Samsung Making Galaxy iPod Killer With Android

Android + 32GB Galaxy S without phone + GPS = iPod Touch KILLER imo

I certainly thought it was a good idea for it to come with GPS, but if it's going to compete it needs a video out, something i REALLY wanted from my Galaxy S, you have a Hummingbird processor that can play HD video but no output!

Also a shame they took the Super AMOLED screen away, they need something to compete with that retena display, i have to admit it looks nice.

Can't wait to see how people compare the two, should be interesting!

Forgot to add (No edit button..)

Apple has their app store, the Android market isn't exactly up to spec since half of the market is full of apps that look like they we're made in 10 minutes..

Well, this was maybe true at some time, but I find that the quality of the Android Market contents has seriously increased over the last months. Of course, 99,9% (yes really!) of the Market applications are a complete waste of time and energy but my experience with the AppStore also showed me that only a few hundreds of the 300,000 AppStore applications were worth testing...
Still, I don't see how this will become an iPod killer. Samsung is late (again) and with a product that is not an innovation, probably also priced high. Archos and several others have proposed equivalent solutions before. The Samsung will sell thanks to their name and the money they put in ads campaign in general, but most people will continue buying iPods as they see it as the original one (you can't be wrong buying an iPod, eventhough it has the worst equalizer of all PMP's)...
Even I finally bought an iPod Classic just because no other manufacturer thinks about making an mp3 player with a Hard Disk, which I need if I want to be able to carry my 45Gb music collection on holiday.

Can't argue with that, now that iv'e thought about it i can only assume Samsung is trying to enter a market full of people who only want what their friends have. (Well actually it's exactly what they're doing)

If they manage to sell a lot of these, it might influence people's buying choice just like what Android devices and iOS devices have done, now a large majority of people buying are looking for Android or iOS, but my guess is people only get what their friends have because the exact same thing happens with my friends.

It's because of me i managed to get some of my friends to buy Windows Mobile pocket pc's haha.

Now they've all changed to iPod touch and iPhone because everyone else has them.

I don't get it. Is the phone component so expensive? Why not just buy the phone and disable the mobile network?

Disabling GSM increases battery life. If you don't recharge an ipod for 2 days, it will still be able to switch on when it's needed.

Because the Music version of the device will be cheaper than the phone version, and will come with higher memory models.

So 32GB + 32GB internal memory is 64GB

The phone can only be expanded up to 48GB

Btw, Iphone 4 32Gb in Moscow costs about $935.
Ipod Touch 32Gb costs $370.
See the difference?

This is exactly what both cost in Europe. US does not have unlocked iPhone at all. 3G component is very expensive (requires gov't approval and certification). iPhone also one of not so many phones that supports EU and US bands.

LOL. This is so ridiculous.

I wasn't questioning Apple's pricing policy. I wondered if the GSM/3G electronics were so expensive. I highly doubt that the radio component alone costs $565, that was my point.

It's not about GSM module price.
It's just higher margin. Apple just makes more money selling iphones.
I use a phone and a Windows Mobile PDA.
I would buy an Ipod toch if it had Windows Mobile.

I hate spammers..

The Galaxy S does have video via 3.5mm jack, even though it's just analog. It does complete screen duplication so it'll work with all programs. Not the best picture, but it gets the job done.

If only they fix their wifi problem, it'll be the perfect machine.

"with front facing camera for video calling"

I wonder how video calling works without the functionality of a phone.

But you can't argue with android, freedom at last for a portable music player.

If that thing supports Skype and is cheap enough, it'll make a nice home phone.

I wonder how the iPod touch is able to do that as well.... It'll probably be based off the FaceTime standard, which would allow it to communicate with the iPhone and iPod touch, as well (considering it's an open standard).

I wish we could get these things with basic phone contracts. I'd like an iPhone or Android phone, but seriously I can do without the $100+/mo bills. Making calls with my iPod would be nice... at the price I currently pay which is less than $40/mo on our family/business plan.

So i was wondering:

at CES Samsung will roll out the Galaxy Player, which appears to be a Galaxy S without the phone.

Without the phone. Then comes a statement some lines later: 3.2MP rear camera with front facing camera for video calling.

Maybe im to stupid, but without any GSM Network, how im i supposed to do the video call?

Correct me if im wrong....

Does it bother anyone the pop-up on each article you go in?
Is any way to get rid of it? any good websites compared to this one?
This is really sh*tty. at least this is my opinion.

This makes video calls the same way you (have to) video call with the iPhone/iPod 3g: via Wi-fi, since cell networks would be crippled if video calling were enabled nationwide (with the rare exception of 4g coverage for capable handsets.)

What I am wondering is that, given the Nexus S that just came out with all the same features, why would someone want one of these when they can get all that, plus a phone, for about the same price? (even less with a contract.) The thing that is still missing is HDMI output.

LOL, nice troll. Yes, there are so many shining examples of fine app craftsmanship on the itunes app store... Let's see, there is the gun cocking noisemaker, the app that shows a picture of a guy whose lips move when you talk into the microphone, the app that makes a whip cracking sound when you jerk the phone front and back...

Firefox + Adblock Plus work great.

Will be great to see some independent, head-to-head reviews of the Galaxy Player and iPod Touch.

For the right price, that's something I would consider.

I wonder what the price tag is.. If it is around $500, I doubt it will has much market.

Video Out doesn't work in all programs. Some games shut off the video output during play. At least it is that way on my Captivate, but it could be my ROM I'm running.

I also want to see the price tag... I also if they can get some kind of quality control for their apps (not close the doors like apple, but samsung could have people do QC and put it in a special app store).

PS: I would love for a company to beat out the ipod, Im sick of the fact that no other company has made a good mp3 player in a while. MS did ok with the zune but the screen's aspect ration isn't that great for movies plus they haven't come out with a new one (at least with a better res. screen). Plus the prices of any mp3 player with these kind of specs is just too high (300 for 32 gb for a touch or even 250 for the zune). Creative's looks nice but no one around my area sells them so I have no way to check them out before trying to buy coupled with their horrendous customer support (I have had bad experiences with them in the past)...along with the lack of apps/games that the ipod has really makes them the only good choice.

No Way it will kill the Ipod Touch. Most people I know that love their Ipod Touch like to game a lot. Gaming in Android compared to iOS is nothing to be proud off... Most games that exists in both platforms, are not exactly "fluid" when you play it in an Android equipment. Just try to compare Asphalt HD, NFS, Angry Birds... iOS still is much better than Android in that department, and believe me, this is quite important for the kind of crowd that Galaxy Player is aimed to. Perhaps, with Ginger exclusive games, we will start to see iOS quality games (still to be seen if the improovments in Gingerbread really will make high quality gaming in Android a reality) and this will not be an issue anymore. It is quite depressing to see your high end mobile phone, 1GHz CPU speed, same or better GPU than the one in most iThings, delivering worse performance. iPhone 3GS is much better at gaming than most (if not all) current Top ndroid Phones, even being far lower specd.