The Majority Mini Shelford portable radio fixes one of our main complaints about its Little sibling
The addition of a rechargeable battery is a big plus
by Joe Svetlik · What Hi-Fi?
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Majority has announced a new radio, and it has one feature sorely lacking from the four-star Little Shelford: a rechargeable battery.
When away form the mains, the Little Shelford relies on four AA batteries to provide 15 hours of battery life. As we commented in our review, that could soon get expensive if you're using it on the go a lot. But the Mini Shelford solves this problem with a built-in 2600mAh rechargeable unit that gives you up to 20 hours of runtime.
The Mini Shelford has a shorter, wider design than the Little, but still comes wreathed in retro styling. It too offers Bluetooth connectivity (for beaming content like playlists, podcasts and streaming services to it from your phone) and a DAB+/FM radio.
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And if you don't want to go wireless, you can connect wired headphones to it using the 3.5mm socket.
There's a full colour display for showing album art and track info, and you control it using the rotary dial. Other features include a dual alarm and sleep timer.
We were impressed with what the Little Shelford offered for the price, and the Mini Shelford is only a few pounds more expensive. It goes on sale in August for £49.95 (around $67 / AU$97), and comes in Dusty Rose, Olive, Black and Cream finishes.
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