subject: The Samsung Wave-a Closer Look [print this page] There has been speculation within the mobile phone world for some time now that Samsung were about to launch a really exciting new handset. Well this speculation has proved correct and now we have been introduced to the new Samsung S8500, or how it will become more affectionately known, The Samsung "Wave".
Quite rightly, eager anticipation has greeted the launch of this model. Firstly due to the fact that the units operating system is Samsungs new Bada system. And secondly the manufacturer has upped the bar when it comes to mobile screens, by introducing "Super AMOLED" an ultra thin and ultra clear display, but firstly lets take a look at the phones physical attributes. Measuring 118 x 56 x 10.9mm, there is no doubting that the Samsung Wave is a slim handset, however Samsung have yet to reveal how heavy the unit will weigh, but I suspect that it will certainly me no heavier than the average smartphones, and will probably tip the scales slightly lighter. The slim profile of this unit adds to the pleasing styling when you first take a look at it. A hefty 3.3" Super AMOLED screen dominates the fascia, and boasts WVGA quality at 800 x 480 resolution and over 16 million colours. This screen is going to be a major plus point for prospective media heavy users, undoubtedly movie files are going to look great. Samsung have labelled the screen technology as "Super AMOLED" due to the fact they have developed a way of intergrating the capacitive touch layer with the display layer, resulting in an ultra thin result. Another pleasing aspect of this handset is that the screen does support multi touch, however this is not across all of the apps but on the ones where it is most needed like photo gallery and browser the pinch zoom method seems to work very well indeed. Beneath the screen there are 3 basic buttons, Start call, End call and a central diamond shaped navigational button.
Samsung normally fit a relatively high end camera on their mobile handsets and this is no different on the wave. The built in snapper boasts a 5 million pixel resolution. Backed up by an autofocus facility to ensure a clear quality of image and also an LED flash to enhance the picture quality in poorer lighting conditions. Many picture enhancement features found on digital still cameras are also incorporated such as face and smile recognition, panorama shot and also a neat little photo editor, enabling you to adjust the pictures after they have been taken. These snaps are stored onto the Samsung Wave's internal 2GB memory. However if you feel that this may be slightly inadequate for multimedia use then the addition of a microSD card slot allows for memory expansion up to 32GB.
The Samsung Wave looks like a user friendly yet powerful smartphone. The excellent screen will win many fans and the handset will certainly be one of the more popular of 201
