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: Samsung has lately taken to "owning" its smartphone experience, but it's best known for putting a layer on someone else's work. The Wave is something new: it's the first device ever to run Samsung's completely in-house Bada OS. We'll learn in our ful...
High build quality, Outstanding Super AMOLED display, Good camera for photos and videos, Bada has good UI, multitouch and web, Fast processor, Cheap with at least some carriers, Fairly long battery life,
Very limited app and widget selection, Poor builtin Facebook, media, navigation and Twitter apps, Little reason to buy over Samsung's own Android phones, No text autocorrection.
How you like the Wave could depend entirely on what you're upgrading from. If you're new to smartphones or a light user, the Wave could be a great start. It's reasonably easy to use, it's fast, it's beautiful, and it's web friendly. As a hardware exerc...
Excellent Super AMOLED display, easy to use Widget UI with very flexible customization, lovely high end hardware, Excellent Super AMOLED display, easy to use Widget UI with very flexible customization, lovely high end hardware, Wha
At this point, there are virtually no apps available for download. Do we need another smartphone OS?, At this point, there are virtually no apps available for download. Do we need another smartphone OS?, At this point,
The Samsung Wave is an excellent test bed for Samsung’s new smartphone platform. With TouchWiz 3.0 lending a strong hand, bada shows great promise. The hardware design is elegant and modern, and the display is outstanding. The biggest obstacle for the...
The Samsung Wave has a gorgeous, crystal-clear Super AMOLED touch screen. The 1GHz processor keeps the phone running smoothly, and the Wave has great call quality. The Wave also has a 5-megapixel camera and can capture HD video
Samsung's TouchWiz 3.0 user interface is much improved over its previous versions, however, it is not as intuitive as others are, particularly as you get deeper into apps. It doesn't merge contact information from various accounts together and the Samsung
For international markets, the Samsung Wave is a nice, budget-friendly foray into the world of smartphones, but there are more affordable and more full-featured options for the U.S.
Abstract: The Samsung Wave is a phone of firsts. It’s the first device to utilize a Super AMOLED screen, and also the first device to come loaded with Samsung’s proprietary Bada operating system. After spending some time with it, we have both some good and ba...
Abstract: So, the Samsung Wave’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. So much so, in fact, that our good friends over at SlashGear managed to get one sent to them, and sure enough, they’ve been nice enough to give us one of their famous “SlashGear Rev...
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Published: 2010-06-04, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: 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 test bench today, Samsung’s bada OS has had a rocky journey. Showing up for the first time on the Samsun...
Incredibly vivid Super AMOLED screen, Superb build quality, Fast overall performance, Beautiful HD video recording, Plays DivX and Xvid at high resolutions, Great call quality
Not very intuitive interface, bada OS needs more improvement and fine tuning, Samsung Apps has a very poor catalog, Heavy 3D games might overwhelm the 1GHz CPU, Photos of the 5MP camera are not good enough, Dolfin 2.0 browser is not really mature for this
Using the Samsung Wave S8500 to place and receive phone calls is a terrific experience! Voices are almost crystal clear, while the loudness hits just the sweet spot. And this goes for both ends of the line. If we have to rate the phone quality of the W...
3G connections, Bada Operating System, Fast data transfer, GPS, Highspeed Wifi 802.11 connectivity, TouchWiz 3.0UI makes the touchscreen do multitasking, 2GB internal storage and a 1GB microSD card, Phonebook with unlimited capacity, QWERTY keyboard makes texting and intern, Its Bluetooth 2.0 makes data and multimedia sharing easy and fast, 5.0 camera with LED flash, Well designed hardware slim,
a) makes it inaccessible to other applications, Touchwiz UI keeps lagging
