| This new Smartphone developed by Samsung could | | | | up to date with there online activities and status |
| be the next handset for you. The Samsung S8500 | | | | updates via the SNS function (Social Network |
| Wave is packed full of features. The bodywork is | | | | Service), this gives you the option of contacting your |
| visually appealing with its lightweight, slim line metal | | | | friends in multiple formats, such as Facebook, Twitter, |
| chassis and its 10.9mm waistline, and no space has | | | | MySpace Google Talk and Skype. |
| been wasted around its bright 3.3inch tempered glass | | | | The Samsung Wave offers a pretty good Web |
| touch screen. The Wave operates using the Bada | | | | browsing experience too; the Dolphin Browser 2.0 is |
| operating system. Combine this powerful OS with | | | | capable software and is generally based on WebKit. |
| TouchWiz 3.0 technology and you have a very | | | | The page loading and scrolling is reasonably quick and |
| functional device at your disposal. | | | | with the multi touch function that comes with the user |
| The Wave, unlike other TouchWiz devices runs | | | | interface the pinch and spread zoom function is useful |
| incredibly smoothly with almost no lag at all. This could | | | | when checking out images. To reduce chances of |
| be down to the phones operating system. "Bada" in | | | | accidentally entering links you have to double tap a link |
| Korean means ocean. The Wave certainly reflects this | | | | to trigger it. |
| by running very fluidly from screen to screen whether | | | | Samsung have given there Bada Smartphone's an |
| you are performing regular functions or browsing the | | | | App store similar to Apples App store and Google's |
| web. The handset is also home to its 1GHz CPU which | | | | Android market. Samsung Apps will offer numerous |
| no doubt plays its part in the phones high performance. | | | | Apps for games and other functions; this will help to |
| Visually the Wave is no less than spectacular and its | | | | keep them competitive in the Smartphone market. |
| ability to generate a high resolution picture is | | | | The S8500 has a standard 5mega pixel camera which |
| remarkable. The phones AMOLED capacitive touch | | | | has LED flash and auto focus built in, it is rather basic, |
| screen with WVGA resolution makes for a very clear | | | | but it's simple and easy to use, despite it being pretty |
| image displaying up to 16 million colours. Samsung have | | | | customary it is capable of shooting 720p HD video |
| even given the screen an Oleophobic glaze to prevent | | | | recordings. The Super AMOLED screen is well within |
| those bothersome fingerprint smudges left after use. | | | | its limits when it comes to playing HD video files, in |
| The Samsung S8500 Wave offers a few upgrades | | | | several formats such as DivX, Xvid and H.264. |
| from previous TouchWiz devices. With the TouchWiz | | | | The music player on the Samsung Wave gives you a |
| 3.0 user interface you now have the option of having | | | | very pretty interface to work with when organising |
| multiple home screens, and all of your widgets are | | | | and playing back your tunes, the sound quality when |
| now gathered in a small field at the foot of the screen. | | | | played through the headset is sharp and very clear. |
| Typically the main menu involves numerous pages, and | | | | The device has a 2GB internal memory with a micro |
| your icons can now be tailored to suite your own | | | | SD slot built in so you have plenty of potential space |
| needs. | | | | for your media files |
| Another fine element thrown in the mix involves the | | | | In short, the Samsung S8500 Wave will have little |
| phone book application. With the Ultimate Phonebook | | | | problem in applying some heat for its competitors in |
| feature it is within your power to see all e-mails from | | | | the Smartphone market. It has all the credentials to go |
| all inboxes united into one Ultimate Inbox. Also using the | | | | far and will be in many pockets come the end of the |
| Phonebook you can link contacts to there IM and keep | | | | year. |