http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-Y-Review_id2974The Samsung Wave Y may not be high on the most wanted smartphones list as an entry level phone with the company’s own bada mobile OS, since it has to fight with its Galaxy Y Android counterpart for attention. Given that bada has way less apps in its store than Android, Samsung should have thrown in some incentives for potential buyers to prefer the Wave Y before its Android cousin...]]>ReviewsFri, 16 Mar 2012 10:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-Y-Review_id2974/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-M-Review_id2932On our own count, the Samsung Wave M is not supposed to replace the Wave 723, which was a midrange bada alternative with some clever design tricks to make it stand out. It is introducing a lower- midrange category in the bada lineup, as it sports a 5MP camera and a larger screen than the entry level Wave Y, but keeps the same resolution and processor...]]>ReviewsTue, 13 Dec 2011 04:00:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-M-Review_id2932/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-3-Review_id2910The Samsung Wave 3 sports the newest bada 2.0 OS, a single core processor pumped up to 1.4GHz, and a 4” Super AMOLED display. Is it enough to battle today's overcrowded mid-range Android and Windows Phone market? Read on to find our thoughts on the Samsung Wave 3…]]>ReviewsFri, 25 Nov 2011 06:31:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-3-Review_id2910/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-M-Preview_id2834On our own count, the Samsung Wave M is not supposed to replace the Wave 723, which was a midrange bada alternative with some clever design tricks to make it stand out. It is introducing a lower- midrange category in the bada lineup, as it sports a 5MP camera and a larger screen than the entry level Wave Y, but keeps the same resolution ...]]>ReviewsFri, 30 Sep 2011 08:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-M-Preview_id2834/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-Y-Preview_id2832The Samsung Wave Y mimics the lowly specs of previous entry-level bada phones like the Wave 575. Having “Y” in the title is an indication that the phone is supposed to be priced sub-$200 without a contract, and is geared towards teens and emerging markets. Is the Samsung Wave Y just low-end, or low-end but with a twist that will justify its purchase over some affordable Android handset? Read on our preview to find out...]]>ReviewsTue, 27 Sep 2011 08:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-Y-Preview_id2832/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-3-Preview_id2817The Samsung Wave 3 sports bada 2.0, a single core processor pumped up to 1.4GHz, and a 4” Super AMOLED display. Bada OS is not optimized for dual-core chipsets and doesn't support Adobe Flash, so one core clocked at 1.4GHz seems enough, but does it run the new visual candy well? Read on to find out our thoughts on the Samsung Wave 3 prototype…]]>ReviewsMon, 12 Sep 2011 09:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-3-Preview_id2817/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-578-Review_id2810The Samsung Wave 578 is another entry level bada OS phone, with a 3.2” display and 3MP camera. It has just one difference – the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip inside. Is this a reason enough to get the Samsung Wave 578 or there are better offers out there? Read on to find out...]]>ReviewsTue, 30 Aug 2011 02:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-578-Review_id2810/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-II-Review_id2636Bada is slowly creeping into the company’s portfolio, and the Wave family is now big and happy. Thus we were really curious what surprises Sammy had in store for us, when it announced the Samsung Wave II. Will it live up to the popularity of the original, or will it be scrutinized like every sequel to something successful?...]]>ReviewsWed, 12 Jan 2011 09:27:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-II-Review_id2636/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-533-Review_id2580After reviewing our first low-range bada OS handset in the form of the Samsung Wave 525, now time has come to take a closer look at its version with a physical keyboard – the Samsung Wave 533. It is the first handset with Samsung's own mobile OS to sport a slide-out QWERTY...]]>ReviewsThu, 11 Nov 2010 04:13:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-533-Review_id2580/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-525-Review_id2565The Samsung Wave 525 is a decent low-end handset, mainly due to bada OS offering much built-in functionality that until recently was only reserved for the iOS/Android devices, like image editing and music recognition apps integrated into the platform...]]>ReviewsMon, 01 Nov 2010 10:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-525-Review_id2565/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-723-Review_id2539Samsung Wave 723 is the fourth bada phone announced (after the lowly Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro), and it is already coming to market. Now we have our own unit here to examine how bada feels without all the hardware bells and whistles of the original Wave...]]>ReviewsWed, 29 Sep 2010 02:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-723-Review_id2539/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-S8500-Review_id2452Samsung's first bada phone - the Samsung Wave S8500 - is finally here. A few months ago we reviewed a prototype unit, which left us with rather high expectations for the final product. Now that it's here, we are ready to see what Samsung's latest and greatest creation has to offer...]]>ReviewsFri, 04 Jun 2010 10:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-S8500-Review_id2452/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-S8500-Preview_id2390In Korean, "bada" means ocean, and the Samsung Wave S8500 is the first smartphone that will take you on a journey to bada’s depths. The Samsung Wave S8500 has the new TouchWiz 3.0 interface, which makes the handset look like a typical Samsung feature phone. So we guess bada is to be an accessible, easy to use OS...]]>ReviewsTue, 23 Feb 2010 07:20:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Wave-S8500-Preview_id2390/commentsPhone Arena