Samsung YP-S5 Multimedia Player Review

Packaging & Accessories


The Samsung YP-S5 comes in a compact package which is protected by a thick clear plastic cover. Through this plastic you are able to see the player in all its glory as well as the headphones. Meanwhile, the back of the package hold some quick blurbs about the S5’s compatibility and features.


In order to get access to the player, all you have to do is wedge you finger nails in between the top and bottom pieces of the plastic cover and lightly pull them apart. We know firsthand that eyen though the S5 is in full view it is still extremely well protected; the box dropped down a flight of stairs without a scratch and the player itself did not even budge from the protective embrace of the packaging.


All of the driver and software CDs along with the cables are located underneath the cardboard sheet which holds the S5.

You get the following:

- Driver and software CD
- Quick install guide
- USB data cable
- Audio In cable
- Headphones

Conspicuously missing is an actual wall charger and a full printed instruction manual. While it is understandable that Samsung wanted to save a few bucks by not including the quite large 117 page instruction manual, its inclusion would have been nice nonetheless. The inquiring minds among you can find the full instruction manual either on the included CD or here:

English: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...ENGLISH0.0.pdf
French: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...-FRENCH0.0.pdf

However, the inclusion of a wall charger with any MP3 or multimedia player is a must since we will not always have a computer on-hand to charge our player. The K3 series also came without a wall charger and we were hoping to see this situation rectified here…but we were once again left without one. As you will see in the Long-Term Testing section, frustration ensued.


The two cables which come with the Samsung YP-S5 have the same adaptor to plug into the player but their input sides are completely different. One of them is the audio-in cable with a 3.5mm TRS connector which is used to bring audio signals (from another audio source’s headphone jack) to your S5 so it can be played via the built-in speakers. Meanwhile, the other cable is used as the USB data connector.