Recommendation for a SGP 4 replacement? - Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0

HI all,
My SGP 4.0 just got stolen. I wonder if there is anything I can do? I did not install any tracking app on it.
Anyway, I really love the SGP 4 as it does everything I need. The only thing I hate is the battery life.
I'd appreciate if you can give me some recommendation for a replacement. Should I get
another SGP 4 or is there something else that is better now? About the similar size
and functionalities as the SGP 4 is what I need.
I just looked on Amazon and SGP 4 is still US$180, same as what I paid 6 months ago.
The SGP 4 (YP-GS1) in Europe is about US $125. Is there a big difference between the two?
Can I use it in US?
I'd really appreciate any help or inputs you can give.
Thank you very much in advance.
-mike-

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You probably won't be able to find a replacement for your SGP that has that good of a price. I got mine off of tigerdirect for $150 refurbished, so that's always an option.
The only alternative I would see is an Ipod touch but I wouldn't touch Apple anything with a 50 ft pole.

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Psycho29388 said:
You probably won't be able to find a replacement for your SGP that has that good of a price. I got mine off of tigerdirect for $150 refurbished, so that's always an option.
The only alternative I would see is an Ipod touch but I wouldn't touch Apple anything with a 50 ft pole.
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Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I don't want to touch an iPod either. I love Android.

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testrider said:
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I don't want to touch an iPod either. I love Android.
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you could also look at the SGP 4.2 or 3.6

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baladev said:
you could also look at the SGP 4.2 or 3.6
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the 4.2 has a bigger screen but not by much and its also slower, I'm not exactly sure how but most of the reviews prove that it is. Plus the back camera is only 2 mega pixels vs the 4.0 which is 3.2
the 3.6 has a smaller screen and worse screen resolution. not to mention just like the 4.2 it doesn't have as many custom roms/kernels and whatnot that the 4.0 and 5.0 do.
Really the only advantage over the 4.0 with these devices in the battery life, I did about a weeks worth of research on these players before I decided on the 4.0.

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Psycho29388 said:
the 4.2 has a bigger screen but not by much and its also slower, I'm not exactly sure how but most of the reviews prove that it is. Plus the back camera is only 2 mega pixels vs the 4.0 which is 3.2
the 3.6 has a smaller screen and worse screen resolution. not to mention just like the 4.2 it doesn't have as many custom roms/kernels and whatnot that the 4.0 and 5.0 do.
Really the only advantage over the 4.0 with these devices in the battery life, I did about a weeks worth of research on these players before I decided on the 4.0.
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Well.. in this case you know that the 4.0 doesn't support the hf bt profile, which is supported by the 4.2 and 3.6. And also the 4.2 has speakers on the front, so it's better for watching movies.

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baladev said:
Well.. in this case you know that the 4.0 doesn't support the hf bt profile, which is supported by the 4.2 and 3.6. And also the 4.2 has speakers on the front, so it's better for watching movies.
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^And not scratching the screen while listening to music!
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baladev said:
Well.. in this case you know that the 4.0 doesn't support the hf bt profile, which is supported by the 4.2 and 3.6. And also the 4.2 has speakers on the front, so it's better for watching movies.
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Actually, I do know that, I just forgot to mention it, my bad.

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I have the 4.0 and the 4.2 and i must say that the ips display from the 4.2 is much better then the slcd from 4.0 and its not slower it cames with ext4 filesystem no rfs and it feels not so laggy AS the 4.0 and it have more aviable RAM
Sry for my bad english
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The 4.0 has a better screen. much better and truer colors. only thing the 4.2 beats it in is black levels
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if you are looking for something at this price point then there are really no options lol. only thing i can think of is the cowon j3. u can also look at a sony walkman f series too
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i dont think there is difference betwen int and us version..i have int 5.0 and only difference betwen us is home button ..on int is real button and on us is cap. and here in europe it cost me 80$ cheaper then its price in US..so if you can buy it from europe or china

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Thank you for all your inputs and comments, I truly appreciate them all.
I looked again and it looks like the European YP-GS1 is a 3.6. No,
I'm not going for anything smaller than a 4.0 as my eyes are not
working that well anymore
mike

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in this case why not get SGP 5.0? the price difference is very small and in the states you guys can get them at very low prices!

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baladev said:
in this case why not get SGP 5.0? the price difference is very small and in the states you guys can get them at very low prices!
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While you mentioned it. I have a question: I tried a friend's SGP 5 and some apps couldn't be run
in the background for some reasons? Example is a sleep tracker app that I could start it, then press
the power button to turn it off and it runs in the background until the alarm goes off. But the same app
installed on his SGP 5, during the setting up, the app said that his device doesn't support
power off when the app is running. My SGP 4 was rooted and his wasn't, but I don't think
that makes a difference in this particular case?
Is there anything different in hardware on the SGP 5? Can you set the alarm, then turn off the power
and it wakes up when the time is up)
(put it in standby mode with the screen off, not completely power off by holding the button).
Thanks!

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testrider said:
While you mentioned it. I have a question: I tried a friend's SGP 5 and some apps couldn't be run
in the background for some reasons? Example is a sleep tracker app that I could start it, then press
the power button to turn it off and it runs in the background until the alarm goes off. But the same app
installed on his SGP 5, during the setting up, the app said that his device doesn't support
power off when the app is running. My SGP 4 was rooted and his wasn't, but I don't think
that makes a difference in this particular case?
Is there anything different in hardware on the SGP 5? Can you set the alarm, then turn off the power
and it wakes up when the time is up)
(put it in standby mode with the screen off, not completely power off by holding the button).
Thanks!
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Alarm works for me normaly
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RE: The alarm app.
Are you sure you are not talking about "sleep mode" where apps can run in the background? AFAIK - nothing works in a "Power Off" state, until you power back on and the device reboots, in which case all apps have to be re-started unless they are started automatically.
The power button provides two states depending on how long it is depressed.
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jlg234 said:
RE: The alarm app.
Are you sure you are not talking about "sleep mode" where apps can run in the background? AFAIK - nothing works in a "Power Off" state, until you power back on and the device reboots, in which case all apps have to be re-started unless they are started automatically.
The power button provides two states depending on how long it is depressed.
JLG234
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You are right. I meant 'sleep mode'. Can it run apps while in sleep mode?