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
(80%)
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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
Superb screen, Sleek design, Fast operation, Huge number of home screens, top end camera, Long battery life
Poor navigation experience, HD video recording slightly grainy, On-board keyboard a little slow, Poor predictive text, Lightweight internet experience
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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
Bada doesn't appear to offer much new or innovative
Bada feels closer to feature phone territory than we'd hoped, but the Wave's great screen and video potential claw back some points...
The Samsung S8500 Wave is an interesting device indeed. Performance is pretty good even at this early stage and we take it as a promise there will be little to complain about in the end. While the limited 3rd party software puts it to a disadvantage, t...
Overall, Samsung really isn't bringing anything new to the table with Bada: Its features are really no different on what you'd find on the iPhone, webOS phones or Android phones. But we suspect that is not Samsung's main focus here. Samsung se...
The winners of the test can easily compete with ordinary players like Cowon S9, J3, while Samsung Wave should not be used as a player unless you absolutely don't want to carry another device around. I will continue using iPhone as a system on the go a...
Priced at Rs. 17,308 here in India, this phone is a real steal. It gives you everything you need. An outstanding internet browser, a brilliant movie and music player and a capable gaming device. The lack of quality applications may be a small turn off...
Overall the Samsung Wave is a wonderful phone but I must admit that it was the Super AMOLED screen that did it. The whole BADA experience was quite good. Nothing revolutionary. Kind of a mixture of previous Samsung feature phones and a bit Android lik...
The closest competition that the Samsung Wave has is from Nokia's N97 mini, another touchscreen phone with good multimedia features. However, irrespective of a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a more mature OS with app support to match, I would pick the W...
