Comment by ssl-3

> Why can't somebody take simple smartphone hardware and make a modern media player that is not a phone?

Why can't people simply take inexpensive smartphone hardware, install modern media player software on it, and then just use it to listen to music?

Is it fundamentally impossible to properly enjoy music while ignoring the extra parts that sit disused inside?

I mean: At least here in the States, a person can walk into a Walmart or Best Buy with a fifty dollar bill, and walk out with a brand new Motorola MP3-playing device with wifi, an IPS screen, a headphone jack, and an SD card slot -- and they can then simply use it.