Samsung Wave S8500 Video Review
Rs. 17,000
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Product Features:
| 3G: Yes | Wifi: Yes | Camera: 5 MP with flash |
| Display: 3.3 inches | Touch: Yes, Capacitive | Memory Card: upto 32 GB |
| Music Player: Yes | OS: Bada | FM Radio: Yes |
Product Review:
- Incredibly vivid Super AMOLED screen
- Superb build quality
- Fast overall performance
- Beautiful HD video recording
- Not very intuitive interface
- bada OS needs more improvement and fine tuning
- Samsung Apps has a very poor catalog
Samsung Wave S8500 is currently not available in any stores.
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Specs Score
Average
Group: Rs. 14,500 to Rs. 19,600
This Phone:
Average:
Maximum:
Group Rank:
#40
out of 86 mobiles
Overall Rank:
#195
out of 1516 mobiles
Quick Specifications
See Full Specifications- General:
- Bada, v1.0
- Slim
- Display:
- Touch (Capacitive)
- 3.3 inches
- 480 x 800 pixels
- Camera:
- 5 MP
- AutoFocus
- Flash
- 720p HD Video Recording
- Video Calling
- Technical:
- 2 GB Inbuilt Memory
- Memory Card Support, upto 32 GB
- 1 GHz Processor
- Connectivity:
- 3G
- WiFi with hotspot
- Bluetooth
- GPS
- Extra:
- Music Player
- Video Player
- FM Radio with Recording
- 3.5 mm Headphone
Advantages
Display In Groups| General | |
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Slim
10.9 mm
(Average: 11.5 mm)
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Slimmer mobiles are easier to carry in pocket and look more fashionable. |
| Display | |
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Has A Responsive Touch Screen
Capacitive, MultiTouch
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Touch Displays offer a more interactive experience. |
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Has Super AMOLED Display
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SUPER AMOLED Displays have better response, and consume significantly less battery like AMOLED but give better view in direct sunlight compared with AMOLED Displays. |
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Sharp Screen
~ 283 ppi
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Images, videos will look amazing on this sharp and clear screen. Text will be easier to read. |
| Camera | |
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High Resloution Camera
5 MP with AutoFocus
(Average: 6.33 MP)
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High resolution camera for taking sharp and clear photos. |
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Has Flash For Camera
LED
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Having a camera flash allows you to take photos in low light. |
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Supports HD Video Recording
720p @ 30fps
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You can record videos of beautiful moments, sceneries and watch them later. |
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Has Front Camera
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Front Camera enables you to take your own photos and do videocalling (on supported phones). |
| Technical | |
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Supports Memory Card
upto 32 GB
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Memory cards give your device more storage capacity. So you can store more songs, photos and videos. |
| Connectivity | |
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Supports 3G
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3G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience. |
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Supports WiFi
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You can connect to wifi hotspots in your area to experience a superior internet experience. |
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Supports WiFi Hotspot
Wifi Tethering
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Allows you to use your mobile internet connection on your wifi enabled laptop. |
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Supports Bluetooth v3.0
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Bluetooth enables you to wirelessly listen to music and calls using bluetooth headsets. |
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Supports GPS
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GPS is used for determining your location. You can get directions to a place with the help of GPS. |
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Can Output To TV
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Allows users to connect the smartphone, to a TV or any other composite video input to show photos and videos on a large screen. |
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Has A 3.5mm Headphone Jack
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Having 3.5mm Jack enables you to connect to large number of other devices (such as speakers) having 3.5mm Port. |
| Extra | |
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Has Accelerometer
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Detects motion as well as the orientation of a device (horizontally or vertically). |
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Has Compass
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Determines direction facing relative to North, East, West and South. |
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Supports Video Player
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Watch your favourite video songs and movies in video player. It supports MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV file types. |
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Supports Music Player
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Listen to your favourite songs in music player. It supports MP3 etc. file types. |
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Supports FM Radio
with recording
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Listen to your favourite radio stations on your phone. Enjoy music on the go with FM Radio. You can record your favourite song too. |
| Battery | |
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Long Battery Standby Time
25 days
(Average: 16.7 days)
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With long battery standby time, mobile phone battery can last more days without charging in idle condition. |
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Long Battery Talk Time
15 hours
(Average: 9 hours)
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With long battery talk time, you can talk on the phone continously without charging. |
Disadvantages
Display In Groups| Display | |
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Small Screen
3.3 inches
(Average: 4.61 inches)
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Gives an unpleasant experience while Reading, browsing internet and watching videos. |
| Technical | |
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Limited Storage Capacity
2 GB
(Average: 9 GB)
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Considering this phone's level of use, it has less amount of memory to store songs, videos, photos and applications. |
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Fewer Processing Cores
1 Core
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More cores result in better parallelism, meaning more tasks can be processed in parallel without slowing down the User Interface. |
| Extra | |
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Doesn't Have A Gyroscope
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Gyroscope Determines orientation and rotation and provides more accurate 3D motion tracking than an accelerometer. |
Full Specifications
Report An Error| General | |
| Sim Type: | GSM |
| Dual Sim: | No |
| Device Type: | Smartphone |
| Release Date: | February, 2010 |
| Design | |
| Dimensions: | 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm |
| Weight: | 118 g |
| Form Factor: | Classic (Candybar) |
| Display | |
| Type: | Color Super AMOLED screen, 16M colors |
| Touch: | Yes, Capacitive with Multitouch |
| Size: | 3.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels |
| Memory | |
| Phonebook: | Unlimited |
| Internal: | 2 GB inbuilt |
| Card Slot: | Yes, upto 32 GB |
| Connectivity | |
| GPRS: | Yes |
| EDGE: | Yes |
| 3G: | Yes, 3.6 Mbps Download, 2 Mbps Upload |
| Wifi: | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Bluetooth: | Yes, v3.0 |
| USB: | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| Extra | |
| GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS Support |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack: | Yes |
| Extra: | TV-Out |
| Camera | |
| Camera: | Yes, 5 MP with autofocus |
| Features: | Face detection, Smile detection, Geo tagging, Panorama |
| Video Recording: | Yes, 720p @ 30fps |
| Flash: | 1 Flash |
| Front Camera: | Yes, supports video calling |
| Technical | |
| OS: | Bada, v1.0 |
| CPU: | 1 GHz Processor |
| Java: | Yes, MIDP v2 |
| Browser: | Yes, supports HTML |
| Multimedia | |
| Supports: | MMS, Instant Messanging, Voice Recording, Calendar |
| Email: | Yes |
| Music: | MP3 |
| Video: | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| FM Radio: | Yes, with FM recording |
| Document Reader: | Yes |
| Social Networking: | Facebook, Twitter |
| Battery | |
| Size: | 1500 mAH, Li-ion Battery |
| Standby time: | 600 hours, 550 hours on 3G |
| Talk time: | 900 minutes, 420 minutes on 3G |
| Music Playback time: | 2100 minutes |
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Samsung S8500 Wave review: Hello, world!
The Samsung S8500 Wave is the first phone to run a brand new OS and this may look great on its resume but isnt what makes it worthwhile. The potential is all there and the UI user-friendliness is at its peak so even if Bada OS never takes off, the Wave would make a perfect feature phone nonetheless.
Now, how about the phone? We think the S8500 Wave is well worth its asking price and it would serve well the goal of paving the way to the mass market for a brand new OS. read more →
- 3.3" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, WVGA (480 x 800 pixels), multi-touch input support, scratch-resistant glass surface
- Solid 10.9mm-thin metal body
- Bada OS with Samsung Apps
- ARM Cortex A8 based 1GHz CPU
- Quad-band GSM support with dual-band 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 2Mbps HSUPA
- Limited number of available applications
- No lens cover
- Card slot under the battery
- Inbuilt SatNav software has only a 30-day navigation license
- No ambient light sensor to change screen brightness dynamically
Samsung Wave
The Wave is a lot like a baby Galaxy S. What you lose in screen size and performance, you gain with better materials, build quality, battery life, and camera features (namely an LED flash and a dedicated 2-stage camera button). Bada, surprisingly, behaves a lot like a baby Android. It arguably provides the best feature phone experience currently available, but still leaves us craving for more. read more →
- Great hardware
- Surprisingly smartphone-like functionality
- Solid camera
- Not a smartphone
- Built-in apps not great
- No North American 3G
Samsung offers its most powerful phone yet
On paper, it would be easy to slate the Samsung Wave as nothing more than a tarted up Samsung Jet, with a bigger and glossier screen and a 25% more powerful processor.
But this phone is probably the most desirable on the market in terms of the complete package - the at-times average operation is offset by the beauty of the chassis and screen, as well as the pocket-friendly slim dimensions. read more →
- Superb screen
- Sleek design
- Fast operation
- Huge number of home screens
- top end camera
- Poor navigation experience
- HD video recording slightly grainy
- On-board keyboard a little slow
- Poor predictive text
- Lightweight internet experience
Samsung Wave S8500 Review
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 Wave, we would give it a 9.5/10. According to the manufacturer, the Samsung Wave S8500's 1500mAh Li-Ion battery is capable of delivering up to 15 hours of talk time in 2G, and 25 days of stand-by. read more →
- Incredibly vivid Super AMOLED screen
- Superb build quality
- Fast overall performance
- Beautiful HD video recording
- Plays DivX and Xvid at high resolutions
- 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
Samsung Wave GT-S8500 review (black)
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. read more →
- 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 App store is not available in U.S.
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