The all new Samsung YP-S2 is a 2 GB MP3 player that is possible one of the smallest MP3 players out there. The design resembles ICE. The player has a few buttons on the underside that are used to control the player. There is no display to indicate track number or any other information. The only indication is through a flashing light on the top of the player.

Most of the confusion that the new users will find will be due to the lack of display. Modes are changed by holding down certain buttons and the display light changes accordingly. Users will need to first look through the PDF manual to understand all of these controls. The music quality through the supplied headphone is alright and there is nothing expected from it when played using other earphones. Even though this is a tiny music player, it can drive full sized headphones just fine.

The biggest problem with the YP-S2QB is that it is extremely slow when it comes to transferring files. 500 MB of files took close to 10 minutes and 40 seconds which is atrocious. The supplied CD contains the manual for the player and Samsung Media Studio 5. The software is a pretty good media player, syncs with the player and has a whole load of other features such as creating playlists, burning and ripping discs and downloading podcasts. The price of this 2 GB player is just $40 which makes it quite affordable, even though it does not have all the features of a typical compact PMP such as an FM tuner, for example. If you want more in terms of features, spend a couple of $ more and you’ll have a lot more to choose from. Till then, Samsung needs to work on it’s low budget PMPs.