The Samsung Wave is powered by Samsung’s new open mobile platform ‘bada’. This means Wave owners can download a variety of high-quality applications including: games, e-books, utility apps, and more. Thanks to Samsung’s new ‘Social Hub’ service, the Wave also offers the most fully-integrated messaging platform available. This includes push email, schedule syncing, and simple Phonebook access to SNS, IM and email. The Wave’s premium Super AMOLED display, high-powered processor and advanced multi-media features deliver unmatched, rich-graphic, entertainment experiences. Despite all these features the Wave is ultra-slim, exquisitely crafted from a one-piece aluminum cast, and beautifully curved with a tempered glass display that features the latest in smudge-resistant technology.

• (1) 1GHz Application Processor : Power like never before

  The Wave is powered by a super-charged 1Ghz processor that supports rich cutting-edge graphics. The new processor is specifically designed to enable a level of mobile experience that is not previously possible. With 1GHz clock speed and a large L2 cache, the new processor can easily handle real-time applications, while supporting the latest 3D games thanks to a powerful 3D graphics engine. Allied to this, there is a HD (720p) codec engine that delivers 30fps HD video in both recording and playback mode.
  In summary, the Wave provides the best 3D graphics performance available, and presents a unique opportunity for developers to create immersive and rich apps for the Wave device.

  

  

• (2) Super AMOLED : A more vivid and realistic display

  The Wave is equipped with a Super AMOLED Display. By removing the touch sensor panel and the air gaps, the images are crisper, the colors more vivid, the contrast higher, and the body slimmer. The ultra-brilliance of Super AMOLED makes video and games so clear that your display seems alive. Super AMOLED also provides an incredible free viewing angle to share content with friends, super fast touch responsiveness, and WVGA (480 X 800) 400cd brightness.
  With such impressive credentials it is not surprising that many leading game titles have already been developed for the bada platform. The Wave maximizes the reality and value of your 3D game. Once serious mobile gamers experience the awesome features of the Wave, they may well throw their other smartphones away.

  

  

• (3) 802.11n : Greater network speeds

  The Wave is the world’s first 802.11n equipped phone. This means potential data speeds 10-times faster than current Wi-Fi standards, such as 802.11b and 802.11g. This level of network connectivity opens up entirely new opportunities for traditionally bandwidth-hungry application such as Location-based services and Social networking.
  With the Wave, previous application development obstacles that existed because of low data transfer speeds have now been removed.

  

• (4) Samsung bada : A new playground for developers

  bada (the Korean word for “ocean”) is Samsung’s new smartphone platform, and the Wave is Samsung’s first bada device. Samsung bada allows you to create feature-rich applications that deliver unparalleled mobile experiences.
  Above all, bada introduces several new service-centric features including social networking, device synchronization, content management, location-based services, push notification and commerce services. In addition, bada includes a new UI framework that delivers simplicity and ease of use, without decreasing usage efficiency. Also, bada enables developers to take full advantage of mobile device capabilities to easily create compelling applications.
  Starting with the Wave, bada will be deployed on an increasing number of touch screen mobile devices in Samsung’s future line-up.

  

  

• (5) Samsung TouchWiz: The leading mobile interface

  The Wave runs Samsung’s TouchWiztm 3.0 UI. Building on top of the success of its predecessor, the latest version of touchWiz is the most intuitive and customizable UI ever created:

  • Simple: It provides simple steps and easy access to tasks
  • Easy: TouchWiz 3.0 is effortless to use, convenient for basic tasks and enables Quick Panel for the best multitasking
  • Intuitive: TouchWiz 3.0 is the most intuitive UI ever. A simple sweeping gesture leads you to many features.
  • Customizable: An upgraded customization environment with advanced widgets and enhanced home screen functionality
  • Versatile: Integrated various applications for more user experiences Sync mail, calendar, contacts from your web account to your mobile

  The bada SDK gives developers tools to easily produce UIs with the same look and features as the TouchWiz interface, so they can provide Wave owners with the same great experience regardless of whether they are using an in-built or a third-party application.

  

  

• (6) Samsung Apps : An application marketplace for bada

  Samsung bada allows users to effortlessly download Game, Navigation, Social Networking, e-book, Health and Lifestyle applications through Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps is the Samsung marketplace that provides powerful applications and content which has been carefully chosen for Samsung devices. It gives people the freedom to download apps suited to their individual requirements. A convenient on-device client makes it easy to browse, search and download bada applications directly on your bada phone through either a WiFi or cellular connection. Samsung Apps was launched in England, France and Italy last year and is set to be deployed in more than 50 countries during 2010.
  With the launch of the bada SDK, Samsung Apps will offer bada developers the perfect marketplace for their contents, and a great potential to expand their business. By registering at the Samsung Apps Seller Office, developers can distribute and sell their applications to potentially millions of Samsung bada phone users.

  

  

• (7) Platform Differentiation

  Various services that differentiate the bada platform from existing mobile platforms are currently being built and tested by our bada development team. With the launch of the Samsung Wave, we are proud to announce the first of the bada Services: Social Hub.

  Social Hub

  Social hub is Samsung’s new integrated messaging service. There are two major features of Social Hub which distinguishes itself from the existing messaging services; 1) integrated messaging service provided in partnership with top major portals 2) Messaging service centered around Contacts. It integrates all messaging services such as SMS, Email, IM and Social Networking from top major portals (Google, Yahoo , MSN , Facebook , Twitter and etc.). Furthermore, Social Hub focuses on Contacts, where users can view all types of messages at once.
  Social Hub is push based, so once users register their accounts on their devices, Social Hub delivers new updates automatically, removing the need to constantly log in and out of other networks.

  

  

Samsung Wave (S8500) at a glance

* Product specifications are subject to change without notice.