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# Samsung Wave Review
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## The Samsung Wave boasts the new Bada operating system and a Super Amoled
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screen, but can it compete against Apple's iPhone, HTC's Desire and the other
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heavyweights of the smartphone market?
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Samsung's new Wave handset runs the company's own Bada software
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By Hunter Skipworth 12:29PM BST 28 Jun 2010
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[Comments][2]
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The Samsung Wave represents the first of the brand's Bada powered handsets. It
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has all the statistics you would expect from a high-end smart phone: 1ghz
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processor, 5mp camera with HD video recording and playback, slim build and
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multi-touch compatibility. But it also has a few things which could
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theoretically give it the edge over its competitors, the first of which is the
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Super Amoled screen.
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The screen on the Samsung Wave at first glance seems relatively unexciting,
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albeit extremely bright. But look closer and you will see the contrast and
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clarity the screen pumps out. It is not quite iPhone 4 territory but it's
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pretty close. Pictures, websites and games are extremely vivid but never blown
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out and video looks particularly special.
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It's difficult to fault most of the hardware on the Samsung Wave. No expense
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has been spared with the materials used to make the handset and they give the
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phone a reassuring weight and sturdiness. I found that the battery life is
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also extremely respectable, which is surprising considering the brightness of
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the Super Amoled screen. HTC's Desire or the iPhone 3GS routinely need a top
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up during the day, but not so with the Wave.
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Bada OS is the phone's primary weakness, however. Given the strength of
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Android and the iPhone it seems strange for Samsung to release their own OS
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under so much competition. Bada feels like a simplified version of Android but
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puts too much emphasis on the internet browser. It does a good job of
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organizing home screens and applications logically, as well as keeping the
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phone's home screens crammed with information, but much of what may seem like
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apps on the home screen actually just link through to the browser. When
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compared to Samsung's own Galaxy S, which makes use of the Android OS, the
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Wave seems limited.
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It is however extremely snappy. The 1ghz Hummingbird processor keeps the phone
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ticking along nicely and the screen is very responsive and smooth. More so
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than the Qualcomm-powered alternatives by HTC.
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## Related Articles
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* [Apple iPhone 4: Full review][3]
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24 Jun 2010
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* [Samsung Galaxy S pre-orders][4]
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13 Jun 2010
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* [HTC HD Mini: smaller and smarter][5]
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19 Apr 2010
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* [HTC Desire smart phone review][6]
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23 Apr 2010
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* [Apple iPhone 4: the alternatives][7]
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14 Jun 2010
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All in all the Samsung Wave is a decent enough phone, but with so much choice
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on the smartphone market, including the Galaxy S, it seems to just be another
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phone in the company's line up. It is much more reasonably priced than other
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similarly specced Android offerings, however, so it may be worth considering
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for those who want a smartphone without the huge price tag.
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There's huge potential in the Wave's hardware, but it's let down by its OS.
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Bada simply can't hold its ground against Android or iOS 4. For those who are
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new to the smartphone market perhaps head elsewhere. If however you are an
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Android or iPhone veteran it is worth considering the Wave only because of its
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size, speed and simplicity.
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Prices for the Samsung Wave vary by contract; sim-free it is available for
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approximately £409 from most networks and mobile retailers.
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