Samsung YP-G50 Galaxy Player

usability, sound, size, price, headphones

performance, portability, durability, battery, reliability

64% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Enjoying a small victory where possible, adding media on a MicroSD works, the Galaxy Player 50 scanning for files it can play and adding them to its media library. We'd have preferred the card slot to be accessible without needing to remove the case at...

Good build quality ; Decent price for the specs

Operating system doesn't work ; Android Market doesn't work ; Forgets your info if you turn it off

With the Samsung Galaxy Player 50, we seem to finally be seeing a household name come out with major competition to the iPod touch. Now that the Galaxy brand is strong, the time seems right for this Android media player.

Lightweight, Removable battery with external memory, supporting up to 32GB, Easy to use music player, ‘iTunes-free’, just control your music content by dragging and dropping

Low quality build, Poor display resolution, Runs an outdated Android 2.1, Limited hardware performance means you’ll struggle to find any games enjoyable, Unimpressive camera, lacks flash

We’ve highlighted in our brief review some of the features and drawbacks to the Samsung Galaxy Player 50, many of which are hardware associated but some also software related but as a day to day music player, it should suffice. Putting all this into...

Large, roomy display ; Easy access to the MicroSD card slot ; Full access to the Android Market

Battery takes a long time to charge fully ; Poor audio quality

With access to the full Android Market, a colossal display, and expandable memory, the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 is a solid choice for anyone seeking an Android media player.

The Galaxy Player 5.0 retails for $269.99 with 8GB of storage (as compared with $229.99 for the 4.0); it supports MicroSD memory cards up to 32GB. For more details and a comparison with the Editor's Choice Apple iPod touch ($199, 5 stars), read our...

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