Samsung Wave – The real BADA smartphone

Introduction

In the already overcrowded market of mobile phones and mobile phone operating systems, Samsung recently entered with it’s own OS called the “Bada” OS, and the first smartphone on this operating system – Samsung Wave.

The name “Bada” comes from a Corean word, which means Ocean or Sea. Incidentially, Bada in Hindi refers to BIG, and indeed, it seems this operating system will prove itself big in the market having huge competition in terms of mobile smartphones. The name SamsungWave signifies how flawless the phone is, just like a wave in an ocean! It also rhymes with the meaning of the operating system which runs it, that is, Bada OS.

Look and Feel

The overall design is slim and rounded edged which makes it easy to hold and use. Sleekness, curviness and enhanced polished body gives it the outstanding looks. The phone antenna is placed inside the main frame of the device, which makes sure that you get perfect signal quality irrespective of the way you hold it or keep it. This completely makes Wave a winner over some of its competitor phones, which recently became more popular for those issues rather than features… But be assured, its Samsung, and hence it has to have perfect design. Asthetically, Wave looks like the traditional Samsung smartphones look, with 3 buttons at the bottom of the large touch screen display. This phone is powered with Super AmoLED display which boasts to be much brighter, clearer and less reflective than any other display. It just means it has the best ever viewing quality on a mobile smartphone device!
The touch screen is a legend. Mobile smartphones rarely have such a responsive and touch-sensitive display like Wave has. The interface is designed in such a way that the look of the phone goes in tune with the feel of the phone. That backs the name of the device – Wave the flawless.

Performance and Style

Today smartphones are not just phones. They are not even mere pocket computing devices. Today’s smartphones are Consoles. Samsung wave points in the right direction when you say it’s a Console! To make sure the phone keeps getting the support it should, they’ve packed in a powerful 1 GHz application processor. That means a fast, smooth and responsive user interface, multitasking up to certain extent, HD video playing and recording and Flash video compatibility.
Recently many devices support the HTML5 technology, but not flash video which is widely supported on even the basic computers and gadgets. But even being a smartphone, the power of a great GPU and the awesome OS brings flash on the Wave. Just a perfect edge over its competition phones. The best advanced graphic processor brings all the power a smartphone can get right in your hands. HD videos play really smooth, and browser works without even a single second of lag. All those photos, videos and animations on the web pages are processed in a matter of a few nanoseconds, to bring you the ultimate user experience on this smartphone.

Browser and User Interface

Samsung Wave also has the best ever Dolfin internet browser, designed specifically for this beautiful operating system. The internet browser syncs perfectly with the advanced Touch Wiz 3.0 user interface, which is the best user interface ever seen on a smartphone. The customizability of Touch Wiz is so great that you can actually decide where you see what. That makes sure what you want is what you have on your screen.
On-screen widgets are the perfect way to stay informed, and stay connected. For example, the clock, weather and stocks widget keeps you informed of the real-time information and content right from the internet to your device. Buddies Now widget provides access to SNS services such as Facebook and Orkut, right from the home screen of your Wave phone.

Multitasking is implied in the user interface in a limited sense. All default native apps work in the background. That means you can answer a call or SMS while you are browsing, and come back to the same page you were browsing earlier. All in just a few taps! You may want to put that new song on while you use the calculator, you can do that very well, without losing what you were calculating. The multitasking feature, however, is limited to default apps and one Bada app. That means you cannot have two bada apps running at a time. But that doesn’t become a problem at all, as all you need is given in the phone by default.

Social Networking and IM

Don’t you just love to open up Google Talk or MSN on your PC every few minutes and instant message your friends and loved ones? How about having the same in a touch of the screen on the beautiful Samsung Wave phone… Email, IM, Social networks integration, Calendar, sync… What not… That means you can just make a few taps and get typing that status update you want to post on Facebook or Orkut whenever you want to. Twitter integration makes it even more connected to the world since tweeting has become the way to interact with others now-a-days. Mind sending that tweet right from a home screen gadget? Samsung Wave and Bada brings to you that power.

Samsung App Store

The perfect way to use applications on your phone is downloading them right from a store of applications specifically designed for that phone. Samsung takes care of just the same, to bring to you latest applications designed for Wave’s user interface and native integration. The app never faces compatibility issues or bugs, because it is offered to you only after testing and vigorous testing of the apps in the Samsung store by expert app developers.

In the view of developers, Bada platform is the easiest way ever to create applications. From the viewpoint of the end user, it’s the way applications should be. The touch screen controls, various phone-specific features are really very useful in creating the perfect app for your phone. You have the option to download the applications to your PC or the phone itself. Got no wi-fi around? No worries. Download the app on the PC and simply transfer it to the phone.

Multimedia and

Connectivity

The fun doesn’t end there. It just starts right there. Along with the 3G, GPRS, GSM and HSPDA connectivity modes, Wave has Bluetooth 3.0 – the fastest Bluetooth yet, built-in Wi-fi, and GPS technology to keep the fun going. Accelerometer, proximity sensor and the G-sensor makes it technically the best device yet having such amazing sensors built right inside the gadget.
5 megapixel AF camera with power LED flash with smile shutter, panorama shot facility along with a native photo editor makes the clicking experience a must have. HD video recording at 1280x720 resolution and playback makes sure you don’t miss out on the videography fun. DivX and XviD codecs are supported on Wave, which is a major plus from the other phones comparable to it. FM radio, expandable memory with MicroSD slot and a native music player are some of the more features to name. This is a multimedia console. For real. Voice and motion-sensor UI is one of the best ways to interact with your device, and Wave has all this and much more.

Physical Characteristics

Not only the multimedia features are important, but so are the physical aspects of a gadget. A device may have all the features in it, but what if its of a huge size? Imagine a feature-packed phone having too much weight. Would you buy it? Samsung Wave makes it a point to keep it a light, perfect sized and durable device to use. The full touch bar type design of 118x56x10.9 mm is the right size for a smartphone like Wave. The battery is 1500mAh, a little lesser than expected, but gives a good amount of standby time. Though battery backup won’t be too long if you record or play HD videos all the time. But that’s pretty much what you need.

Pricing

A mobile phone should not lighten your pockets, it should lighten your tension to purchase it instead. Samsung Wave is priced at a perfect amount of money which is affordable for such a great smartphone. The phone really is worth the price you pay.
Samsung Wave is priced at around 19,000 INR according to sources. That’s really a less amount compared to other phones of its genre, and worth paying.

Author’s comments

Personally I found this phone very useful to everyone out there, including the tech-freaks as well as multimedia enthusiasts. It’s the perfect gadget to have for professionals as well as students. Every aspect of this phone makes sure its usable to all the people. I’d say Go for it! Get yourself one of those beautiful touch bars and create a style statement.

Samsung Wave on Samsung Bada OS… FTW!

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