7.4 out of 10 based on 525 reviews

Creative Zen X-Fi2

 

Information found in: from 88 sources in 21 countries

  • User Score (534)
    7.2 7.2 from 534 reviewers
  • Expert Score (17)
    7.4 7.4 from 17 reviewers
  • Design (4)
    9.2 9.2 from 4 reviewers
  • Value for money (14)
    8.4 8.4 from 14 reviewers
  • Features (11)
    5.8 5.8 from 11 reviewers
  • Ease of use (11)
    8.7 8.7 from 11 reviewers
  • Sound quality (13)
    8.9 8.9 from 13 reviewers
  • Durability (6)
    8.8 8.8 from 6 reviewers
  • Overall quality (6)
    8.2 8.2 from 6 reviewers
  • Looks (6)
    10 10 from 6 reviewers
  • Video quality (6)
    8.2 8.2 from 6 reviewers
More grades Less grades
  • Score Distribution

Experts:
9-10
(3)
7-8
(7)
5-6
(7)
3-4
(0)
1-2
(0)
Users:
9-10
(184)
7-8
(152)
5-6
(72)
3-4
(58)
1-2
(68)
  • Expert Reviews

  1. CNET

    CNET
    6.5/10
    27 October 2009

    The Creative Zen X-Fi2 is the company's first touchscreen MP3 player which includes expandable storage and native support for FLAC. Read more

    • Excellent sound quality, High-quality bundled ear buds, FLAC support, FM radio, Expandable storage
    • TERRIBLE touchscreen interface, No dedicated volume or play buttons
  2. Channel News

    Channel News
    6.0/10
    21 October 2009

    Creative have had a hard slog in the media player market. They have consistently produced reasonable players but have had a hard time taking any market share. The reason is comes down to brand positioning and innovation, both of which they sorely lack. The new Zen XFi2 continues their trend of players that produce excellent sound and a wide range of features. Read more

    • Excellent sound quality, Wide volume range, FLAC support, Heaps of features, Xfi processing, Good price
    • Sluggish Interface, Low resolution screen, TFT screen is a little outdated.
  • User Reviews

  1. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: GGCAN, CNET
    27 March 2010

    Since the last firmware upgrade in July 2010, I've found the X-Fi2 much better at 'touch' and much more responsive. Many people I've read on reviews are stating that video Podcasts can't be downloaded to the X-Fi2, however, if you download Any Video Converter from the Web which is free, it's very easy to download video Podcasts to the X-Fi2. Any Video converter will modify the video podcast to an AVI file type and the X-fi2 plays these well. Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

Help out your fellow TestFreaks by writing a Wiki description for this product.

Ask the community

Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question!

Video Reviews