Testseek.co.uk have collected 128 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-S8500 Wave and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-S8500 Wave.
June 2010
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The editors liked
Screen is staggeringly good
Bada seems stable
Good touch response
Great media device
Handles HD well
The high screen resolution
The vivid display
The touchscreen responsiveness and the mix of slinky class and robustness that its metalclad body provides. With prices starting at around £25 per month (At least on Vodafone)
The Samsung Wave could suit a low maintenance mobile user just fine.But Bada is a newborn baby
And smartphone aficionados may be frustrated at its lack of customisation opti
For Samsung Wave S8500
The social networking functionality is fantastic
As is contacts syncing
The camera and the gorgeous superAMOLED touchscreen.
Superb screen
Sleek design
Fast operation
Huge number of home screens
Top end camera
Long battery life
Fast processor
Attractive to use
Simple and intuitive layout
Good screen
Excellent sound quality
Good camera and video
Neat
Slim design. Fast processor and N-flavour Wi-Fi. Brilliant screen
Pluses
Quality screen handles multitouch interface well / Great finish
Responsive smartphone
Stable OS
Intuitive interface
Battery life
Video
Films and records DivX and 720p in native resolution
FM radio with RDS / standard headphone jack
Super AMOLED screen is bright and more visible in sunlight
Fast
Responsive touchscreen
Multi-touch
Live homescreen widgets
Support for multiple email accounts
HD video recording
Good camera for still scenes
Solid-feeling metal case
Competitive price
Good build quality
The editors didn't like
Apps often lack options
Lack of big name apps (this might change)
Some menu and keyboard awkwardness
Bada doesn't appear to offer much new or innovative
For Samsung Wave S8500
Poor navigation experience
HD video recording slightly grainy
On-board keyboard a little slow
Poor predictive text
Lightweight internet experience
Some built in applications lack complete functionality
Small application store
Poor battery life
Uneven operating system. Limited built-in storage
Minuses
Disappointing photos
Messaging system could be even better
Case seems like it could get scratched
App store still fairly limited with some expensive downloads
Abstract: The Samsung Wave capitalises on the current interest in smartphones by providing means and applications for social media environments. The Wave is the first device from Samsung with the Bada operating system in connection with an Apps Store. Behind the...
S amsung makes a daring move with the Samsung Bada operating system, considering the already established operating systems. It could be a smart move that they have their own system next to the other famous systems. With a good Internet browser, the ...
Abstract: This is one of two recently launched phones from Samsung. The other the Galaxy S was launched in a swathe of who's who at a London nightspot. This unit, the Samsung Wave S8500, offers you the chance to do most things from a Smart Phone....
Abstract: With the Samsung Wave, the Korean consumer electronics giant brings to the smartphone market something everyone agrees we don’t really need -- a device running Samsung’s own smartphone OS -- Bada. This means that with Samsung using Android on all its ...
Multimedia, the video and pictures parts of which look amazing on this phone's screen, is well catered for with simple but capable media viewers. There's support for uploading your images and videos straight to web services, but no on-device editing facil...
The Samsung Wave truly is a great piece of hardware; the best Samsung’s ever offered the smartphone market. Unfortunately, Bada isn’t quite up to speed yet, and Samsung’s revenue stream may reflect this. I’m not saying that it doesn’t have promise, bec...
Abstract: The Samsung Wave has some top-notch specifications including a superb screen. The new Bada operating system means the app store is short of content and third party software compatibility is not great, though, so if these things matter to you, steer cl...
