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
Excellent social networking, universal calendar, phonebook that syncs with Facebook, Twitter and more, super-AMOLED touch-screen, and an HD video camera that also takes great pictures...
Hardly any apps available for download, temperamental maps feature, user interface is a little unintuitive and restrictedLook and Feel...
Gorgeous hardware and impressive social networking features make this an almost-perfect phone, only let down by occasional lags and a few glitches in user interface ...
Abstract: The Samsung Wave S8500 is the first born mobile from the Samsung’s new mobile operating system, ‘Samsung bada’. One of the leading mobile phone providers, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, is coming with company’s newly launched open mobile platform for pro...
Abstract: Life has come from the water. That"s where everything has begun for us, so water seems to be a pretty natural place for Samsung to start a new beginning. Samsung has created a new mobile operating system to compete with the other big players on the sm...
Abstract: The Wave is set to land on most markets in April, which isn't all that far off. Being a very speedy phone in general, it also happens to be the first device to feature: Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi b/g/n connectivity, Super AMOLED display, dedicated graphic...
Top-notch hardware. Zippy performance. Great multimedia experience
On-screen keyboard needs work. Social Hub only does half the job it should. App store isn't filtered by local language
Bolstered by excellent hardware and performance, the Samsung Wave outshines most phones at a similar price and showcases the promise of the Bada OS....
App Store is in its infancy, can't group menu items in folders, keyboard is a little small in portrait orientation, won't auto-merge contacts from multiple accounts
The Samsung Wave morphs a mid-range feature phone into fully fledged smartphone thanks to the new open-source Bada OS. The Wave possesses excellent build quality, an outstanding display, great multimedia capabilities and impressive performance - all wrapp...
Abstract: When Samsung announced that they would drop the Symbian platform last year, opting instead to create their own called bada, it was met with a lot of skepticism on the ability of this new OS. Now at last the Wave, the Korean manufacturer's first bada dr...
