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
OK, I have to admit it; I was a little too easy on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. I acted like a concerned parent who sent their kid to school with a reassuring kiss on the forehead and hoped the bigger boys of HTC and Apple would be nice and include it in t...
There's not much more I can say about the Wave really. It's functionally sound, looks and feels good and the Samsung custom built attributes (Bada, TouchWiz etc) work with immense precision. But I'm still left with a large sense of doubt about it, prob...
Fast processor; attractive to use; simple and intuitive layout; good screen; excellent sound quality; good camera and video
Some built in applications lack complete functionality; small application store; poor battery life
The Wave is an excellent addition to the Samsung portfolio and the smartphone market. While it would be ill-advised to suggest it will rival the iPhone or the growing Android smartphone market in the near future, it is a serious contender. ...
Overall I really liked the Samsung Wave but I must admit that it was the Super AMOLED screen that did it for me. The whole BADA experience was quite good. Nothing revolutionary. Kind of a mixture of previous Samsung feature phones and a bit Android lik...
The Samsung Wave marks a line in the sand for Samsung with the debut of its Bada operating system. It's a quality handset with a terrific AMOLED multi-touch screen, fast operation, a decent camera and access to Samsung's small but growing App store. T...
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
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
The Samsung Wave is just the first device on the Bada platform and it’s a great start for the Korean manufacturer. Although the App Store has to go a little way before it’s even close to becoming a competitor to Android or Apple, we hope it does succee...
Screen is staggeringly good, Bada seems stable, good touch response, great media device, handles HD well
Apps often lack options, lack of big name apps (this might change), some menu and keyboard awkwardness
An impressive handset we can't help liking, but it also leaves room for improvementKey specs3.5mm jack, 3G, 5 megapixels, AMOLED, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, Li-ion battery, microSD, MP3 player, Touchscreen, Wi-Fi...
For a Samsung phone, this one is excellent. It's worlds apart from the deluge of mediocre mid-range handsets we've seen from them of late. The Samsung Wave's screen is wonderful, we can't praise it enough so if you spend a lot of time watching videos ...
Super AMOLED screen is bright and more visible in sunlight; fast, responsive touchscreen; multi-touch; live homescreen widgets; support for multiple email accounts; fast processor; HD video recording; good camera for still scenes; solid-feeling metal case
Basic app store; no app shortcuts on homescreen; advanced features are hard to configure; social networking poorly integrated
The Samsung Wave is a great-looking phone with a state of the art screen, that's fast and responsive to use. The new Bada OS improves on previous Samsung feature phones, but the advanced features aren't user friendly or powerful enough to match a true...
