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Samsung's new Bada flagship, the Samsung Wave 3, expected to launch next month

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Samsung's new Bada flagship, the Samsung Wave 3, expected to launch next month
The upcoming Bada 2.0 flagship Samsung Wave 3

The upcoming Bada 2.0 flagship Samsung Wave 3

According to Samsung Hub, at the Bada Developer Day event held in India, Samsung said that its next Bada flavored flagship model, the Samsung Wave 3, will launch next month. At the event, the South Korean manufacturer did not say precisely which market would be the first to receive the device (most likely a European country), nor did it comment on pricing. The manufacturer did say that the Wave 3 (model S8600) would launch in India in November.

As we reported, the specs on the Bada 2.0 powered Samsung Wave 3 are top-notch for the most part. The event in India didn't really add anything new to the specs list except to let us know that Samsung won't be monkeying around with the screen on this device; the 4 inch display will be made of Gorilla Glass.

At the same time, Samsung executive Dipesh Shah put the kibosh on those hoping for a Bada powered tablet. The Shah of Samsung said that the OS was designed for affordable smartphones, not for tablets.

source: SamsungHub (1), (2)

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posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:09 15
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1. Wheres Peter (unregistered)


Come on, where is Peter?

posted on 23 Sep 2011, 10:09
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77. Life (unregistered)


Best comment so far on Mr. Peter Bada!

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:11 8
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2. nwright94 (unregistered)


Looks like a nice phone, but i can't help but look at it like its trying to be like android. Don't shoot me for this, just making a speculation. I'm sure its great.

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:55 3
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6. Yeeee (Posts: 190; Member since: 02 Aug 2011)


It's basically like eclair with touchwiz. No lte no dual cores but neither does wp7 or blackberry. The only other OS is ios because iPhone got dual cores but still no lte

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 05:09 1
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31. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


It does looks similar to Samsungs Android phones, since they both use touchwiz (i think). But bada doesn't look anything like stock Android.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 08:32 2
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50. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)


Bada is a cheap Android. No offense peter. Just accept it. They would probably sell it to south korea government for their own OS.

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:17 11
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3. peterwhereareyou??? (unregistered)


Where's peter?

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 05:07 4
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30. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


in Sweden.

posted on 23 Sep 2011, 10:20
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78. Life (unregistered)


Well Mr. Peter if you are really from Sweden buy only Nokia Phones to avoid European recession.

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:39 11
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4. Knicknevin (Posts: 151; Member since: 18 Mar 2011)


What??? Something about Wave and Bada...and no peter??

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 20:55 8
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5. toaster (Posts: 114; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)


Cmon, it's 3-4 am where Peter is :P
Also, looks like TW4, but I guess that can be expected.

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 21:20 3
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7. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)


I don't see a difference between this bada and android.

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 21:35 2
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8. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)


I would have actually considered buying this if it weren't for Bada. The hardwear is excellent. it has a 4-inch bloody Amoled screen. All the other android manufacturers are too cheap to put Amoled screens into their products. Call me insane, but the best display I've ever seen on a smartphone (not counting sharpness) would have to be the Amoled Clearblack on the Nokia E7. (YES I have seen the Galaxy Sll screen.) If nothing else at least Nokia can produce good hardwear and good screens. But back to the topic, where is Peter?

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 05:06 1
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29. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


Why does bada make you not buy this phone ?
bada has more functions than even IOS and WP7 has so i don't see your point.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:47 1
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46. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)


you realize this is a rebranded and slightly over clocked GalaxyS-1 right? lol you can find them anywhere for cheap, and bada free.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 13:39
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64. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)


Agreed. But the hardware is prettier!

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 21:42 4
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9. Goldeneye (Posts: 419; Member since: 22 Jan 2011)


Looks like Peter is disappointed that Nada I mean Bada is not the greatest thing since sliced bread and his beloved OS doesn't support tablets, Bada is not that advanced after all

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 05:05
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28. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


bada is advanced. the reason they said it was not coming on tablets is either:
1. they know that Windows 8 will dominate the tablet market, therefore they see no reason with coming with a bada tablet.
2. they are working on a bada tablet, but only the top management knows about this.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:26 2
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40. hepresearch (unregistered)


1... hahaha, although possible, it is not likely
2... how in the world would you know anything about that?

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:30
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42. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


2...insider info...

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:39 1
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45. hepresearch (unregistered)


2... HAH! Got a link to support that? I'd be interested to know...

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:48
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47. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)


no, its the same "insider" that he says he talked to that says google is going to push away all its manufacturing partners and go moto-google only.

its called.. he puts on a tin foil hat and talks to himself. :)

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 08:21
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48. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


first, i'm not saying that google is going to push away it's partners. I'm saying that google's partners will leave Android and go for their own OSes. You will see this happen in 1/2 years, even though they are working on it right now, but it takes some time to release all the phones the manufacturers have in the pipeline.

I'm not going to give any links for my insider info, but i can assure you i do have some insider info.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 09:04 2
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51. hepresearch (unregistered)


I would probably like it if a lot if the OEM's managed to develop their own OS's... more choices. However, I doubt that it will happen that way. Has your "insider" ever predicted anything that turned out to become the truth?

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 09:22
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56. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)


My insider info has predicted several things in the mobile world that has been true ; )

posted on 20 Sep 2011, 12:34
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72. hepresearch (unregistered)


like what?

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:52
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63. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)


that would never happen.. at some point its unsustainable. Too many different OS's means too much money put into everyone having to R&D their own OSs, make their own apps, so on and so forth. Also, if you were an app developer, would you spend your time making apps for 1 or 2 OS's that make up 60-80% of the market place, or 5 OS's that barely make up the other 20% combined?
People go where the apps are these days, which is why most of these boutique OS's will eventually fail.... including bada if it doesnt show real progress soon.

Samsung may want to push their own OS, but they can push all they want, if they cant get the market to buy it, they will dump it like a dirty diaper. Right now there are 3 huge obstacles in its way.. iOS, Android, and itself. The first 2 for obvious reasons, the third because bada looks so close to every other samsung android handset and is priced similarly. To the laymen that doesnt know any better looking at a galaxyS and a Wave3, which are essentially the same device, they will go for the galaxyS almost every time. Brand recognition, OS recognition, google navigation, and 300k apps vs 6k apps.
If bada wants to succeed, it needs to stop looking like a touchwiz enabled android phone and differentiate.

Peter may not wish it to be so, but it is so.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 10:39
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59. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)


how do you link to a tinfoil hat? :) does he have his own myspace? or is he cool enough for facebook or G+? :)

posted on 18 Sep 2011, 21:44 4
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10. PeterFromSwedin (unregistered)


What are you guys talking about!? I hate Bada!! Android Ftw!

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 02:02 1
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18. Sam (unregistered)


Ha ha ha
Lolz

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