An inexpensive alternative to an Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 ($149.99 list, 8GB) acquits itself well as a basic, budget MP3 and video player that also runs most of the 400,000 Android apps available. It’s for people who want to play “Draw Something” but don’t want to deal a smartphone contract, and it costs $50 less than the same-capacity iPod touch ($199, 5 stars). But its low-res screen may limit its appeal to status-conscious teens who could make up its core market.
Physical Design and Networking
The Galaxy Player 3.6 looks like a small budget smartphone. Made of black and chrome plastic, it has standard MicroUSB and headphone jacks on the bottom panel and a matte back. The front is mostly a somewhat-dim 3.6-inch, 480-by-320 LCD screen with three standard Android touch buttons below it. At 4.6 by 2.6 by .4 inches (HWD) and 4.2
Article source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402958,00.asp