NW-S775

The NW-S775 is a tenth-generation S Series Network Walkman offering 16 GB storage for MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV playback. A lithium-ion battery supplied up to 42 hours of use with WM-PORT, video and photo playback, and Clear Phase processing. The chassis was slimmed to roughly 7 mm maximum thickness.

The S775 is probably the sweet spot of this generation. It gives the line enough room to feel fully usable while keeping the same sleek, inward-facing late S identity that makes these models feel so much healthier than some of the line's earlier, more overextended phases. The concept is stable. The design is stable. The use case is stable.