Operating system
Bada 1.0
Screen size
3.3 in
Processor frequency
1 GHz
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Weight
117 oz
Battery life on stand by
600 h
Battery life on 2G talk time
15 h
Thickness
10.9 in
Screen size
3.3 in
Processor frequency
1 GHz
RAM
512 MB
Internal storage
2 GB
Video resolution
720 p
Capacity
1500 mAh
HSPA+
No
4G LTE
No
GSMArena
Enter a new platform. With a boom. With a bang. A Bada kind of bang. Another of the big guns wants to play by their own rules. Samsung?s second spot...
3G.co.uk
The Samsung Wave is full of contradictions. As the flagship smartphone for the manufacturer's bada open-source operating system it has a few teething...
GSMArena
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...
phoneArena
Samsung's first bada phone - the Samsung Wave S8500 - is finally here. A few months ago we reviewed a prototype unit, which left us with rather high...
SlashGear
From its confusing launch back in December 2009, to its feature-packed handset debut at Mobile World Congress and then all the way to the SlashGear...
TechRadar
We've finally managed to get our hands on a final release unit of the Samsung Wave - and the good news is it's a darn sight better than the...
DigitalVersus
The Wave is its handset to run Bada, and is a high-end touchsreen smartphone which, if its spec is anything to go by, is cut out with social...
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| General | |||
| Operating system | Bada 1.0 | ||
| Available | Yes | ||
| Released (US) | April 2010 | ||
| Released (FR) | June 2010 | ||
| Design | Candybar | ||
| Color | Black |
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| SAR | 0.988 W/kg | ||
| Rugged | No | ||
| Display | |||
| Screen type | Super AMOLED | ||
| Resolution | 800x480 pixels | ||
| Screen size | 3.3 in | ||
| Touchscreen | Yes | ||
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive | ||
| Multitouch | Yes | ||
| Colors | 16 777 216 | ||
| 3D | No | ||
| PPI | 283 | ||
| Network | |||
| GSM | Yes | ||
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 |
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| GPRS | Yes | ||
| EDGE | Yes | ||
| UMTS | Yes | ||
| UMTS Frequencies | 900 2100 |
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| HSPA | Yes | ||
| HSPA+ | No | ||
| CDMA | No | ||
| 4G LTE | No | ||
| WiMAX | No | ||
| Digital Camera / Video | |||
| Back camera | Yes | ||
| Photo resolution | 5 MP | ||
| Video resolution | 720 p | ||
| Flash | Yes | ||
| Flash type | LED | ||
| Features | Auto focus Blink shot Face detection Smile detection Geo tagging Panorama |
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| Front camera | Yes | ||
| Front Flash | No | ||
| Sensor | |||
| Accelerometer | Yes | ||
| Gyroscope | No | ||
| Proximity sensor | Yes | ||
| Compass | Yes | ||
| Barometer | No | ||
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | ||
| Size and weight | |||
56 in
10.9 in
118 in
117 oz
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| Height | 118 in | ||
| Width | 56 in | ||
| Thickness | 10.9 in | ||
| Weight | 117 oz | ||
| Hardware | |||
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 | ||
| Processor frequency | 1 GHz | ||
| Core number | Single Core | ||
| RAM | 512 MB | ||
| Internal storage | 2 GB | ||
| Removable storage | Yes | ||
| Memory card | microSD microSDHC |
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| Connectivity | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | ||
| Wi-Fi Standard | 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n |
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| Wi-Fi hotspot | Yes | ||
| Bluetooth | Yes | ||
| Bluetooth version | 3.0 | ||
| Profiles | Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP) Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP) Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP) Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) Basic Printing (BPP) Dial-up networking (DUN) File Transfer (FTP) Generic Access (GAP) Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP) Handsfree (HFP) Headset (HSP) Object Push (OPP) Phone Book Access (PBAP) Serial Port (SPP) Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) SIM Access (SAP) |
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| GPS | Yes | ||
| GPS type | A-GPS | ||
| USB | Yes | ||
| USB version | 2.0 | ||
| USB connector type | microUSB | ||
| Audio | Yes | ||
| Headset jack | 3.5mm | ||
| HDMI | No | ||
| DLNA | No | ||
| NFC | No | ||
| Dual SIM | No | ||
| Infrared | No | ||
| Multimedia | |||
| Music player | Yes | ||
| Supported formats | eAAC+ MP3 WAV WMA |
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| Video player | Yes | ||
| Supports | DivX H.263 H.264 MPEG4 Xvid WMV |
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| Radio | Yes | ||
| FM Transmitter | No | ||
| Battery | |||
| Battery type | Lithium-ion | ||
| Capacity | 1500 mAh | ||
| Battery life on stand by | 600 h | ||
| Battery life on 2G talk time | 15 h | ||
| Battery life on UMTS/LTE talk time | 7 h | ||
| Battery life on music playback | 35 h | ||
| Qi wireless charging | No | ||
Information from the technical sheet of the Samsung Wave are only indicative, if you notice an error, please inform us with the icon displayed on the right of each specifications.
