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Samsung Wave II: Official live demo video
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December 12, 2010
By: ccsoya
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Samsung Malaysia tells us that the Wave II will launched here sometime in January 2011 with roughly the same asking price at the original Wave when it was first launched (about RM1,799).
The update Wave II features a larger 3.7in Super LCD screen with 800×480 pixel resolution along with an updated bada OS bringing in push notifications and better social network integration. We’re happy to note that the bada update also includes a new T9 input called T9 Trace (think of it as bada’s equivalent to Android’s Swype).
Other than that, the internals of the Wave II is identical to the original Wave with a very capable 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, 5MP camera with LED flash capable of taking 720p video and 2GB of on-board memory.
So while we wait for the Wave II to make its debut here in Malaysia, take a look of this official live demo video done by Samsung to demonstrate some of the features of the device. Similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab video demo, Samsung claims that the Wave II video has “no graphic effects” as well.
Head on to after the jump to view the video.
When Samsung embarked on the bada project, we questioned what is the big idea behind introducing yet another mobile OS into an already crowded mobile market. Is the investment in terms of resources and money worth it to bring returns to Samsung. As it is their mobile division have already got their hands full with Android and Windows Phone 7 devices.
Well it turns out, the logic behind bada is value. We remember reviewing the original Wave and was amazed at the bevy high-end stuff like a stunning 3.3in Super AMOLED and a very capable 5 megapixel camera, and at a very enticing RM1,799 outright. Feature-for-feature, the original Wave was, and probably still is, the most bang-for-the-buck smartphone in the market.
The bada platform was developed to bring smartphones to the masses and deliver affordable performance to more people in more markets. Let’s face it, whether you like or not, the day will come when every mobile phone produced in the world will be a smartphone, so looking at that, Samsung has their sights fixed on the right target.
It’s good that Samsung has a head start in this affordable smartphone segment but we’re not sure how the bada platform is much of differentiation from Android’s open source approach because we can see that Android has brought the price point of smartphones down a tad as well. Whatever it is, affordable smartphones are something everyone can smile about.
This month Samsung brings into the market a series of affordable Wave phones and we get the lowdown on what’s coming up.
Samsung has just unveiled an update for the Wave dubbed the Wave II. The Samsung Wave is the device manufacturer’s showcase smartphone to highlight it’s proprietary bada mobile OS. We reviewed the original Wave S8500 earlier and was torn between very good hardware and a platform that still needs some work to be on par with what iPhone and Android has to offer.
The update Wave II features a larger 3.7in Super LCD screen with 800×480 pixel resolution, readers will recall that we note that the narrower 3.3in Super AMOLED screen on the original Wave made the device too narrow for our manly hands, so hopefully the larger 3.7 will make it nicer to hold.
Samsung has also update its bada OS and although details on what kind of improvements have been included in the new version of bada is scarce, we’re happy to note that it now has a new T9 input called Trace (think of it as bada’s equivalent to Android’s Swype).
Other than that, the internals of the Wave II is identical to the original Wave with a very capable 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, 5MP camera with LED flash capable of taking 720 HD video and 2GB of on board memory.
The Wave II retails for EU429 or about RM1,800 which is roughly the same as the original Wave. No details on when the Wave II will be coming to Malaysia is available at the moment.
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Review: Samsung Wave S8500
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September 1, 2010
By: ccsoya
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The Samsung Wave S8500 is sort of like a proof of concept for the bada platform. A showcase of what Samsung can do if it had full and complete control over the hardware and software of a smartphone.
When Samsung announced the Wave, and with that the bada platform, the questions running in our minds were, does the world need another mobile OS? As it is, Palm has already been sold and after years of success in the business world, the makers of BlackBerry, RIM are still finding it tremendously difficult to make any headway in the non-business consumer market. Android and iPhone are the current top picks when it comes to smartphones, and whatever Samsung are going to bring to the table with the bada OS, it had better be stupendously good.
So the question is, can the the bada OS hold its own against the likes of the HTC Desire and the iPhone 4? How does it compare with Samsung’s very own (and rather good, we might add) Galaxy S?
Read on to find out, if the Samsung Wave and bada is worth your attention and more importantly, you hard earned cash.
Samsung announces the more affordable bada device — the Wave 723
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August 30, 2010
By: ccsoya
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After having a go at the original Wave S8500, we still have our reservations on the bada platform developed by Samsung. There’s nothing wrong with the hardware but the bada OS, although brilliant in some aspects, fell short in most others making it a bit of a hit and miss affair.
With Android being ever present and the iPhone being annoyingly ubiquitous, it’s difficult for us to recommend the bada over the others. Samsung still has a long way to go but at least they are heading in the right direction.
Having covered the high-end segment with the Wave S8500, Samsung brings into the market an entry-level bada device of sorts.
The Samsung Wave 723 brings with it a 3.2in 400×200 LCD screen. Connectivity comes in the form of WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. There’s also 5MP camera (presumably of the same quality as on the high-end Wave) with flash, and although it does video, it doesn’t do it in 720p. There’s 90MB of on-board memory and that’s pretty much it.
No word on pricing, processor and much else but we’re expecting it to be at least RM300 cheaper than the high-end Wave with a processor speed of somewhere around 600Mhz or so.
We have to say that this Wave 723 is not really something we’re terribly excited about but it does look much better compared to the Wave S8500.
The Wave 723 will make its debut in Germany this September and will be introduced gradually into other markets including the SEA. Look out for it first here.
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Coming up: Samsung Wave Review
Posted:
July 2, 2010
By: ccsoya
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(Update 04092010) The full review is up. Click here to view.
We’ll be reviewing the Samsung Wave over the weekend, do let us know if you have any questions about the phone.
Just as important as the hardware, we’ll be looking into the bada OS and with it, Samsung’s promise to make smartphone affordable for all.
Does the bada and it’s halo device, the Wave, have what it takes to compete in the already overcrowded mobile OS space with the more established Android from Google and Apple’s iOS systems?
Keep it locked on to SoyaCincau.com to find out.
Samsung Wave S8500 comes to Malaysia
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June 10, 2010
By: ccsoya
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UPDATE:: Read up our Samsung Wave S8500 Review.
Samsung’s first smartphone running its proprietary OS, the Wave S8500 will hit Malaysian stores this week. There’s nothing new to report about the Samsung Wave running the bada mobile OS accept for the retail price, which is around RM1700.
That’s pretty good value for money considering the fact that you get a 3.3in Super AMOLED screen (800 x 480), a 1GHz processor that runs the same ARM Cortex A8 core as Apple’s A4 processor and a 5MP camera with LED flash that has face and smile detection along with blink activation. The Wave also packs aGPS, WiFi n along with an accelerometer and a proximity sensor all wrapped in a thin unibody chassis. There’s 2GB of on board memory with support for up to 32GB storage in MicroSD.
On top of that, the Wave records HD video in 720p and plays back DivX, Xvid, MP4 and WMV in virtual 5.1 surround sound but we’re not a fan of it’s edgy design. On the software side, the bada OS sports a unified contacts list, an integrated inbox and a social networking hub that combines some of the major social networking sites into one screen.
As the natural optimists that we are, we can’t seem to find the need for another mobile OS in the smartphone marketplace but Samsung seems convinced that they’ve got something different compared to the rest. The makers of bada claim that the OS will make smartphones more accessible.
We are certainly looking for to that.
Video of the bada OS UI in action avter the jump.