Samsung debuts Bada phone
2010-03-04 - 02:45
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Samsung showed its debut Bada handset, the Wave S8500, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, at an off-site presentation the evening before the Congress proper.
The new Wave handset is the first to run off its open-source Bada platform, and features a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED display it claims is sharper and less reflective than other OLED displays.
The device also features a Social Hub to integrate all contacts social networking profiles, and corresponding status updates and alerts. It integrates all messaging across SMS and social networking applications into a single live mailbox.
It also works in an improved version, 3.0, of Samsungs Touchwiz user interface, which allows customisable menus and homepage application features.
Samsung has incorporated a 1GHz processor into the Wave, an upgrade on the 800MHz processor in the Jet, which it claims distinguishes it from present competition in the market for speed.Connectivity includes Wi-Fi with wireless-N support, as well as Bluetooth 3.0 for extra fast data transfer.
The Wave also has a five megapixel camera with LED flash, and function for HD video recording/playback.
The Wave goes on sale in the UK, and globally, in April.
Samsung Electronics president and head of mobile communications J. K. Shin said: "Samsung Wave sees our platform vision become a reality. For the first time, developers have the freedom to create applications across multiple platforms, for consumption on a huge range of devices. In the Wave, our developer partners can see the ocean of opportunity that is offered by the bada mobile platform and our device technology."