A lot has been said and written about LG and IFA 2008. With due respect to LG, It is time to turn over a new leaf and talk about something spanking new. Samsung has announced two new MP3 players today, calling them the YP-U4 Litmus and the YP-Q1 Diamond. And boy! These are surely gonna give some serious competition to the other MP3’s around, what with them giving some tough competition to each other already. The Diamond hopes to be the "World Best Sound Quality", and as such offers DNSe 3.0 over the Litmus' measly 2.0. The litmus, as the name suggests is inspired by the Litmus paper. Samsung boasts a playtime of 16 hours for the 27x83x13mm, 27.5g machine, and says the unit will play MP3, WMA and OGG files as well as FM radio. Diamond MP3 on the other hand surely has an edge over Litmus MP3, It's got an "audio upscale function", says Samsung, which restores missing sound range. At the same time, the player can apparently analyse your MP3 file's mood and genre, and apply the appropriate equalising effect automatically.

The diamond MP3 proposes 30 hours playtime as opposed to Litmus’s 16 hours of music in MP3, WMA, OGG and FLAC format. The litmus will be obtainable in 2GB or 4GB sizes, and is available in rose, purple or blue while the Diamond will arrive in 4, 8 and 16GB varieties in black, white or silver. No release date has been stated as yet. Wait and watch is the status for now!

Via - Gizmodiva