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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  • xman
  • Svq
  • 03 Jul 2010

i can't sync contacts from outlook .. i make all the required action through the Kies prog but no contacts been transfered to the phone!

Any help plz?

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    • jatnaveenleo
    • vG2
    • 03 Jul 2010

    Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010I came to know that We can not edit the office files with S... moreyou cannot edit office documents on most of the fones, however document viewers are usually preinstalled on mid-high range phones..dont know about android, but docs can be edited on nokia e series, some windows mobile professional handsets, blackberrys..document editing is not a big shortcoming, there must be some paid application for editing documents..so dont worry abt that..i dont have wave, will buy soon..but i can bet u wont be dissappointed with this handset.

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      • Anonymous
      • 2WH
      • 02 Jul 2010

      I came to know that We can not edit the office files with Samsung Wave. Is that true.But i think it is a big shortcuming.Is there any alternative to it?

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        • tj
        • Rx5
        • 02 Jul 2010

        kanchha, 02 Jul 2010hey the flash player does not works at all. is it because o... morethe flash comes disabled mate. go to browser settings and activate it. but i warn u, it will slow u down

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          • Tobi
          • Ts{
          • 02 Jul 2010

          Mhh, I'm still torn between the Wave and the Spica... from the looks and specs I definitly prefere the Wave, but the Spica runs Android which has proven to be good, and I'm not quite sure if Bada OS will last. With android I can rely on the fact that there's an app for anything. Will there be a bada-app for anything in the future as well?
          What's your opinion?
          Will there be a google maps app? Do you think many software engineers will port their apps to bada?

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            • kanchha
            • ttw
            • 02 Jul 2010

            hey the flash player does not works at all. is it because of the network flaws or the browser is way outdated.. some suggestions please..

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              • hlt
              • uCL
              • 01 Jul 2010

              I accidentally deleted the asphalt 5, anyone know how can I get back the games? Is there anyway to do a master reset that will clean up everything including the apps?
              Thanks in advance.

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                • Altamash
                • t}9
                • 30 Jun 2010

                R3D, 28 Jun 2010Free NFS shift.. Selected markets... hmmm... any1 try in In... moreJust install Kies and register as a UK customer... U will be able to download a lot more free apps than in Indian store...

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                  • R3D
                  • 2xg
                  • 28 Jun 2010

                  Free NFS shift.. Selected markets... hmmm... any1 try in India?
                  Also, did an1 manage to find any themes? I mean cmon already apps will be apps, i want some eye candy

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                    • Rohit
                    • 2@e
                    • 28 Jun 2010

                    This phone lukz perfect for multimedia but from a geeks perspective, is there any possibility of running ssh/ftp client on wave?
                    By the way, is the free NFS game avaialable in India too?

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                      • jatnaveenleo
                      • t5{
                      • 27 Jun 2010

                      MichaelPB, 20 Jun 2010No Stereo loudspeakers, but it IS loud. I just don't unders... moreno, i definitely dont annoy anybody and i never use loudspakers in public, i have 5800xm, i keep ringer volume at middle level. But i want loud-speaker just for watching videos, and seriously, i dont cause trouble to anyone..

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                        • dheerpat
                        • 2S}
                        • 27 Jun 2010

                        matija, 02 Jun 2010great phone! super amoled rocks! maybe a screen is a litt... moreyes ...screen is way to small..3.7 inches and it wud have killed htc desire

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                          • dheerpat
                          • 2S}
                          • 27 Jun 2010

                          ^^, 03 Jun 2010Im focus on the multimedia , application , games ...... som... moreperfect for multimedia...the screen is so superb that very soon u will outgrow it and yearn for a bigger display...appswise still at nascent stage,,if u can compare with galaxy s side by side nd decide

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                            • dheerpat
                            • 2S}
                            • 27 Jun 2010

                            inferno, 04 Jun 2010I got this phone today and I noticed that the design and bu... morefully agree..middle button is cheap plastic...awful click

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                              • Anonymous
                              • sUw
                              • 27 Jun 2010

                              rd_nest, 26 Jun 2010in india this is available for 16,500 Rs. cant believe it's... morehey dude ur in which part of india...?m in mumabi...and all delars sayin me..last price is 18k..tnx...

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                                • Anonymous
                                • wvP
                                • 27 Jun 2010

                                Very good have one,get one and u will c.

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                                  • dheerpat
                                  • 2S}
                                  • 27 Jun 2010

                                  i had htc desire before ..sold within 1 week as btry life was pathetic , tiny speakr, horrible camera and no support for divx.only +ves were android and bigger screen..speaking of which i am finding no difeerence in super amoled and amoled screens..i mean videos look same(slight bleeding on desire though) and sumhow finding screen tiny..hows galaxy s in comparision..

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                                    • Hmmmm???
                                    • t7A
                                    • 27 Jun 2010

                                    Sayem, 07 Jun 2010Bada is just rocking. Its THE PERFECT OS. If sammy co... moreYou're statement is out of proportion.

                                    Why do you think Samsung is using Android 2.1 in it's greatest smartphone (Galaxy S) instead of Bad-ah?

                                    Have you thought about it? Bada is still a newbie OS with fancy UI & user friendliness. but not yet as mature as Symbian, maemo and android. don't put shear OS power in synonymous to fancy UI.

                                    Android can run with the specs of Galaxy Spica but put it to the extreme in Galaxy S because Samsung designed Galaxy S to handle future upgrade of Android. Froyo as of the moment then it could have gingerbread by next year.

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                                      • jg88
                                      • utr
                                      • 27 Jun 2010

                                      i was a symbian fan and using a 5800..but i bought wave recently..the phone s amazing...GREAT OS and finally symbian guys can hv no problem using the new os...but my only problem is that if i plug it in charging and play games or anything it does get hot....anyone hving same problem

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                                        • Haoo
                                        • ibm
                                        • 27 Jun 2010

                                        Hi, can anyone let me know whether the Wave have themes that i can download or i can just use any wallpapers as the phone's theme/wallpaper?
                                        The page for the apps menu max is 10 pages, can i put it up in a folders?
                                        Lastly, can the apps be downloaded and installed into the memory card?
                                        Thanks in advance.