Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1): an iPod Touch rival
In the upcoming CES, Samsung is planning to launch the Samsung Galaxy Player. Samsung Galaxy Player is a personal media player that runs on Android 2.2 and has front and rear cameras (3.2 MP rear camera). It would be interesting to see the performance of the rear camera of the Samsung Galaxy Player and the quality of the photos that it will produce. This device is 9.8mm thin and it will be available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.
The said media player will be sporting a 4-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 800×480 pixels and it’s gonna be powered by a 1GHz processor. The Galaxy Player will also support playback for HD content.
Based from these specs, the Apple iPod Touch 4th gen has better resolution since it has 960×640 pixels. In addition, Samsung does not have an option for a 64GB media player (of this model) but the memory is expandable because it has a microSD card slot.
For connectivity, it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0. The Galaxy Player has GPS and the iPod Touch 4th gen doesn’t have a built-in GPS.
For those who are concerned about the audio quality, the said media player uses SoundAlive audio enchancing technology. SoundAlive is also a Samsung technology.
It’s interesting to see if the Galaxy Player will slow down the sales of the iPod Touch. What do you think? 
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Don’t know where on earth you got your specs for the Samsung Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50) from, but your post is completely inaccurate and misleading. Those specs would have been outstanding on the Galaxy Player 50 but here are the real specs below:
1. Operating system: Android 2.1 (eclair) not Android 2.2 as stated in our post.
2. Camera: Rear 2mp camera with no flash or autofocus.
3. Memory: 8gb and 16gb memory with expandable micro sd slot that allows up to 32gb card.
4. Screen: 3’2 inch LCD screen and not 4 inch screen as stated in your post (not sure what the resolution is).
5. Connectivity: wifi and GPS but no mention of bluetooth.
Finally my advise to you is to always do your homework properly before rushing out with totally inaccurate and misleading previews. You owe it to your readers to be honest and responsible at all times.
Now go back and update your post with the correct details. It’s not that difficult.
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Karla Redor Reply:
December 29th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
@tosben, I’m referring to the model that will be launched in CES 2011
Refer to: http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/12/27/samsung-confirms-galaxy-player-will-showcase-at-ces-2011/
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Hi Karla,
thanks for clearing that up. I do apologise for my comments. In your original post you didn’t make it clear which model you were reviewing and i thought you were reviewing the Galaxy Player (YP-G50) but i see you’ve amended the review to include the model number.
The specs of the new Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) look great and i can’t wait to get my hands on one as i’m not an apple fan. I only hope the audio quality won’t disappoint. I currently use the Sony NWZ-A845B Walkman and that sounds great.
Do you have any idea whether the new Galaxy Player will feature user customisable eq like the Sony and not just pre-set eq like the ipod Touch. At this price level i really don’t know why any manufacturer would exclude user customisable eq from a music player.
Regards.
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Karla Redor Reply:
December 29th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
please take note that this is not a review. this is just an announcement on what we would be expecting from Samsung
Regarding your question, we will get more details as soon as they unveil this in CES 2011.
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