Roberts Revival Petite Sunburst Yellow Digital Radio

Roberts Revival Petite Sunburst Yellow Digital Radio

Roberts Revival Petite Sunburst Yellow Digital Radio


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Dimensions: 7.6 x 12.4 x 7.3 cm; 790 Grams
Model: REV-PETITESY
Batteries Included: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Manufacture: Roberts
Dimensions: 7.6 x 12.4 x 7.3 cm; 790 Grams
Origin: China

33 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Really lovely looking radio. Love that it can be charged and is portable, great to easily move around the house or take outside. Sound quality is excellent. Absolutely love it.

  2. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Compact but great sound. Easy to select stations. Holds charge well, get a few days from it and we leave it on for the dog all day. Very nice to look at, the duck egg blue is stunning.

  3. McKenzie Dillon says:

     United Kingdom

    Small but perfectly formed! I bought this to use in my campervan and its a perfect size. Love the retro look. Easy to set up and the quality of the sound is excellent for its size. Roberts radios are not the cheapest but the quality of the build and sound well worth that bit extra.

  4. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    An excellent, good quality radio with superb sound for its size, battery life is very good.
    I did add a telescopic aerial for convenience as the supplied wire one needed hooking up somewhere which was not always possible. I bought a plug in telescopic with a 3.5mm jack which just plugs into the radio.

  5. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This radio in Duck Egg Blue sits in my workroom for computer use and ironing.
    The first Revival was bought in January 2023 in Dark Blue for our kitchen-diner.
    Both radios have a great tone and are very easy to use, you can find so many stations already preset . The integral battery life is long and it is very easy to recharge, though note you need the correct plug!
    I have always wanted a Roberts radio and I can recommend the Revival.

  6. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    What a lovely little radio it sounds so much bigger than it is

  7. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Well made a good sound, purchased 2 one for a prese

  8. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I would have given it 5 stars if it had a socket for earphones.

  9. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Brilliant for the kitchen, portable Bluetooth device with a long lasting charge.
    Can’t have toast and coffee without it.
    Smart and stylish.

  10. AnneEbnerra says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I love these radios so much that I now have three of them in different rooms around the house. They can also be paired with a smart device for listening to music and podcasts etc. The sound quality is excellent.

  11. SimoneWolcott says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I love this little radio. The sound is loud enough for my poor level of hearing — I can place it close by. It is simple to operate and I can easy change channels via the wheel. I found the supplied wire antenna is sufficient and is not too annoying. The only disappointment is that to use Bluetooth I would need to purchase a separate Bluetooth transmitter.

  12. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I use the radio and speaker whilst away and it’s been an excellent travel companion. The sound is great for its size and the battery life is proving excellent. The layout as others have mentioned is really odd with what should be the natural volume dial being for station changing which feels very counter intuitive but apart from that it’s highly recommended

  13. JeffersonG54 says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Very small, exactly what I was looking for for my kitchen. Amazingly good and clear sound and great colour range.

  14. WillisFreehill says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    The only drawback to this Radio is that unfortunately you can’t use any kind of headphones with it! Otherwise everything else is excellent – sound quality, ease of tuning, portability & colour (I purchased the Blue one).

  15. AlexisCase says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI already have an older Roberts radio (the big brother of this wee fella!) which isn’t as technical (can’t be recharged, and doesn’t connect to Bluetooth!) but I know from owning that radio that Roberts is a great brand so when I wanted to get a radio to use in the bathroom that would need to be unwired I thought I’d see what Roberts had to offer and found this petite radio. It is cute! Smaller than you might realise from the pictures but that doesn’t stop it delivering great sound ! And being the modern, technically advanced wee brother it can connect to the Bluetooth on my phone so I can listen to my own music or a podcast, great to have the option though so far I’ve been enjoying having a radio! It’s small enough that you could easily take it out to the garden or park if you wanted some music with you. Though don’t be fooled into thinking it’s pocket sized. It’s as deep as it is high. I’ve used it every morning and not had to recharge it yet. My Dad, a real sound snob and the one who coughed up the cash for the radio (birthday present), was duly impressed by the sound that came out. I won’t be surprised if his garage (man cave) has one soon too! I also loved the choice of colours. I was initially drawn to the midnight blue, such a lovely colour, but I knew it was mostly going to live in the bathroom which is mostly black/ white/ grey apart from an orange framed picture it was going to sit under. And there was an orange one to match! . My only complaint is the wire antenna which just looks limp so I ordered a replacement one on Amazon (as pictured). The radio was dispatched quickly and was well, and simply, packaged. I’d recommend this cute wee radio!

    It’s so cute! 😍

  16. Rocco Sansone says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersAbsolutely delighted with my little radio! Excellent sound quality, battery life appears very good too. Can recommend highly.

  17. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersVery good sound quality for size. Limitations for people with sight problems ie. display text is too small and preset buttons would help. Cheap wire aerial detracts from overall excellent small radio.

  18. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This is just a great little radio. Easy to use, simple to tune and with crystal clear sound – far louder than you’d expect. Works like a treat on DAB, FM and on bluetooth. Added to this, it is simply a beautifully designed item. Highly recommended.

  19. Guest Author says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Nice little good sounding radio but didn’t realise you can’t replace the battery

  20. AileenMccleary says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 14 From Our UsersThe Roberts Revival Petite is a small, fun and brilliant looking little radio with an impressive sound quality and a good battery life.

    It really looks and feels great. A lovely smaller than expected size and a good build quality

    – It has a 0 – 15 scale for the volume, and I have found the speaker sounds like it is clipping at the higher levels
    – Sound quality below 14-15 is great
    – It is not rated water resistant
    – The DAB and FM Reception is more or less useless in a city without the aerial plugged and not amazing plugged in
    – Included aerial is 3.5mm wire rather than a metal freestanding one
    – Uses Micro USB for charging

    It has an optional purchasable soft pouch from Roberts, but I can’t imagine this offers much protection.
    There are third party metal aerials with mixed reviews for this radio.
    It is not water resistant on any level which means it’s really not the best risk-free on the go radio.
    The max volume isn’t particularly loud and not the most helpful when sound distorts so heavily.

    This makes the radio sadly quite niche. It’s not the best at being a radio and isn’t the best at being a speaker. It’s not that useful outside of the house if you worry about it getting wet.

    Marshall produce speakers that look equally retro which are water resistant and louder with comparable sound quality, use USB C and have a comparable battery life.
    The JBL Tuner 2 is water resistant and more durable, has a better antennae built in, is louder, better reception, cheaper, uses USB C to charge unlike the Petite’s Micro USB, but has a lower battery life and doesn’t sound quite as nice.

    So who is this for? Somebody who doesn’t mind taking it out with minimal protection or is just going to use it around the house, and is willing to get a better antennae. Which is a shame, as this is a really nice radio.

  21. Wendy Lohr says:

     United Kingdom

    Was wondering if I was going to be disappointed with the sound quality given the size of the product.
    Pleasantly surprised when taking item out of box at the sturdy feeling and weight.
    Very impressed at the volume and depth of sound for such a little piece of kit.
    So far my reception has been amazing with the little wire aerial and after charging, whilst I listened to it, am now enjoying the 20 hours before needing to recharge.
    It’s a 5 out of 5 for me.

  22. JudyFonseca says:

     United Kingdom

    You can’t go wrong with this – really nice sound, bluetooth + DAB, and hardly takes up any space. It’s on in our kitchen pretty much constantly. Not the loudest given the size, but unless you’re planning on this being your main speaker at house parties you’ll be fine for kitchen disco.

    One teeny tiny complaint is that the dial really seems like it should control volume but it only does tuning, which to me seems less intuitive. But this gets 5* regardless.

  23. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersWe’ve got a couple of Roberts radios around the house as well as numerous other ways to listen but couldn’t resist one of these – impossibly small and cute, but with an incredibly rich sound. Really easy to use too.

    One gripe which stops it getting 5 stars – the supplied aerial is a flimsy piece of wire so is effectively useless and looks incredibly cheap. Horribly cynical piece of cost cutting by Roberts, but there are plenty of aftermarket aerials with 3.5mm sockets on Amazon so we’ve corrected this faux pas.

  24. FloyHeredia says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 6 From Our UsersI feel like this could have been absolutely 5+ stars had the makers just tweaked a few things here & there. A lot of other reviewers agree with all of my grumbles so you do wonder why they weren’t thought of when designing this product? That asideI still can’t get over how powerful & BIG sounding this radio speaker is for such a wee thing! It really was quite more petite than I expected, so I was concerned the sound quality would match the wee size but I was thankfully proved absolutely wrong: this has a big, warm, sound with a satisfying amount of bass – I was most impressed. I totally love the retro design & the colour range – they have got it spot on. However here’s the wee niggles I have – the big dial sadly doesn’t turn the radio speaker on/off or turn the volume up. Maybe it’s a personal preference but I find there’s something very satisfying about being able to dial the volume UP on a radio/speaker, so that is a shame. Also the preset option is way more faffier than it should be. I often try to get to check my preset radio stations and end up getting so frustrated I just manually scroll through the radio stations (this is what your big dial button does) and lastly the DAB aerial is all but useless. With my other DAB radio (a cheap Tesco one) I never had any issues with reception so I always assumed I had good DAB signal in my area/in this part of the house, turns out I was wrong. So after failing to even get any DAB reception unless I sat the radio somewhere almost out of reach in my bathroom, I ended up buying the plug-in external, telescopic aerial. It’s much better but still every now & then my signal isn’t great quality. As a Bluetooth speaker it’s great – the size makes it super portable & the battery life so far has been really good, so all in all I am a fan but maybe just not the biggest fa

  25. Graeme Wearden says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersPerfect for my little en-suite bathroom. Easy to program. Sound is as good as it is from my UE Boom. Only issue is the small plug in aerial isn’t good enough to maintain a strong DAB signal so e.g. it loses the signal in the middle of my house near the thicker internal walls. Check out your local DAB coverage before buying.

  26. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersPros: sound quality, portable, rechargeable, neat design, scrolls all DAB text unlike some Sony equivalents, has sleep function, signal strength icon, Bluetooth and wired aux input, great FM sound quality (saves battery – eco!), 10 presets
    Cons: tiny display, doesn’t display time immediately after switching on (like some Sony units do), brightness could go a little lower but it’s not a deal breaker.

    Love the style, colour options (I went for the blue), low power use, genuinely musical delivery either via FM, DAB or Bluetooth. It’s does have a bass radiator but it is not Bose Soundlink Mini 1 or 2 levels of volume or quality but it’s very balanced and natural all the same. I think I’d prefer the control knob to adjust the volume instead of station scrolling but that’s just personal preference.
    The external antenna included is a thin black wire, but you can purchase a non Roberts telescopic one if yo don’t like the wire. Hopefully Roberts will launch their own telescopic one with a stabiliser so it stays put at the required angle.
    No regrets, great design and sound. Highly recommended!

  27. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersWhen Robert’s mean Petite, they deliver Petite!
    A radio that can fit on the palm of your hand, that oozes Robert’s quality. Nothing small about the sound – It delivers a room filling sound. If you want a radio, not a bedside alarm, this is the radio for you. Indoor and outdoor this radio delivers. I use it my office as a background listen or in my garden – it’s 20 hours claimed battery life is more than what I need. The charging cable is a USB. Robert’s warmth and clarity of sound is delivered in spades – won’t disappoint traditional Robert’s fans. For big bass thumping sound – this is not the radio but for you but a warm balanced sound where treble is not to peaky and bass just enough One quirk, what looks like a volume button and makes this radio interesting and different from other radios. For streaming, the Bluetooth pairing offers that possibility. This has all the makings of future Robert’s classic. A perfect little gem – without too many bells and whistles – which delivers what a radio should be – great sound.

  28. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Had purchased another 2 DAB radios both of which had promised the world! Both sent back, first one couldn’t program favourites and second one looked great on line but when delivered I couldn’t get it in the door. Didn’t particularly want to spend circa 100 but as an avid radio listener and long time luddite. Love the compactness, love the sound and colour. Reason for not 5 stars is the aerial is a loose wire which dangles wistfully in the wind. However another bonus is the recharge, so no batteries, just need to remember where I put the charging cable!

  29. MagdalenaSinnet says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 8 From Our UsersIt is a really nice radio, considering its size the sound is amazing, you can carry it anywhere, the design is elegant and it is easy to grasp!

    However, if you want to use headphones with the radio, you will not be able to. Wired or wireless ones
    And the main problem is the antenna?.?? Considering its a ‘Roberts’ radio I expected a metal antenna rather than that black snakey looking one that is flopping around, so you will need to get a metal antenna, which from Amazon is only 7.99 pounds, so this radio will cost you 106 pounds rather than 98.99, if you do want to use the radio then you will need the metal antenna regardless to get the best use. Other than that, it is beautiful, is it worth it? Yes, considering how long it will last, accessibility and portability with its amazing sound! But, antenna

    4.0 out of 5 stars Best ‘Petite’ radio with couple of errors.

  30. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersFirst let me get the basics out of the way – this looks great and sounds great. I bought two mini DAB+ radios recently, and I don’t regret either – the other is much lighter, and more pocketable. But isn’t a Bluetooth speaker and doesn’t sound as warm.

    This sounds shockingly good for a small radio – but do not think it’s pocket size. From the front it is, but it’s very thick.

    The reception is good – but if you need a bit extra, the easy to lose and ugly wire external antenna will disappoint. It’s also not much better than the built-in antenna in my area.

    The sound is warm and gentle – nice for a background music in a quiet room. Better than the pocket radio I bought and well-suited to the intended audience looking something with a vintage feel.

    There are a couple anachronisms in the design that detract from it – and I’m not referring to the fact it’s DAB+ and Bluetooth. Those are technical features to make a vintage design useful in the modern world. I’m referring to design anachronisms.

    First, and most visible most of the time is the monochrome OLED display. This is a relatively modern display tech and feels very cold. While for DAB a display is clearly essential, the other pocket radio I bought has an amber-backlit monochrome LCD display. Still 1980s-esque, and an anachronism for the radio’s design, but not nearly so harsh and obvious as the OLED display.

    Second is the blue LED for Bluetooth. Monochromatic blue LEDs are modern, cold, harsh and go against the rest of the design aesthetic. A warm white LED with a blue filter over it would look much more like a classic indicator lamp and allow “blue” to be portrayed with a much warmer feeling.

    Oh, and one usability thing – a back button would be nice 🙂

  31. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersI bought this for use in my camper van because it’s very small, the battery lasts, it looks cute and came in a colour that complements the interior.

    It sounds amazing in the van and also in my office (although I hadn’t planned to use it there). It’s so much better than I’d have imagined for such a small thing and gives a nice sound even in a fairly large room. I’m delighted with it.

    Some reviews have complained about the aerial wire, but I find that it works really well – I’ve used a bit of washi tape to stick it onto the window frame (can be easily moved) and it gets a great DAB signal.

    I gave 5 stars for the sound quality – not because it’s the best sound in the world, but because, in relation to its size I think it does an amazing job and sounds rich and clear. Even though there are many cheaper options, the balance of sound, style, size and battery life makes this the perfect combination for me.

    5.0 out of 5 stars A smashing little radio!

  32. FaustinoHandcoc says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 35 From Our UsersI have been looking for a compact radio that has exceptional sound quality for sometime now. A lot of the portable radios have very tiny sound or only good voice quality but horrible music quality. I live in the USA so I can’t vouch for the Dab radio function, but
    the FM stations in the Boston area all come in with a strong signal and very clear. I did however upgrade the antenna from the wire that is included to a small telescopic antenna which plugs directly into the antenna’s 3.5 mm jack on the back. There’s plenty of compact antenna’s for sale on Amazon. It’s a lot more convenient to use instead of the wire and the reception is just as good. The Bluetooth function performs very well. one thing to note is that it has 5.0 version which is the latest Bluetooth codec standard. I tested it using my high definition music player which also supports Bluetooth 5.0 Hi-Res and the sound quality was exceptionally clear and crisp with decent amounts of warm bass from the built-in radiator. The radio works exceptionally well in a corner to enhance the bass. The one feature that is missing from this unit is a headphone jack or Line out Jack to stream music to an external larger or stereo. This radio is built very well and looks like it could take abuse from daily use for a long time. I’ve had the petite for a week now and have used it on and off a few hours every day and the battery life is very good I only had to charge it once when I first got it. I also have a Roberts revival istream3 that is the big brother to this little radio and I have been enjoying for the past three years as well. Roberts radios are known for their warm sound signature and the petite does not disappoint in that department. Just buy it you won’t regret it.

    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sound quality for such a small radio