Review of Samsung Wave - First smartphone based on Samsung's very own Bada OS

The Samsung Wave is the first smartphone based on Samsung's very own Bada OS. Samsung Bada is a smartphone platform released in 2010. The word “bada” means “ocean” in Korean. Samsung Wave is the first bada-powered phone.

The Samsung Wave S8500 smart phone has 3.3 inch super AMOLED display with 800x480 pixels resolution that delivers greater image quality, No motion blurs on video play, Wider viewing angle, and reduced energy consumption. It also supports WVGA resolution and mobile digital natural image engine.

The Samsung Wave S8500 is powered by 1GHz processor which makes it very speedy and allow you for maltitasking. It is equipped with 5-megapixel camera with LED-flash which allows you to click good quality pics on the go. The smart phone has a very slim design with the dimensions 118 x 56 x 10.9m.

The Samsung Wave S8500 is also embraced with a Wi-Fi a media player, an accelerometer and proximity sensor, Samsung's Dolfin Browser, assisted-GPS, text and multimedia messaging, e-mail, an RSS reader, voice commands, a microSD card slot (32GB capacity), and a 3.5mm headset jack. What's more, the Samsung Wave is one of the first Samsung phones to support Bluetooth 3.0, which offers faster data transfer and enhanced power control.

Specification of Samsung Wave S8500:

Network 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G (WCDMA/ HSDPA) : 900/2100 MHz

Display 3.3" WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED with mDNIe

Camera 5.0 Megapixel camera w/ LED Flash, AF
Face/Blink Detection, Vintage Shot, Beauty Shot, 
Smile Shot, Panorama Shot, Geo-tagging, Image Editor

Video HD(720p) video playing & recording 
5.1ch Mobile Theater 
MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV,DivX, XviD Video Editor

Audio Music Player with SoundAlive, Music Recognition, DISK UI, 
3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio/ Recording

Value-added
Features
Integrated Messaging ´Social Hub´

Samsung Apps

TouchWiz 3.0 w/Integrated phonebook, Voice & Motion UI

Dolfin Browser 2.0 / Pinch Zoom(Multi-pointed zoom)

A-GPS, On/off Board Navigation(2D/3D Map), LBS

SMS/ MMS/ Email/ Video Messaging/Exchange ActiveSync

Accelerator Sensor, Proximity Sensor, GeoMagnetic Sensor

BPP(Basic Printing Profile), OPP(Object Push Profile), 
PictBridge (USB Printing)

Offline & No SIM Mode, 
RSS Reader, Communities & Mobile Widgets

Connectivity Bluetooth technology v 3.0 
USB v2.0 (Full -Speed) 
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Memory 2GB + microSD (Up to 32GB)

Size 118 x 56 x 10.9mm

Battery (Standard) Li-Ion, 1,500 mAh