Menu Layout


Overall, the menus on the Samsung YP-S5 are very well laid out with everything accessible at the touch of a few buttons. Other than the usual generic Music, Videos and Pictures options, Samsung has also included an FM radio receiver, the ability to view datacast files such as RSS feeds and Bluetooth wireless capability. The so-called Prime-Pack is also a great little extra with features like some basic games (baseball, Honey Bee and a few others), voice recording and the option to pump in an exterior audio source through the speakers via an Audio In menu.

However, even with all of these options the most interesting addition is the inclusion of Bluetooth wireless with which you can use wireless headphones, transfer files without a data cable and even use your cell phone with the YP-S5. This brings a whole new dimension to this multimedia player which adds both functionality and versatility.


Button Functionality

The buttons on this player take some getting used to for those of you used to the satisfying “click” of regular buttons but nonetheless, they are easy to become accustomed to. Since these buttons are touch sensitive, you will have to lightly touch a finger to the area on the player displaying the button you want to select. However, since there is sometimes a quite significant lag time between when you press the button and the response of the player so sometimes you will press down more times than is warranted. This becomes a bit annoying since it seems that the hardware Samsung used sometimes isn’t quite up to the task of properly functioning with the software they have loaded.

When used in conjunction with the extremely easy to navigate menus, before long you will be controlling every function of the S5 like you have been using it your whole life. Not only is the button layout very intuitive but when used hand in hand with the brilliant menu design we were able to blaze through the options, play with the equalizer and browse songs in a matter of seconds.

The keys are broken down into easy-to-understand pictograms which are broken down as follows:

It is very important to remember that when you are using the player horizontally rather than the usual vertically, the key functions will rotate themselves accordingly.


The main touchpad is pretty much what we see with nearly every other MP3 and multimedia player on the market: the up and down keys controlling menu selection and volume while the left and right buttons also control menu selection but have the added function of scrolling through media files. Meanwhile, the large center button dubs as both a selection button as well a play / pause selector.


The odd-looking “U” button functions as a “back” selector in order to move to the previous screen or if you hold it for a few seconds it will bring you to the main menu screen. The final stop of our whirlwind button tour is the menu button which can be tapped to display the main menu no matter which sub-section you are in.