Size Comparison


While this may not be a “fair” comparison, here we are placing our trusty Cowon D2 2GB media player next to the Samsung YP-S5 in order to get a fair approximation of the size difference between the two products.

As we can see, the Samsung player is quite a bit narrower than the D2 which should make it much easier to fit into a tight pocket in a pair of jeans. Looking at it in a more profile view we see that even with the built-in speakers, the S5 is also a few millimeters thinner than the year-old Cowon.


To make a bit more literal comparison, the thickness of the Samsung YP-S5 is very close to that of an AA battery.


Headphone Impressions


Upon first glance, the headphones which come with the S5 look like your standard earbud-type affairs which we have seen a million times in the past from a thousand different players. They have a four foot cord which is quite a good length for those of you who tend to wander a bit to and fro when listening to music. However, there is more than what meets the eye when it comes to these particular headphones…


These are most definitely not your standard, run of the mill earbuds. While they employ the same single driver design as is evident in nearly every other small-sized headphone on the market, their shape is anything but ordinary. While they did not have a problem fitting into most people’s ears, three of the six people who tried them on (after a thorough cleaning of course), found them extremely uncomfortable and could not wear them for more than a few minutes. While their unique shape does well in canceling out a lot of background sound, this design also works against them since not everyone’s ears are shaped the same. We would have much rather seen a more universal design with some form of functional padding.