CES: Samsung will unveil 4-inch Galaxy Player at CES 2011

Now that holiday shopping is over, we can start getting excited about CES 2011. Starting with Samsung, we'll reportedly see a new 4-inch Galaxy Player debut at the trade show next week.

According to Samsung Hub, the Android 2.2-based device will be available with three storage capacity options (8GB, 16GB and 32GB) and sport the following specs:

• 4-inch Super Clear LCD screen (800 × 480 resolution)
• 1GHz processor
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 3.0
• GPS
• 3.2-megapixel rear camera
• VGA front-facing camera
• HD video playback
• microSD card slot
• SoundAlive audio enhancing technology
• Supports Samsung Apps and Android Market
• 1200mAh removable battery

So basically we have a portable media player version of the Galaxy S smartphones, just like the iPod touch to the full-fledged iPhone. Pricing hasn't been announced yet.