Beauty and the Beast

Arriving on my doorstep recently was a sleek and sultry little number from the big S, their new S3 series MP3 player.

The player boasts the following specs:

Storage Type Flash

Memory Capacity Q(2GB) / A(4GB) / C(8GB)

Display Type TFT LCD

Display Resolution QCIF (176 x 220)

Output power(@16 Ohm Earphones) 20mW/Ch (5mW/Ch - FR)

Available Color Black, Red

Battery type Lithium-Polymer

Display Screen 1.8"

FM Radio Yes

View Picture Yes

View Text Yes

View Video Yes

Game Yes

Battery Playback Time (Audio) 25

Battery Playback Time (Video) 4

Music Storage Capacity(@128kbps MP3) 30h (2GB), 60h (4GB), 120h (8GB)

Charging Time (PC) 3

Video Storage Capacity 3h 47m (2GB), 7h 34m(4GB), 15h 8m(8GB)

Dimensions for Unit W x H x D 44 x 95 x 9.8

Weight for Unit 53

File Format Supported MP3, WMA, MPEG4(SVI), Ogg(UMS Only), JPEG, TXT

FM Recording Yes

Adjustable Play Speed Yes

Alarm Yes

Album Art Yes

User EQ Yes

Preset EQ Yes

The version sent to me by post as pictured is the "pretty in pink" model, because as a modern 20something guy, I'm secure in my manliness...

Read on and I'll tell you why the colour will be the least of your worries with this sexy player.