Samsung Wave II Specs

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Samsung Wave II Review
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Description

Samsung Wave II comes to succeed the original Wave with 3.7" Super Clear LCD display and a small face lift. Other features remain the same - 5MP camera with HD video recording, microSDHC card slot, Wi-Fi and 1GHz processor.

This device is also known as Samsung S8530

Cons

  • Thick body (0.46 inches)
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I have it 14 users
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Display

Size: 3.7-inch
Resolution: 800 x 480 px, 252 PPI
Technology: Super Clear LCD
Screen-to-body: 52.67 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)

Hardware

System chip: Samsung Exynos 3
Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8
GPU: PowerVR SGX540
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS: bada
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1500 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Features: Video calling
Front: Yes
Dimensions: 4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches
(123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm)
Weight: 4.76 oz (135.0 g)

Cellular

3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Features: Music recognition
Screen mirroring: TV-out
Radio: FM, RDS, Recording option

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 3.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Charging
Location: A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Sep 28, 2010
FCC ID value: A3LGTS8530
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.41 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.44 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz

Buyers information

Price: € 429

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 04, 2010
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9.4
Camera quality
9.4
Performance
9.1
Display
9.6
Battery life and charging
8.1
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
10
I GOT is yet
Phone owned for more than a year

Guys I still Got This Handset And posting just to let others know about it & it Keeps On Getting Interesting....., With An Amazing 1500 mah Battery Life Every Task Seems To Be Easy..., I Use Net 24\7 And Data Usage And Sync Is On. In Morning After I Charge It Fully Here Is My Usage..., 3 To 4 Hrs Of music An Hour Of Net Not Fixed But packet data ill be on..., And after my college in eve i go for gym without charging And Finaly When I am Home around 8 At night battery ill be still more than 40%..., As Far As MultiMedia Is Concerned I Don Have Any Problems Comparing It With Nokia N8 And Samsung Galaxy SL. IGhz Is Faster Allowing multi tasking...., Best Part Is It Never Hangs Up Like nokia..., Lolz

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9
Wave @
Phone owned for less than a year

Awsum Phone...Now with Bada 2.0 even better.......expecting a lot of new apps ...the hardware is good n overall its a great value for money phone......looks very polished n feels really classy ....great phone

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10
wave 2
Phone owned for more than a year

this phone is the best.buy this one belive i have it more than one year camera is awesome.bada is quite good.in 2012 it will update to bada 2.0.i use it every day.it is fast and it has a great battery life.it is almost like galaxy s 2.display is the best feature it is just like amoled.metal body and the other features are just a bonus.

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