Samsung Wave scores the first million of units sold in Europe

22 September, 2010
Samsung Wave is the first smartphone running Samsung's own Bada OS. It's also got some nice specs and excellent ergonomics. Obviously, the phone (and platform) is off to a good start with over one million...

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  • AnonD-16513
  • 2@g
  • 04 Aug 2011

My experience is some wrong with this product..I had purchased S8530 on 19.1.2011. After the purchase, I found that there is hanging problem in the mobile. After the mobile hangs, without removing battery mobile does not power off. I visit Service Centre to get the mobile repaired. Even after the repair, service center did not solve the problem completely. A few weeks later the problem came with touch screen. On July 14, service center told me that the mobile touch screen will be changed. I felt very sad to see. Another problem is, the mobile technology. I tried Airtel & Vodafone 3G services to mobile but they told me that your device is 3G enabled but based on WCDMA technology. WCDMA is a 3G technology that supports only low 3G speeds comparable to the existing EDGE network, For a true 3G experience, they recommend a HSPA device to enjoy higher 3G speed. Had I made a mistake of relying on Samsung? I relied on Samsung many years but now the trust is completely broken.

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    • Paul
    • n}r
    • 18 Jun 2011

    I am practicing musician and Bada is missing good metronome,guitar tuner sucks compared with other OS no adobe flash player so can't adapt songster or guitar pro no guitar rig or any amp emulation app ,that's
    dissapointing but I hope Samsung is working this direction and I will not have to switch from my Wave 723 to any other cause basicly I like it.

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      • Jaff
      • vIw
      • 29 Sep 2010

      Hi, I am jaff.this mobile can Support to Skip.Because I want to use 3g,video calling.from Skip.Anybody know that.please tell me.

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        • thomas
        • pFp
        • 28 Sep 2010

        samsung wave is a smart phone,how it should be

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          • Gary
          • i2s
          • 28 Sep 2010

          Someone said they didnt think the phones screen was that good, but I got one recently and its awesome, beats the Iphone 4 screen hands down imo. I love this phone, if you want an easy phone to use but still have almost all the smartphone capabilities this things sweet! More apps would be nice, but at least the Samsung App store works, unlike some manufacturer based stores like Ovi which I had heaps of trouble with

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            • deviruchi88
            • wce
            • 28 Sep 2010

            i love my samsung wave
            Samsung wave = iphone killer

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              • John
              • PT}
              • 28 Sep 2010

              I love my Samsung Wave!!! Woo hoo! Rise Bada!!!

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                • Ramón
                • n%{
                • 28 Sep 2010

                Wave has the best screen I've seen. Very fluid interface and a full range of features.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 39E
                  • 25 Sep 2010

                  Wave rocks!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0pA
                    • 25 Sep 2010

                    Anonymous, 25 Sep 2010I thought Apple was using an "off the shelf" Sams... moreThey are, of course... God forbid Apple makes something on its own.

                    Software suport is something else, it's not the topic here, you've got Android for that (i.e. Galaxy S), don't take it on the Bada... we were talking about hardware supremacy. GPU power, to be exact.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • P%n
                      • 25 Sep 2010

                      Anonymous, 24 Sep 2010Ahm... "slightly faster"? Try, like, three times ... moreI thought Apple was using an "off the shelf" Samsung component not one they designed themselves.

                      So wake me up when a game developer creates something useful with that graphics power, rather than the standard Java rubbish that these things favour.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • P%n
                        • 25 Sep 2010

                        Meanwhile Apple sold their millionth iPhone in South Korea.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0pA
                          • 24 Sep 2010

                          RejZoR, 24 Sep 2010The screen is SuperAMOLED, currently the best you can get o... moreAhm... "slightly faster"? Try, like, three times or something... 90 million triangles per second vs. 28 mill.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0pA
                            • 24 Sep 2010

                            Anonymous, 22 Sep 20101 million sold units sold? just now? kinda slow...Well, it's not an iPhone... and thank God for that.

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                              • RejZoR
                              • M}3
                              • 24 Sep 2010

                              The screen is SuperAMOLED, currently the best you can get on a market and is sharing punches with Apple's Retina. Resolution is imo just fine.
                              It's not a top end phone after all, so you can't really expect that (they kinda reserve that for Galaxy models along with larger screens).
                              Hardware wise, Wave could easily run twice the resolution, because it's using PowerVR SGX 540 which is slightly faster than the one used in Apple iPhone 4.

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                                • pubudu
                                • w9J
                                • 24 Sep 2010

                                not to mention, setting up your gmail,ymail,hotmail,twitter is a breeze on this phone just enter your password and username thats all.

                                propper IM client would be much appreciated... :-)

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                                  • angel
                                  • PAp
                                  • 24 Sep 2010

                                  congratz to the new achievement of samsung wave s8500 , it has sold more than a million in europe.. cheerz!

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                                    • ricky
                                    • t7L
                                    • 24 Sep 2010

                                    wave the BEST number one in europe.. and asia

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                                      • mike
                                      • 2Am
                                      • 24 Sep 2010

                                      the best of the best

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                                        • Chester
                                        • nDy
                                        • 23 Sep 2010

                                        This phone isn't released in all European countries so, 1 million sales just in Europe is very good. Not to mention that it has BADA OS and people are scared of the new things. If bada matures, the sales will go up, not down, as iphone's do ...