Samsung YP-R1 DivX PMP - Putting P3 on a Diet?

Samsung P3 is a well-executed MP3 player with a lot of bells and whistles, including haptic touchscreen, DNSe 3.0 and TouchWiz interface. The lack of Wi-Fi and lackluster UI performance are our only gripes. So you would think Samsung is going to take care of all these in the latest YP R1, but that was not to be the case.

The YP R1 inherits the P3's User Customizable Interface (UCI) that provides you with a number of free professionally created themes as well as fan-made ones. Unlike the P3, the interface orientation has been changed to horizontal. The R1 screen is 2.7" instead of the more common 3". The screen size also allows a more compact form factor with a mere 8.9mm in thickness and 50g in weight. The addition of "Beat DJ" bringing scratching to the touchscreen and the ability to add sound effects and one's own voice to a song seems to appeal to audiophiles than causal listeners, yet the DNSe 3.0 as a smart equalizer works pretty well. Last but not least, Samsung Korea claims the YP R1 is the first DivX-certified MP3 player although YP P3 can play DivX just fine as well without conversion. Interface demo video after the jump.