| If you think the Google Android is the end-all when it | | | | development. Of course this operating system isn’t |
| comes to mobile phone platforms, then you better think | | | | perfect – for one thing it can only run one 3rd party |
| again. This is because Samsung just came out with its | | | | program (not built in program) at a time. |
| own operating system that aims to overtake the | | | | It doesn’t allow customization of the launcher and |
| Android in a few months. And the first phone to | | | | input methods, and doesn’t support copy / paste |
| feature this OS is the highly anticipated Samsung | | | | yet. Of course, in time, people are expecting that |
| Wave S8500. | | | | Samsung will be able to deal with these problems. |
| Why should you buy this phone? Well of course, you | | | | However, it shouldn’t matter that much. The Bada |
| might want to check it out merely out of curiousity. | | | | is great enough as it is, and is definitely interesting |
| However, there are several solid reasons for you to | | | | enough to warrant a switch from the Android. |
| make the switch to this smart phone once it goes for | | | | You’ll love the latest version of the Piscel File |
| sale on April 2010. | | | | Viewer. |
| The appearance alone should be enough to convince | | | | This is an application that you won’t find in just |
| you, what with its slim dimensions of 118 x 56 x 10.9 | | | | about any smart phone out there. It can open |
| mm and its weight of 110 grams. It also comes in a | | | | Microsoft Office files (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) as |
| design that is very chic and classy at the same time. In | | | | well as Adobe PDF files. It also allows faster panning |
| addition, here are some of the best reasons. | | | | and zooming, continuous page scrolling, high quality |
| You’ll love the Bada OS. | | | | screen update as well as multiple page views. It is |
| As earlier mentioned, this smart phone will be the first | | | | surely going to set a high standard for smart phones |
| to feature the Bada operating system, which Samsung | | | | from now on. |
| has been developing for smart phones. When | | | | You’ll love the touch screen on this phone. |
| translated to English, the Korean word “bada” | | | | Another thing that the Samsung Wave S8500 has |
| actually means ocean, and it is quite appropriate that | | | | going for it is the screen display. You’ll love its 16 |
| the first smart phone to use this is called the Wave. | | | | million colour capacitive touch screen measuring 3.3 |
| This OS was first announced in November 2009 by | | | | inches. The resolution of this Active-matrix OLED |
| Samsung Electronics, and the Wave is the first | | | | display is an astounding 800 x 480 pixels, which is |
| Bada-based phone to be formally introduced to the | | | | much better than what you’d normally find in |
| market. More handsets will be launched in due time, | | | | phones today. |
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| The great thing about the Bada OS is that it was | | | | Samsung Wave S8500 contracts on offer. You can |
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