about these as gifts for my grandchildren too. ... "
" ... This was a gift for my granddaughter. ... "
" ... My grandson loved this for Christmas. ... "
" ... Bought as a gift. ... "
" ... He uses it all the time & said “best present ever”! ... "
" ... Bought as a Father's day gift. ... "
" ... Give this as a gift to any child, crotchety cell phone cursing old man or beautiful young lady for that matter. ... "
Marketplace
7days, received, ago
+71%
-29%
" ... Thank you PowerBear ! ... "
" ... Came on the day as specified. ... "
" ... Thank you so very much! ... "
" ... Received about 2 days ago. ... "
" ... Received about 2 days ago. ... "
Delivery
7days, ago
+86%
-14%
" ... So glad it finally arrived. ... "
" ... Came on the day as specified. ... "
" ... Received about 2 days ago. ... "
" ... Received about 2 days ago. ... "
" ... Prompt delivery was appreciated, and it is reasonably priced. ... "
Comfort
6palm, radio, size, fits, sound
+83%
-17%
" ... Fits in the palm of the hand and has a powerful sound. ... "
" ... About the size of your hand. ... "
" ... Palm size of your hand. ... "
" ... Nice hand held radio great for bus rides ... "
" ... I finally found a radio for my husband who is a C5-6 quadriplegic and cannot use his hands very well. ... "
Gaming
5game, get, work, watching, listen
+80%
-20%
" ... I got it to pick up basketball games I cant get on tv. ... "
" ... I’ve been looking for one to listen to Reds games. ... "
" ... Perfect since radio.com does not broadcast NFL games or NBA games , so this will work nicely while at work ... "
" ... Nice radio, use it at the ball games ... "
Overall performance
5+100%
" ... Good, does the job and then some. ... "
" ... So far, it has done the job. ... "
" ... I work alone most times and this makes my day go faster. ... "
" ... simple tech does the job as described . ... "
Freebies
5bought, emergency
+100%
" ... Bought it for my disaster kit. ... "
" ... Perfect for the emergency kit. ... "
" ... Bought this for our emergency kit. ... "
" ... I bought this to add to my hurricane preparedness kit. ... "
" ... I bought this to add to my hurricane preparedness kit. ... "
Headphones
4jack, sound, mono
+100%
" ... Sound quality is good and even better with headphones. ... "
" ... The headphone jack is a great feature on this item. ... "
" ... It also has a standard size headphone jack. ... "
" ... It also has a standard size headphone jack. ... "
Call quality
4radio, listen, storms
+50%
-50%
" ... Bought it for my grandpa and I was disappointed when he told me that he couldn’t hear the radio anymore. ... "
" ... I emailed the company but did not hear back yet. ... "
Features
3features
+67%
-33%
" ... I like the traditional analog features. ... "
" ... It's very small and light. ... "
Weight
3use, light, easy
+100%
" ... It’s light weight, easy to use and sounds good for the old school radio it is. ... "
" ... So light weight and easy to use. ... "
" ... Very light weight almost cheap looking but served its purpose well and the price was great ... "
Storage
3fits
+100%
" ... Small, can tuck in a drawer. ... "
" ... It's light and fits in my bag. ... "
" ... I would say it's a bit larger than a deck of cards. ... "
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