16GB Samsung P2 now available from Best Buy Canada

You may still not be able to get an iPhone in Canada (at least officially), but you can now at least grab a spiffy new 16GB Samsung YP-P2, which is a whole 8GB bigger than the model currently available in the US. From the looks of it, Best Buy Canada is the among the first to offer the beefed-up, Bluetooth-packin' PMP, with it currently demanding $330 Canadian (a $40 discount off the $370 list price) on the retailer's website. Apart from the bump in storage, however, there doesn't look to be any other changes to the player, with it boasting the same 3-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 support, and H.264, OGG, and WMV playback as before. Of course, it's not very likely this'll be a Canadian exclusive for long, though we've still yet to hear anything official on that from Samsung.

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:31PM]

Why was this great PMP compared to an iPhone in the opening sentence?

Jesus..

[jafjohnsongmailcom Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:35PM]

Damn you for taking my thought!

But nice job getting there first...piss poor comparison

[jafjohnsongmailcom Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:36PM]

Damn you for taking my thought!

But nice job getting there first...piss poor comparison

[Mushy Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:46PM]

er not actually replying to phil but watever

since when did it have native h.264 support? .....it only supported SVI and WMV

[Mushy Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:46PM]

er not actually replying to phil but watever

since when did it have native h.264 support? .....it only supported SVI and WMV

[Knight Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:48PM]

Didn't you get the memo? Everything with a touchscreen is automatically an iPhone / iPhone knockoff. They DID invent the touchscreen, you know.

[Mike Cerm Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:08PM]

Sorry for the comment 'jacking, but the Samsung P2 DOES NOT PLAY H.264! Engadget, for some reason, loves to report that it does, but it doesn't. It play WMV (with restrictions on size, bitrate, and profile), and Samsung's proprietary SVI format. Anything else will require conversion.

[jmikelittle Posted Mar 26th 2008 6:39PM]

It's funny, in every news article in Canadian media we mention the lack of the iPhone

"Ontario Budget contains help for education, no iPhone"
"In absence of iPhone, car stolen from curlers in Vernon, BC."
"Waterloo's RIM sees stocks rise after another day without the iPhone in Canada"
"France hints at supporting Canadians in Afghanistan, no word on iPhone support back home"
"Jays start season without Rolan, Ryan and iPhone"

You can see the trend.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 3:22PM]

(i know i know, there's absolutely nothing that makes this thing similar in any way to an iphone, blah blah blah)

anyway, i freakin' WISH this thing was a phone: it's better than any other Samsung phone out there, it just can't make calls. :(

I'd really like to see the YP-P2 get a cell radio crammed in it and sold here in the US. ...on Sprint. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 3:23PM]

woah - the commenting system is all effed up.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 31st 2008 9:22PM]

yeah, i mean seriously, does it even come close to an iphone? yes, of course....lol

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:31PM]

but can it play doom ay?

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:32PM]

You haven't been banned yet?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:36PM]

my ip changes everday...+ yahoo mail is a wonderful thing.

[Knight Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:49PM]

Friggin' comment system. I meant to reply to PhilxBefore's comment (the first one).

[YourGod Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:28PM]

This multiple post thing is weird.

[corp Posted Mar 26th 2008 6:14PM]

this guy again with the doom comment? multiple times today!@!$

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 6:21PM]

I think you ment
"but can it play doom eh?"

[wyssaj01 Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:40PM]

um hello....there IS a 16gb iPhone available!!!!

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:48PM]

lmao..

[808bah Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:24PM]

reading is fundamental~

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:49PM]

Not in Canada! We don't have any iPhone here

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2008 10:47PM]

ummm yea speakin of Canada or any1 that knows do u guys know when the 16 gb is gonna come out for the us cause yea i want 1

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 3:54PM]

Does it blend? =P

Ok, ok, seriously, though, if this were 32GB I'd consider trying to scrape up the money.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 1:30AM]

Do you blend?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:03PM]

iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone!!!!

Seriously, I thought I was getting a heart attack when nobody mentioned any iPhone/Apple related news today.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:05PM]

Why would our iPhone lusting Canadian friends settle for this when they can buy an iPod touch, now available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavors?

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:09PM]

Please link me to a larger, high-definition version of your avatar.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:13PM]

Here ya go, my friend. Her name is Marisa Miller and it's from Sports Illustrated.

http://digitalfreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/marisascanhighres.jpg

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:18PM]

Or here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/models/marisa_miller/07_marisa_miller_7.html

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:18PM]

@PhilxBefore:

That's Marisa Miller.

http://www.fabriziosinopoli.it/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/marisascan003jl4.jpg

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:32PM]

she listens to jimmy buffett

[wyldtek Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:33PM]

Because they want stereo bluetooth.

[Step666 Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:01PM]

Why would anyone settle for an iPod Touch when you can get the Samsung P2 instead?

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:05PM]

Thanks guys.

Sorry the reply took awhile but, yeah well....

[Lowest Ranked Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:05PM]

Thanks guys.

Sorry the reply took awhile but, yeah well....

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:27PM]

damn, only if that had an apple logo on it then i would buy it.

[Knight Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:45PM]

First of all, I cant wait till the price drops on this thing. And second, I saw this on BestBuy Canada like a week ago. The blogosphere is constipated I see?

[HumongousBlunt Posted Mar 26th 2008 7:08PM]

At least somebody knows the facts around here. You hit the nail right on the head. At least they didn't duplicate the look of the iPhone.


Or were you just being sarcastic? Haha.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:00PM]

Is this supposed to compare with the ipod touch?

[schmidtbaby Posted Mar 26th 2008 5:46PM]

I have the 8GB and I have a 8 GB Itouch. The Samsung has Bluetooth so I can listen to wireless headphones in the Gym. The Itouch (and Iphone) if I am not mistaken does not support stereo bluetooth. I ended giving up my Itouch to my daughter.

One bad thing, however - battery life on the Samsung is bad - it is dead after two days when off.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 6:25PM]

Same here. I have to dig the thing out of my laptop bag and plug it in every night. It's really my only complaint with it though. Otherwise a great little device.

[mm360 Posted Mar 26th 2008 7:21PM]

Ummm, try leaving it on for two days I guess. I've had mine running now for maybe thirteen hours nonstop to help me cram for exams, and it still has a full battery bar.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 12th 2008 7:50AM]

It is a phone, kind of. I've been making calls on mine for days. It syncs with any bluetooth cell phone. You can receive incoming calls, via built in mic. You can even make outgoing calls, via built in dial pad. And it works with any carrier unlike the iphone. Wouldn't trade mine for any iphone.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 29th 2008 11:12AM]

hi !!!
please tell me what is the best wireless headphone for YP-P2 samsung.
my original earphone was broken..so i have no idea to buy something the best..
but i have no much money but i want to buy Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphone..how is it? i'm just want to know is Do i need receiver or adptor for p2?i mean my device is bluetooth device . so Still need to use this receiver ?
with thanks,
seng