Samsung Wave S8500 First Bada Open Mobile Platform

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500). It is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada.The Samsung Wave offers 1GHz processor, built in bluetooth, WiFi, Super AMOLED 3.3” display and TouchWiz 3.0 for an intuitive and hugely customizable user interface. The Super AMOLED offers much brighter, clearer, and less reflective AMOLED OnCell display, featuring a high resolution WVGA (800×480 pixels) screen with mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) technology. The new smartphone will be available globally from April 2010.

Social Hub has been designed from the ground up to seamlessly integrate all major portal’s email, IM and SNS services directly into the Samsung Wave. With its TouchWiz 3.0 UI, it provides users easy-flow integrated experience of messaging, managing contacts and viewing calendar events. Social Hub is powered by the push technology to deliver email messages, calendar events and SNS updates in real-time.

Samsung’s bada platform allows mobile users to simply and easily download an abundance of applications from Samsung Apps, an integrated application store accessible from the device and online. Featuring a wealth of games, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps gives users instant access to a huge choice of mobile experiences.

Samsung Wave (S8500) Specifications

  • Network: 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
  • 3G (WCDMA/ HSPA) : 900/2100 MHz
  • Display: 3.3” WVGA (800×480) Super AMOLED with mDNIe
  • 5.0 Megapixel camera w/ LED Flash, AF, Face/Blink Detection, Lomo Shot, 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, Music Recommendation, DISK UI, 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio / Recording
  • Integrated Messaging ‘Social Hub’
  • TouchWiz 3.0 w/Integrated phonebook, Voice & Motion UI
  • Dolfin Browser 2.0 / One Finger Zoom (up to x10)
  • A-GPS, On/off Board Navigation(3D Map), LBS
  • SMS / MMS / Email / Video Messaging / Exchange ActiveSync
  • Accelerator Sensor, Proximity Sensor, GeoMagnetic Sensor
  • Bluetooth technology v 3.0
  • USB v2.0 (Full -Speed)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Internal Memory: 2GB/8GB
  • microSD card slot (Up to 32GB)
  • Size: 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
  • Battery: (Standard) Li-Ion, 1,500 mAh

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3 Responses to “Samsung Wave S8500 First Bada Open Mobile Platform”

  1. ghem villanueva 11. Apr, 2010 at 5:34 am #

    how much is this? this is nice..i want to buy!!!

  2. Michael 22. Apr, 2010 at 10:57 am #

    Yes Indeed, It’s very nice New Smart Phone after iPhone 3GS and it’s very much Worth for Value to buy.

    It’s around USD 550 or above. But the Price will drop a little bit later on this Year. I guess !

    With Best Wishes

  3. habib 27. May, 2010 at 6:04 am #

    s8500 full flash

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