10-17-2011, 05:21 PM | #1 |
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Samsung Galaxy Player 5"
For those of you that are interested in a device small enough to go in a pocket or purse the new Galaxy Player 5" looks very interesting. If it is too big they offer a 4" model as well. I have created a Galaxy Player wiki page for the device. I did some measurement and calculations on the screen and figure it is 2.62" wide and 4.35" tall with a 480 x 800 pixel density at 185ppi this could be a wining device for portable reading. It runs Gingerbread and has a GPS with Wi-Fi so it runs Market.
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10-18-2011, 04:12 AM | #3 |
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I wish I had the money.... It looks like an awesome device as replacement for my PDA.
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10-18-2011, 05:24 AM | #4 |
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I wish it had Galaxy S II specs; but unfortunately, it's using the specs from Samsung's first gen Galaxy phone released 16 months ago. In the rapidly changing world of smartphones and tablets, that makes it nearly obsolete.
I guess it requires massive amounts of time and R&D to remove the 3G radio from a phone and turn it into a media player. |
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If they would take the SII as base, the price would be so high, that it wouldn't be worth it.
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Yes but it does not have the same screen nor the same amount of memory. And it's the screen that made then phone.
That said i still think this is a great product. I can see me getting the 4" for my kids |
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The Samsung Galaxy Player has the same amount of RAM as the Samsung Galaxy S (512MB). |
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An iPhone 4 is selling for $650~$750 with no contract. An iPod touch based on the iPhone 4 is going to be very expensive - like $229~$299. |
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One of the problems with having a dual-core processor is manufacturers won't really be able to skimp on the battery. If they do, then battery life is going to be abysmal. On further thought though, if the Xiaomi M1 can sell for 2000 Yuan (~US$310) and the Kindle Fire for $200, I don't think a dual-core version of the Samsung Galaxy Player would cost a lot more to manufacture. |
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