Samsung has released the successor of its first Bada OS flagship device in India. The Samsung S8530 or the Wave 2 has not been launched with the fanfare that preceded the original Wave. In fact, we have not even received a press release about it, and discovered it was available while browsing Flipkart, where it is available (although out of stock at the moment of writing) for Rs 18,999. It features a larger touchscreen than the original Wave – 3.7 inches against 3.3 inches – and has an updated version (1.2) of Samsung’s Bada OS, but those two factors apart, seems remarkably similar to the first Wave.
Just like the 8500, the 8530 too has a 5.0 megapixel camera with touchfocus, runs the Samsung 3.0 TouchWiz interface, and a 1GHz processor purring under the hood. The larger touchscreen means that the new Wave is larger than the previous one, but the increase in screen real estate comes at the cost of perhaps the original Wave’s most spectacular feature – the dazzling Super AMOLED screen. The new Wave 2 comes with a Super Clear LCD (SLCD), which looks pretty good but is not really in the league of its predecessor, notwithstanding a similar 480 x 800 resolution. The internal storage remains 2GB and the connectivity options pretty much the same as the first Wave.
Considering the success of the original Wave (we still hear people asking for it), we must confess to being a little intrigued by the low-profile release of its successor. We are also interested in the tweaks made to the Bada OS and in any new apps on the handset. More when we get our mitts on the device.
Hi,
Is it available in mobile stores across India? If yes, can you plz tell me where is it available in cochin?
I have already bought the Samsung Wave 8500 recently from mnvcollections.com and it is a good phone. Now I am planning to buy Samsung Wave 8530 for my wife from the same site, because I had a good experience with them and I also liked what I have read about it so far.
Using the Bada OS takes a bit of time. It is an interesting phone to use, and I am still understanding some of the apps in the phone. For touchscreen users, this is a nice option. I am glad I bought it, though there are many people who keep saying that Nokia has better touchscreen models
nah .. nokia is not as much in the touch screen game ( it is but does not seem serious )
laggy symbian touch UI and all …
And yes me too got a wave and still love it … gave it to my DAD .. now i have a galaxy s ^^
very good phone with best smart phone.