Samsung Wave II (S8530) is a Samsung Electronics smartphone running on the new Bada mobile platform.
| Samsung S8530 Wave II | |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Communications | HSDPA (3,5G) 900/1700/2100, GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850 , GSM 900 , GSM 1800 , GSM 1900 , |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor | Samsung Wave 3 |
| Dimensions | 123.9 × 59.8 × 11.3 mm |
| Weight | 135 g |
| operating system | bada 1.2 + TouchWiz v3.0; Android |
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 GHz (Samsung Exynos 3110) |
| RAM | 256 +128 MB |
| Flash memory | 2 GB |
| Memory card | MicroSD (up to 32 GB) |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Enter | Touch screen |
| Screen | Super Clear LCD , 800 × 480, 3.7 " |
| Camera | 5 MP , 720p video, 30 FPS |
| Interfaces | USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b / g / n, GPS |
Since the great demand for Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S has led to a shortage of these models used in their SuperAMOLED screens, Samsung has released successors - Samsung Wave II, Samsung Galaxy S scLCD models with Super Clear LCD screen, using DNIe technology, which is used in a plasma tv company.
The model as a whole follows the design of its predecessor, but has a larger size and improved consumer properties.
Features
- Super-clear Super Clear display (3.7 ", 800x480, LCD , 16.78 million colors);
- Processor - ARM Cortex A8 with a frequency of 1 GHz;
- GPU - PowerVR SGX540;
- OS Bada 1.2;
- Meets all SAR environmental standards.
Stylish sturdy metal case (mainly made of aluminum ); high quality plastic.
- Work with video
- Play all common video formats (without conversion);
- Playback and recording (5 megapixel camera) HD- video;
Wave II is positioned by the manufacturer as a mobile multimedia station. Declared work with a large number of video formats. There is the ability to edit video (you can shoot, edit and immediately post on YouTube , for example).
Additional Features
- Access to social networks ( Facebook , Twitter , MySpace ) from one application - Social Hub
- Application store (widgets) Samsung Apps , the store is inferior to many of its direct competitors in the number of applications;
- Space sensor, accelerometer ;
- Widgets
- Vibration alert
- Recording from the radio (despite the apparent simplicity, this feature is present in very few smartphones).
BadaDroid Project
Several developers from the XDA Developers portal are working on a project called BadaAndroid, which is designed to port the Android operating system to old smartphones with Bada . At the moment, the user volk204 has already released the alpha version of the OmniROM firmware for the Samsung Wave and Wave II smartphones. The firmware contains Android OS version 4.4 KitKat. Already, firmware can be downloaded from the XDA Developers portal and installed at your own peril and risk of losing the functionality of the smartphone.
At the moment, the firmware has a number of problems and bugs, for example:
- Problems using 2G networks (3G is working fine).
- Problems with audio codecs .
- The battery indicator is not working properly.
- As well as some problems with collective calls.
Although only alpha versions of firmware are currently available, and in the future they will be significantly improved, the BadaDroid project will continue to develop. .
Package
Package Included:
- Phone
- Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh
- Charger
- USB cable
- Wired stereo headset
- Instruction manual
- Software CD
- Samsung Apps Inlay
(for some countries, Samsung leather case is also included)
See also
- Samsung Wave
- Samsung Wave 3
Links
- Samsung Wave II on the official website of Samsung
- Eldar Murtazin. Review of GSM / UMTS-handset Samsung Wave II (S8530) unspecified . Mobile-review.com (October 21, 2010). Date of treatment December 5, 2010. Archived on May 11, 2012.
- Overview of the flagship smartphone Samsung Wave II (model S8530). Hi-tech.mail.ru (October 20, 2010)