Player Samsung YP-K3: review, specs, reviews

"Samsung" is one of the largest companies that manufactures machinery. The firm covers a fairly large segment of the market, from smartphones to TVs. Nevertheless, the products that go under the Samsung brand can boast of high quality. In this article we will talk about the new player of this company. Do you want to know more about the new Samsung YP K3? Welcome to this review.

Samsung YP K3

Relatively recently, at the CES, which was held in Las Vegas, the Korean company "Samsung" introduced its new portable player labeled YP K3. The new player should be an operational response from Apple with their recently released iPod Nano. But what is YP K3?

The Samsung YP K3 player is an ultra-thin device that is designed to play music. One of the interesting features of this gadget is the touch control, which provides more convenient interaction between the user and the player. Also, the multifunctionality of the device can not but rejoice. In addition to listening to music, you can read books, view photos, etc. However, this is not all the features of this player. The guys from the "Samsung" have a couple of trump cards in their sleeves, which will leave iPod Nano far behind. Do you want to know what this player is interesting for music? Read this article!

Design

The first thing you should look at is the appearance of the device. The body of the player has a rectangular shape. It is made of black quality plastic, which looks pretty stylish. On the side panels you can see a chrome plated metal insert, which significantly increases the strength of the device. In general, the Samsung YP K3 player is a tough nut to crack. He is able to survive the fall from great heights. Numerous crash tests, which roam the expanses of the network, will not let you lie. When you compress the device does not creak and does not play. Therefore, you can safely carry the player in your jeans pocket.

The plastic on the front panel is polished. Thanks to this the gadget looks pretty bright. However, it is necessary to pay for such beauty. After all, the front panel collects fingerprints. Fortunately, the back of the player does not suffer from such an ailment (it is made of more matte plastic). Assembly of the device does not cause any complaints. No backlashes, no cracks. Moreover, they do not appear even after prolonged use. Another advantage of the Samsung YP K3 is its compactness. The device has small dimensions, so it can be taken with you everywhere.

In terms of design, the Samsung YP K3 player resembles the iPod Nano of the first generations. However, experts from Samsung did not make a pale analog. They took the iPod as a model and improved it, so that the YP K3 looks prettier than the Apple product. The design of the K3 is quite restrained, with a glimpse of the business style. The developers used a classic combination of black and silver. Thanks to this device in the hands of the owner looks good regardless of the style of clothing (everyday or more formal). Among other things, the K3 goes well with headphones from different manufacturers. In general, we can say that the designers from the "Samsung" coped to the hard five.

Control

As mentioned above, the gadget is controlled via a sensor. Straight on the front panel, from the bottom of the main display, you can see seven touch areas. Two of them are needed to bring up the context menu or return to the previous menu level. Other five keys are required for navigation, sound settings, confirmation during selection and other functions.

Sensitivity of the sensor is at a sufficient level. Here you can note a certain balance. The Samsung YP K3 player perceives finger pressing, but when it lies in the pocket, no pressing occurs. It's quite convenient and practical. In addition, this system protects against mistaken clicks. The interface is quite simple to learn and understandable on an intuitive level. Even a small child can understand.

Battery

MP3-player as a source for power uses a lithium-polymer battery. The battery capacity is about 500 mAh. With active use (listening to music, using the menu, etc.), the device is able to work for about 25 hours without connecting to the network. Such autonomy of the gadget simply can not but rejoice. Charger for Samsung YP K3 is supplied as standard.

Connecting to a PC

This player for music can exchange data with a PC using a USB cable. Samsung YP K3, in contrast to its predecessors, has UMS-firmware. Due to this, the device is defined as a removable medium, which, in turn, provides copying of graphic and audio files in both directions. The lack of a software manager is the right decision on the part of Samsung. In our country people do not really bother about copyright. And the possibility of free data transfer is a function that can not be provided by the iPad Nano (because of the MTP-firmware). Perhaps, it is because of the UMS firmware that the offspring of Samsung will dominate the Russian market.

Sound

The sound of the player is at a fairly high level. In this regard, Samsung never had problems. In the presence of good plug-in headphones MP3-player is able to very clearly work out even the lowest frequencies. Also pleased with the presence of an amplifier, whose power is about 20 mW. It will provide a loud sound even in low-quality headphones.

If we talk about a specific style predisposition, then nothing could be found. Music of different styles, from classics to rock and roll, sounds just great. Among other things, it pleases the ability to adjust the sound. It is produced by selecting a specific style preset (for example, Concert Hall, Vocal, etc.). Unfortunately, there is no manual configuration option.

The headphones are also supplied with the player. They are made of high quality black plastic with stylish silverware. On the dynamics you can see a metal mesh, which not only performs a decorative function, but positively affects the sound. The headphones are good at playing low, medium and even high frequencies. There was no payback.

New player: reviews

The new player from Samsung has received extremely positive reviews. Users notice the stylish design of the device, excellent ergonomics, excellent sound, etc. In addition, many liked the duration of battery life. Agree, to live a day without recharging is not capable of every player.

Price

At the moment, nothing is known about the cost of the device. But for sure you will have to pay a tidy sum in order to get the player at your disposal. The price, most likely, will vary between 16-18 thousand rubles (almost like the cost of iPod Nano).