Samsung’s new Bada phone just got its unveiling at the Mobile World Congress last Sunday. The big event happened at Barcelona, Spain where plenty of other smart phones and impressive new mobile telecommunications related technologies were showcased.
The Bada operating system is Samsung’s new proprietary open source platform that was announced last year. Much like the Nokia Maemo OS, the Bada is still relatively new and has yet to prove itself (the Maemo has been a pretty impressive platform with the N900). Thanks to its open source nature, many are expecting to see plenty of third party developer support for the OS. Samsung has actually launched the Bada last December to developers, showcasing the great potential and capabilities of the new platform.
Now, we will finally be able to see the full extent of the Bada’s capabilities in the Samsung S8500 Wave. The phone comes with the new 3.3 inch super AMOLED touch screen that is reported to be able to deliver brighter images and higher quality visuals. It will be running with a 1 GHz processor and a 5 mega pixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability. Overall, it’s a pretty great high end smart phone, though it may come with a much more reasonable price given Samsung’s goal to create a smart phone for everyone.
Features wise, the Wave focuses on plenty of social networking integrated capabilities as it introduces the new Social Hub function which will give users a comprehensive view of contact details, information, media and even recent messages.
For the first generation Bada device, the Wave already brings plenty of features to the table. Samsung has yet to reveal what apps the Bada will be getting, but many are already looking forward to seeing more of the Bada.
See more about the new Samsung Wave on GSM Arena.
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