A new wave of Bada phones has been announced by Samsung, all featuring Bada 2.0 – Samsung Wave 3, Wave M, Wave Y. By the looks of it, Samsung seems to have partially adopted the new naming scheme of the Galaxy family, with the Wave 3 the odd-one out – the flagship and successor to the Wave 2.
The Bada 2.0 system brings a host of changes, such as improved multitasking, and you can check out the below video for more details about the latest update to Samsung’s proprietary OS, which also brings voice recognition, direct Wi-Fi, and NFC support to the platform.
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All three devices visibly also feature Samsung’s freshly announced ChatON IM messaging service. The three Wave phones are 3G capable, and carry on the Wave family’s aesthetics from previous generations, all full touch devices with metallic bodies. The top-end Wave 3 comes with a 1.4GHz processor, a Super AMOLED display, Wi-Fi direct, and surprisingly, a document viewer. It also features Samsung’s Social and Music Hub interfaces. Also surprisingly, only the two lower end devices, the Wave Y and M, actually support NFC.
More details, hopefully including pricing and availability, should be revealed at the IFA 2011 exhibition in Berlin this week.
Check out the table below for complete specifications of the three devices:
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Model
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Wave 3 S8600 |
Wave Y S5380 |
Wave M S7250 |
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2G Network
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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3G Network
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HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
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Dimensions and Weight
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125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm, 122 g |
110 x 58.2 x 12.3 mm, 102.4 g |
113.8 x 63.3 x 12.2 mm, 121 g |
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Display
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4-inch, 480 x 800 pixels, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours |
3.2-inch, 320 x 480 pixels, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours |
3.65-inch, 320 x 480 pixels, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours |
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Camera
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5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, LED flash |
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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CPU
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1.4GHz single core |
832MHz single core |
832MHz single core |
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Memory
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–
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–
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–
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Storage
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3GB storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD |
150 MB storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD, 2GB card included |
150 MB storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD, 2GB card included |
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OS
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Bada 2.0
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Bada 2.0
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Bada 2.0
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Connectivity
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HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS, stereo FM radio with RDS |
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS, stereo FM radio with RDS, NFC support |
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS, stereo FM radio with RDS, NFC support |
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Battery Type
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Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh |
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh |
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Standby time
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Up to 480 h |
Up to 570 h |
Up to 480 h |
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Talktime
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Up to 8 h 30 min |
Up to 6 h 40 min |
Up to 6 h 30 min |