It arrived this morning and I've been playing with it all day. I've been using the Galaxy Player 4.0 and I got this one to replace it because of the slightly larger screen and up-front speakers. I was hoping this wouldn't be too big or heavy to be comfy in my shirt pocket. Very surprisingly, it's the same size as the 4.0 and it's both thinner and considerably lighter.
I'm particularly surprised at the lightness because it has a larger battery and, according to their specs, quite a lot longer battery life. That also influenced my decision to buy it. Of course I haven't tested that yet but so far I've found Samsung's specs to be reasonably close.
They've improved the lock screen so that it's easy to flick it away. With the 4.0 the lock screen was so clumsy I changed to a pattern to unlock it, not because I cared about security but because it was just easier. This one has fixed that nicely.
Another nice surprise was how fast it connects to Wifi when it wakes up. The old one wasn't slow but this one is about twice or three times as fast connecting.
It feels great in my shirt pocket. The little bit larger screen is just what I was hoping for and the speakers are a big improvement over what was an already good speaker.
There are three minor disappointments. I thought I was buying a white one and it's black. I'm not really sure if a white one is available, but that's not important enough to return it. Also the home button is a physical button instead of a capacitive button. I may decide that I like that in time, but if I'd had a choice I'd have chosen a capacitive button. And the last and most disappointing thing is that I can't change the 4 items in the banner at the bottom of the screen like I could on the Player 4.0. I'm sad about that.
Edit: I found that by going into Applications and then hitting Menu and then Edit I'm able to change the items in the task bar at the bottom of the screen. This thing keeps getting perfecter and perfecter. :)
All in all though, this is a significant improvement over what I thought was already a great little device. I wasn't sure I'd like it better than the 4.0 but it's a lot nicer. I'm really pleased with this thing.
Before I got the Player 4.0 I was using an Ipod Touch. Both of these things are a huge improvement over the Ipod, which was itself a pretty nice device. Electronics just keep getting better and better. :)
Edit: I just got the spare battery I ordered and charged it and all is well. If anyone is interested it's a Samsung phone battery EB484659VA. Even Samsung service or parts people weren't able to give me that number. I had to get it from the battery that came with the player. Amazon does have them. A seach on that number will find it for you.
Barry
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