Samsung S8500 Wave review: Hello, world!

01 June 2010
Smartphone for the masses or feature phone of the future? Samsung would gladly have it either way. The question rather is, will the Bada OS keep up the pace of its debut device. We’ve been following the new smart platform since its first. Update: Samsung Dive overview added...

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  • 14 Jul 2010

Addoy, 12 Jul 2010I have notice that wave spec varies with region.the Philipp... moreno, sir! my wave supports 32gig and camera is great! and im from Pinas.

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    • Addoy
    • uMJ
    • 12 Jul 2010

    I have notice that wave spec varies with region.the Philippine version is slightly downgraded. The camera resolution is 5MP/VGA while in Australia version its 5MP/CMOS. external memory is also different up to 8GB in Phil while up to 32 GB in Aust. the music DRM is also downgraded in phil. no wonder releases in europe and rich countries are expensive,while in poor countries they sell it cheap but of course its a downgraded version.

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      • Anonymous
      • pSp
      • 12 Jul 2010

      I am thinking about getting the wave. I have been using a blackberry storm and love the email set up where they come through so eaily and can be sent easily. What is the Wave like for sending and receiving emails? Thanks

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        • jatnaveenleo
        • t1}
        • 12 Jul 2010

        Mubashar, 11 Jul 2010Dude,dont compare the loudspeaker vid 5800.just see the oth... morei m reading abt wave since day one..but i didnt have any idea abt its ldspeaker..so i asked others.. thanks for replying..

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          • SLy Wave Neophyte
          • t7{
          • 12 Jul 2010

          guys/geeks/gsmarena...
          pls teach me how to activate the Gprs of my new wave... I dont know what particular model im going to type.. pls teach me.. i coudn't access to the internet via samsung wave at this moment ..thank you... Samsung wave is the best!!1

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            • manish
            • 9xh
            • 11 Jul 2010

            i purchased wave tday bt hvnt installed anythng as i have to return the memory card and get 16 gb....i wanted to ask tth should i register as uk instead of india to get more apps nd if i do so then can i download india maps and are they for only 30 days....Are there alternate gps apps....

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              • Mubashar
              • up9
              • 11 Jul 2010

              No phone will u get in this price with 1ghz processor.now the other features of the phone is amazing and amazing.i dont need to explain it.just go and buy 17500....no space for nokias n or x series.and the trust is that nokia is far far behind fm samsung or sony.nokia is outdated.its bitter truth.i was nokia fan but when i got my wave.its totally change my mind

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                • Mubashar
                • up9
                • 11 Jul 2010

                jatnaveenleo, 19 Jun 2010how about loudspeaker?? does it have stereo loudspeakers?? ... moreDude,dont compare the loudspeaker vid 5800.just see the other specification of wave its amazing.1ghz proccesor,5mp dual led,face,smile,blink,geo tagging.super fast.and what a screen clarity wow wow.and dont confuse, its loudspeaker is very decent than others sam models.and it has hd viedo like dth.3.3 inch tft vs 3.2 5800.and 5800 resolution is 360* 640 where as wave have 400*800.very cheap phone amazing price.u know wave and iphone share the same processor.just got it as soon as possible.wow amazing i have no words for this phone.

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                  • SLy Wave Neophyte
                  • t7{
                  • 10 Jul 2010

                  Dear gsmarena/Waveusers..
                  i just noticed that the homescreen button together with the call n reject button of samsung wave is shaking..sorry for my bad english, was it normal? pls check your unit, samsung wave users and post your reply... thank you guys...

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                    • Arjun
                    • utV
                    • 10 Jul 2010

                    John, 04 Jul 2010can any one help me to know whether I can READ Microsoft Of... moreOf course u can view MS office docs. But u cant edit them. U can also view pdf documents. The viewing experience is awesome. and the page renders very smoothly

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ptJ
                      • 09 Jul 2010

                      is there speed dial on this phone ?

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                        • Jack
                        • P$n
                        • 08 Jul 2010

                        This is an amazing phone. The feel is just too freaking awesome. The moment i got my hands on it, it was like HEAVEN TOUCH. Surely there are great apps for the phone and the sound, camera, video clarity is too much. Music quality is also awesome, along with TV output. Its the phone for the next gen.

                        Buy it right now, it not expensive at all.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • QSc
                          • 08 Jul 2010

                          The wave! the galaxy looks too much like an iphone.
                          but I wish the wave had a 3.6 inch screen and 8mp camera, oh wait the samsung cetus is coming soon.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • QSc
                            • 07 Jul 2010

                            This is the hottest phone on the market! great price too.

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                              • tj
                              • Rx5
                              • 06 Jul 2010

                              kies kies kies!!!!!!!!!!! jeeeez krist. its a good phone ( 10 out of 10) but why do the koreans complicate things. why not come with a simpler software. my other phones i could drag and drop files onto my phone. dont get me wrong im lovin my phone but frustated with kies. come on koreans dont make phones like ur cars. keep it simple mate.. cheers and peace

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                                • ghibly
                                • 9LI
                                • 05 Jul 2010

                                John, 04 Jul 2010can any one help me to know whether I can READ Microsoft Of... moreuntill noe there is no application on bada that can enable the editing of .doc documents. The only way to edit .doc documents on the phone is to connect to the internet and use the help of google docs to open them.

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                                  • ghibly
                                  • 9LI
                                  • 05 Jul 2010

                                  don, 03 Jul 2010Does this support USB charging?USB charging is supported

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                                    • John
                                    • ibq
                                    • 04 Jul 2010

                                    can any one help me to know whether I can READ Microsoft Office documents ?
                                    Can I edit Microsoft Office docs ?

                                    Thanks in advance

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                                      • don
                                      • 2SM
                                      • 03 Jul 2010

                                      Does this support USB charging?

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                                        • mahdi
                                        • TuJ
                                        • 03 Jul 2010

                                        how about the battery?plz tell me...