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Samsung S3

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Pros
Excellent sound quality
Interface is easy to navigate
Cons
Touch controls can be overly sensitive
Hassle to transcode video

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $79.99 (12/19/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 86
Features: Good: 71
Design: Good: 79

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Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $79.99

Performance

Very Good: 86

PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV)	-4.1
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%)	0.03
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB)	81
Crosstalk, Average (dB)	-54
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB)	2.4

Features

Good: 71

Capacity
Built-in Capacity	4GB
SD card	No
mini SD	No
micro SD	No
Memory Stick Micro	No
Compact Flash	No
Smart Media	No
xD Picture Card	No
Memory Stick	No

Battery
Replaceable Battery	No
Hours of Play (Per vendor)	25

Screen
Screen Size (inches)	1.8
Screen Resolution	176 by 220
ScreenType	Color

Size
Dimensions (inches)	1.7 by 0.4 by 3.7
Weight (oz.)	1.76

Connections
Line Out	No
Firewire	No
Headphone output	Yes
Microphone input	No
USB	Yes
Video Output	No
USB Host Adapter	Yes

Audio Formats
AAC	No
AIFF	No
Apple Lossless	No
ASF	No
Audible	No
FLAC	No
MP3	Yes
MPEG4	Yes
OGG	Yes
WAV	No
WMA	Yes
WMA Lossless	No
Equalizer Settings	12
Voice Recording	Voice Recorder:No

Radio
FM tuner	Yes
FM Recording	Yes
Presets	30

Online Music Compatibility
Itunes	No
Rhapsody	Yes
Napster	Yes
Sony	No
Yahoo	No
Other	SpiralFrog

Online Subscription Compatibility
Plays For Sure	Yes

Video Formats
Video Support	Video:Yes
H 264	No
MPEG4	Yes
MPEG2	No
MPEG1	No
DivX4	Yes
DivX5	Yes
WMV	No
Motion JPEG	No
XviD	Yes

Photo Formats
Photo Support	Photo:Yes
JPG	Yes
BMP	Yes
PNG	Yes
GIF	Yes
Other	txt

Hardware List
USB cable	Yes
Firewire cable	No
Dock	No
AC Adapter	No
Case	No
Remote Control	No

Other
Included Software	EmoDio

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support (hours)	12
Saturday Support (hours)	12
Sunday Support (hours)	12
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	In this category, readers reported few out-of-box problems but poor ease of use. The overall reliability of Samsung's players didn't wow many users.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of product's	Worse than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Design

Good: 79

Samsung S3 Slim Music Player Review

by Ginny Mies, PC World

- The 4GB Samsung S3 Slim fills the void that Apple and Microsoft created in discontinuing the iPod Nano and Zune of the same capacity. This slick player isn't as feature-packed as the Nano or the Zune, but it's very affordable and offers excellent sound quality.

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