Bada was not the only novelty in the Samsung Wave S8500 business card. There is also the Super AMOLED panel that has later been seen in other super sales of the South Korean company, such as the Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Aluminum has been used for the housing and it has been manufactured in one piece. In general, the design is sleek and clean, without departing from the line of most Samsung tablet computers.
One of the key points of Samsung Wave S8500 is the screen. Touch-type, it measures 3.3 inches, offers WVGA resolution (48o x 800 pixels) and a depth of 16 million colors. But the main thing is that it is the first of Super AMOLED, an exclusive technology from Samsung. The Super AMOLED stands out as having brightness higher veintepor percent compared to standard AMOLED, while consumes twenty percent less energy. In terms of visibility, in normal conditions it is five times betterfrom any angle and is affected by 80% less by sunlight. As if that were not enough, it can also boast having released mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine), the mobile version of the DNIe. Also designed by Samsung, it is a system used in LCD and LED televisions to improve the sharpness and clarity of images. Below the panel are a hexagonal trackpad and two buttons to make, receive, reject or end calls.
Bada and Social Hubs
The functions focused on social networks are today an almost essential element in smart phones. The terminal Samsung is no exception and has Social Hub: a tool that synchronizes in real time instant, accounts messaging portals like Facebook or Twitter, the contacts on the phone, calendar, email… The result is that not necessary register in each of them every time you want to consult a message or a status update, or modify your own. On the other hand, the agenda is better managed thanks to the fact that it showsdates and appointments in an overview. Regarding the platform Bada (which means " ocean " in Korean) has its own application store. Users will be able to turn to it when they want to expand the utilities of the phone. Provides various interface controls to programmers. In order to improve interactivity, it incorporates various sensors (accelerometer, movement, vibrations, face detection, etc.). It has support for Adobe Flash. It's nuanced by the TouchWiz 3.0 user interface. The choice of processor has fallen on aARM Cortex A8 with 1 GHz power.
It is operational on the GSM frequencies a850, 900, 1,800, 1,900 and 2,100 MHz. We are facing a 3G mobile equipped with the UMTS, HSUPA and HSDPA protocols at 900 and 2,100 MHz. It comes with IEEE 802.11 b / g / n WLAN, so in short you will be able to access high speed internet with no apparent problems. The standard browser is Dolfin 2.0. It includes Bluetooth 3.0, which works in combination with Wi-Fi and reaches a data transfer rate of up to 24 Mbps, eight times faster than the previous version. The bluetoothit is essential when linking the mobile with a large number of devices equipped with the same standard, including accessories as important as hands-free kits. As for the physical connections consist of a port microUSB, a headphone output of 3.5 mm and TV output. Bring A-GPS and digital compass.
Camera and multimedia
The camera has a high resolution is required today to any intelligent mobile: five megapixels. There are several shooting modes (single, beauty, smile, continuous, vignette); scene (portrait, outdoor, night, sports, party, indoor, snow beach, sunset, etc.). The photographic effects include water, black and white, negative and sepia. There is no shortage of extras such as the smile and face detector, geo - tagging (catalog the images according to where they were taken), autofocus and LED flash with integrated video light. By the way of video, it has the capacity torecord in high definition at 720p and has a secondary unit on the front to make video calls. The results are retocables thanks to a software editing photos and video.
The multimedia player is compatible with the audio and video formats MP3, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and the less frequent DivX and XviD. Tune in to FM radio in stereo with RDS. Provides support for Java MIDP 2.1, which in most cases translates to allowing you to enjoy video games. In fact, it incorporates some serial titles. It has sought to improve the sound quality with Sound Alive technology. The internal storage is 2 GB, expandable with microSD memory cards up to a limit of 32 GB. Email usersthey will find that it is compatible with POP3, IMAP4 servers and has Exchange Active Sync.
Drums
Measuring 118 x 56 x 10.9 millimeters and weighing 118 grams (including battery), Samsung Wave S8500 has a 2G conversation autonomy of up to fifteen hours, which is reduced to seven hours when it is 3G. In standby mode, it has a performance of up to 600 hours on 2G and 550 hours on 3G.
Samsung Wave S8500, opinions
The mobile is undoubtedly one of the references of the South Korean manufacturer, with the permission of Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Generally speaking, it can't be denied that it has enough going for it to be a bestseller and desired product. The screen, the power, the design and the user interface are fully satisfactory from many points of view (entertainment, professional…). However, the final verdict is the responsibility of the users. It is your turn. You can record your opinions on the Samsung Wave S8500 in the " Comments " section.
Data sheet
| Standard | GSM 850/900 / 1.800 /1.900/2.100 MHz
UMTS, HSUPA-HSDPA 900/2100 MHz |
| Dimensions | 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm |
| Memory | 2 GB expandable to 32 GB with microSD cards |
| screen | Super AMOLED capacitive touch 3.3 inch
480 x 800 pixels |
| Camera | 5 - megapixel sensor
Autofocus Flash LED Geotagging |
| Multimedia | Photo, music and video playback JPEG, MP3, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD |
| Controls and connections | Bada platform
TouchWiz 3.0 A-GPS touch user interface with digital compass MicroUSB 2.0 port 3.5mm headphone output microSD card slot Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g and Bluetooth 3.0 |
| Autonomy | In conversation: 15 hours (2G) / 7 hours (3G)
In standby mode: 600 hours (2G) / 550 hours (3G) |
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