Samsung Wave

Samsung Wave / Reviews

AKA: Samsung S8500

Latest Expert Reviews

Guardian
A crisp, bright screen makes this smartphone appealing – but Samsung's new in-house operating system doesn't

Josh Halliday from Guardian ( about 1 year ago )

7/10

Perfectly good look and feel to the phone, a sturdy but slender shell encasing a fairly high-spec bit of mobile kit. It's when you activate the screen things start to go downhill.
The home screen – quite separate from the screen of apps – has six iterations as you swipe your finger right-to-left,... More

MobileBurn
Beautiful and powerful

Michael Oryl from MobileBurn ( about 1 year ago )

8/10

The Samsung S8500 Wave is the first bada OS powered smartphone to hit the market. It takes Samsung's TouchWiz user interface and slaps it on a new, more open version of Samsung's phone platform. And it does this on some of the hottest hardware to come out of South Korea ever.
The Wave has one of... More

CNET
A slick screen and skinny case, but the social-networking features need to be sorted out

Flora Graham from CNET ( about 1 year ago )

8/10

We have to give the Samsung Wave credit for its gorgeous case and screen, and for introducing the Bada software, which is definitely an improvement on previous Samsung feature phones. But if Bada is going to drag complicated smart-phone features, such as multiple email and social networking accounts,... More

Latest User Reviews

textingprincess
Good phone overall :)

textingprincess ( about 1 year ago )

8/10

I love the phone had it for a while now. The screen is bright I have the brightness on 1 and it goes to 10 camera is fantastic!!! Sound is good speakers play well what I don't like are the apps especially the facebook I don't like how you can't see notifications you can get them sent to... More

Bill Allen
Grrrrrrrrrrr

Bill Allen ( about 1 year ago )

1/10

i recently got this phone and i was very happy with my choice, at the time.
within a few weeks the phone started to glitch out and not work rite
so i sent it back to the people at samsung and they were great fixed my phone so it was just right.
then just the other day it started to glitch again, and... More

PhoneLover
Best Phone EVER!!

PhoneLover ( about 1 year ago )

10/10

I've had this phone for a week so far and I absolutely love it! The AMOLED Screen is so bright and beautiful. When I got this phone it took me about 30 minutes to figure out most of it. The only thing I didn't like about this phone is linking phonebook contacts to your Facebook contacts so... More

WaveLuva
Very Classy...

WaveLuva ( about 1 year ago )

8/10

I've had a lot of cell phones in the past...but this one takes the cake. The Samsung Wave is not only sleek in its looks but it's also lightweight, and sized to fit in your pocket without too much bulk. The graphics are amazing - very sharp and brighter than any phone I've seen around... More

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