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- Design
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8.5
- Features
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8.5
- Performance
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8.5
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America | ||
| Announced | 2010, February | |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, April |
| Body | Dimensions | 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 118 g |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 3.3 inches (~283 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| - TouchWiz UI 3.0 - Handwriting recognition |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes, check quality | |
| - DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 2 GB storage |
| Data | GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | |
| Speed | HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stablilization, touch focus | |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, video light, check quality | |
| Secondary | Yes |
| Features | OS | Bada OS, upgradable to v2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Hummingbird | |
| CPU | 1 GHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX540 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Palringo IM | |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| Colors | Ebony Gray | |
| - TV-Out - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX video player - Organizer - Picsel document viewer - Image editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input (T9 Trace) |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 35 h |
| Misc | SAR EU | 0.99 W/kg (head) |
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Samsung S8500 Wave - user opinions and reviews
- Bennie
Also bought my samsung wave july 2010. From where are you Lea? I am from baguio. I am diligently waiting for the official bada 2.0 at samsung kies.
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- 2012-02-10 13:52
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- BinkO
Asphalt 6 HD available for free on Samsung store in my country. But need Bada 2.0, and no upgrade available for my phone at the moment. How stupid is this ???
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- 2012-02-10 12:19
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- dilina
how to install Skype for WAVE s8500..most of software i installed but not support the video call or voice call..plz let me know how to solve my problem.
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- 2012-02-10 11:45
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