Samsung Galaxy Player
| Company type | Product line |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | September 2, 2010 |
| Founder | Samsung Electronics |
| Products | Android-based handheld media players |
| Owner | Samsung Electronics |
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The Samsung Galaxy Player, referred to as the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi in European markets, represents a series of now-discontinued Android-based multifunctional handheld devices developed and manufactured by Samsung. The product line was first unveiled on September 2 at the 2010 IFA event held in Berlin and later displayed at the 2011 CES in Las Vegas.
Models
Each Galaxy Player variant incorporates a 3-axis accelerometer. Additionally, the Galaxy Player 4.2 model is equipped with a 3-axis gyroscope.
- Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50)
The initial Samsung Android media player was the Galaxy Player 50—not to be confused with the Galaxy Player 5.0—announced at IFA Berlin in late 2010 and launched early the following year. It offers a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD screen with a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels, internal storage options of either 8 or 16 GB, expandable via microSDHC cards, a battery rated at 1000mAh, Bluetooth version 3.0 support, an RDS-enabled FM tuner, and a rear-facing camera with a resolution of two megapixels. This model operates on the Android 2.1 Eclair platform.
- Galaxy Player 4.0 or Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 (YP-G1)
Featuring a capacitive multi-touch screen measuring four inches diagonally with an "Super Clear" LCD panel at an WVGA resolution of 800x480 pixels, the Galaxy Player 4.0 provides users with an internal flash memory capacity of eight gigabytes expandable up to an additional thirty-two gigabytes through microSD cards. It is equipped with dual cameras—a VGA front-facing camera and a rear camera boasting three-point-two megapixels—alongside Wi-Fi connectivity, FM radio functionality, GPS capabilities, and runs on Android version 2.3 Gingerbread (specifically build 2.3.5). Enthusiast developers have created unofficial ports enabling Android Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.0). Its design closely mirrors that of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone (model I9000), differing primarily by having a lower-resolution rear camera and lacking cellular phone features such as voice calling or mobile data support; it utilizes the Samsung Exynos 3110 processor.
Samsung initially announced plans to release the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 during the first half of 2011, starting with availability in the United Kingdom market.[1] The U.S launch for both the Galaxy Player models with four- and five-inch displays occurred in October of that year.
- Galaxy Player 5.0 or Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 (YP-G70)
This model includes a microSD card slot supporting expansion up to thirty-two gigabytes alongside its internal storage capacity and is powered by the same Exynos 3110 processor running at one gigahertz as the smaller variants. Battery performance is estimated at approximately sixty hours for audio playback and eight hours for video viewing sessions under typical usage conditions. European versions ship with Android Froyo version 2.2.2 pre-installed while U.S versions come equipped with Android Gingerbread version 2.3 (2.3.5). Custom firmware developments have enabled unofficial updates to Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.x), KitKat (4.x), and even Lollipop versions.
- Galaxy Player 3.6 or Galaxy S WiFi 3.6 (YP-GS1)
The Galaxy Player model featuring a three-point-six-five-inch TFT LCD display offers a resolution of four hundred eighty by three hundred twenty pixels rather than employing Samsung's AMOLED technology commonly found in their smartphones at that time; it includes eight gigabytes of internal flash storage expandable via microSD cards and utilizes a single-core ARM Cortex-A8 CPU clocked at one gigahertz based on the OMAP3630 chipset architecture with a removable battery design running on Android Gingerbread version 2 (2 point 3). Additional features include a two-megapixel rear camera, GPS functionality, accelerometer sensor support as well as wireless connectivity options such as Wi-Fi standards b/g/n and Bluetooth version 3 with profiles including A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, and PBAP.
- Galaxy Player 4.2 or Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 (YP-GI1)
This iteration comes equipped with a four-point-two-inch IPS panel delivering an eight hundred by four hundred eighty pixel resolution paired with a one-gigahertz processor; it supports both front and rear cameras along with expandable storage through microSD cards and runs Android Gingerbread version 2 (2 point 3). The device also features a removable battery for ease of replacement.
- Galaxy Player 5.8 (YP-GP1)
Offering a larger five-point-eight-inch qHD LCD display at nine hundred sixty by five hundred forty pixels resolution, this model includes one gigabyte of RAM coupled with a dual-core processor operating at one gigahertz frequency and is equipped with a three-megapixel rear camera lacking LED flash functionality; it launches running Android Ice Cream Sandwich version 4 (or occasionally build 4 point zero point three). Battery capacity matches that of the Galaxy Player five-inch variant at two thousand five hundred milliampere-hours while storage options include sixteen or thirty-two gigabyte models augmented by microSD card support up to thirty-two gigabytes.
- Galaxy 070 or Smart Home Phone 2 HD or 스마트홈 폰 HD mini (YP-GI2)
Released exclusively in South Korea during August of 2013 through Korea Telecom distribution channels under branding as a home phone device featuring specialized applications for SMS messaging and VoIP calls over Wi-Fi networks, this device sports a four-point-two-inch TFT LCD screen at eight hundred by four hundred eighty pixels resolution driven by a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU clocked at one point two gigahertz alongside Bluetooth version three support; it houses an internal memory capacity of eight gigabytes expandable via microSDXC cards and operates on Android Jelly Bean version 4 (4 point one). This represents the most recent addition to the Galaxy Player lineup.
Codec Compatibility
Audio formats supported include MP3, M4A (encompassing AAC, AAC+, eAAC+), AMR (both AMR-NB and AMR-WB), WMA, OGG, and FLAC.
Video playback is compatible with MP4, 3GP, AVI (including DivX and Xvid codecs), WMV, ASF, as well as H.263 and H.264 formats.
Pricing
The recommended retail prices in the United States are set at $149.99 for the 3.6-inch model, $199.99 for the 4.2-inch variant, $229.99 for the 4.0-inch version, and $269.99 for the 5.0-inch edition.
See also
References
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