Apple users have the iPod touch, but what about Android fans? Where do they turn when looking for an app-running, connected media player — basically a smartphone without the phone? Well, believe it or not, there are a few options out there (like the Philips GoGear and Cowon’s D3) And one of the premier lines is certainly Samsung’s Galaxy Player offerings which, as the name implies, borrow a few things from their beloved cellphone siblings. There’s both a 4.0 (0) and a 5.0 (0) model which have four- and five-inch screens, respectively, but, besides the size, the two are practically identical in the specs department. We toyed with the smaller Galaxy Player 4.0 for a couple of weeks and our thoughts on Sammy’s (somewhat pricier) answer to the iPod touch Looking at the Galaxy Player 4.0, it’s clear where its roots lie. It’d be easy to mistake its silver-garnished bezel and curved plastic back for a white variant of T-Mobile’s Galaxy S (or, for the more cynical amongst you, a white iPhone 3GS). It is, sadly, just as bulky as those now aging devices and just as plasticky. Samsung’s build quality isn’t always our favorite, but we’re used to it. Still, we were shocked by just how cheap it felt. The shiny plastic and tacky chrome made it feel like a KIRF — not the premier media player from the company behind some of our favorite Android handsets. While a tad on the large size it wasn’t uncomfortable to hold or carry in a pocket — at least no more so than a 4-inch …
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