Samsung S8500 Wave is the first smartphone that takes you on a journey to bada's depths. The S8500 Wave is a powerhouse possessing some meaty specs like 1GHz processor under the hood, Bluetooth 3.0, HSDPA and Wi-Fi 802.11n for speedy connectivity. Other features include 3.3" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen supporting WVGA resolution and mDNIe.
The Wave is indeed the S8500, the first handset to receive Bluetooth SIG certification for the new Bluetooth 3.0 standard. Besides Bluetooth, the Wave will offer a 3.3 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, five megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, 720p video, DivX support, 2GB internal memory with microSD expansion, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, 1 GHz processor, 3.5mm headphone jack, aluminum body, 1500 mAh battery, and the Bada OS with Touchwiz 3.0. The Wave has the typical appearance of a Samsung phone with two flush front buttons, a triangular four way navigational button, triangular camera and flash, and brushed metal accents.
SPECIFICATIONS:
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Size 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
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
- TouchWiz UI 3.0
- Handwriting recognition
- Smart unlock
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 2GB / 8GB
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED
flash
Features Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps,continuous autofocus, video light
Secondary Yes
Features OS Bada OS
CPU ARM Cortex A8 1GHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Palringo IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM recording
Games Yes + downloadable
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Digital compass
- Google Maps 3.0
- Organizer
- Image editor
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
NOTE 2: All of our Unlocked GSM Phones come from around the globe. As such, most carry an "International" warranty from the Manufacturer, which will be detailed within your product packaging, if appropriate. Only DOA (Dead on Arrival) Exchanges will be made for this product through the GSM Support Center. No returns are allowed otherwise. There are no exceptions. All of our unlocked cellular phones are only designed to work on GSM networks such as Cingular and T-Mobile. These phones are NOT compatible with CDMA carriers such as Verizon and Sprint. If your intended service provider is not among those four major carriers, please contact that provider to determine GSM compatibility.
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