Samsung Wave 2 is bigger and heavier than the Samsung Wave with slim and solid metal body. This phone runs the latest version of Bada OS and comes boxed with a samsung wave 2 handset, charger, battery, 1GB microSD card, micro USB cable, headset and instruction manual.
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Key Features of Samsung Wave 2: (Pros)
- 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
- Bada OS 1.2
- Samsung Apps
- 3.7 inch LCD capacitive touch screen
- WiFi connectivity with WPS support
- Built in GPS receiver with A-GPS support
- 2GB internal memory
- Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
- 3.5mm audio jack
- SNS integration
- Samsung Dolphin Browser 2.0
Cons:
- Memory card slot under the battery
- No lens protection
- Poor Loudspeaker performance
- Limited number of apps availability
- No Super AMOLED screen
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Pros of Samsung Wave 2 over Wave:
Samsung Wave 2 is better than the Wave because of the larger touch screen (3.7″) and latest version of bada OS (v1.2). It also supports over the air software updates.
Samsung Wave 2 is priced at 15600 INR…
So what are your views about Samsung Wave 2?
Do you like it or not ? Share with us.
That’s all for now
Stay tuned…
suraj
Apr 13. 2011
Nice features. Samsung mobile cheaper than nokia.
admin
Apr 13. 2011
Yep….. Samsung Mobiles are in demand today ….. 🙂
TechCrates
Apr 14. 2011
nice set of features, but one thing that puts me off is that the sim card slot is under the battery..thats a put off
admin
Apr 14. 2011
Its the memory card slot that is under the battery…bro !! 🙂 Truly that is a put off
TechCrates
Apr 14. 2011
oops.. yes memory card i meant.. typo
admin
Apr 14. 2011
Not a problem …. 🙂
Tony
Apr 15. 2011
Bada is a new OS from Samsung that maybe help Samsung growth on mobile market.
admin
Apr 15. 2011
Hope so …. 🙂
Mukundan Srinivasan
Apr 16. 2011
5mp is sufficient. the model looks so elegant. samsung’s display is always the best i feel. nokia is slowly losing the race
admin
Apr 17. 2011
Yep…you’re right 🙂
Saksham
Apr 17. 2011
Wave 2 is no doubt good, but Galaxy S is better! 🙂
admin
Apr 17. 2011
So you bought Galaxy S …. right ? 🙂 Anyways thanks for stopping by
hamid
May 09. 2011
thank you from samsung wave 2 developers because it is a perfect smartphone with slim metal body and middle price that other phones dont have this reasonable price
mayur patil
May 14. 2011
I think video viewing expeirence is better in wave2 than wave..but problem is that it have no super amoled & outer look is less than wave1..super amoled is amezing display giving better display effect than super clear lcd..wave1 is better i think!!!
admin
May 15. 2011
each one has its pros and cons 🙂 anyways thanks for stopping by
mandeep
Jun 14. 2011
no doubt it is best but it’s operating system bada is not good .there are no applications of this phone found
admin
Jun 14. 2011
Have you upgraded to the latest version of bada os
muddu
Jul 30. 2011
hai me too have bought wave 2, of course it is a good one but i am not getting softwares or applications or games ,pls some one suggest me wher would i get these things ……thnx
admin
Jul 30. 2011
You can get all that from Samsung Apps …
love
Aug 14. 2011
plz go to main menu and open samsung application and get soft , games , and themes other
praveen
Aug 30. 2011
where to get softwares for wave 2 s8530
admin
Aug 30. 2011
check mobile9.com …. orelse google “samsung wave 2 softwares”
such
Sep 30. 2011
what is a bada it is better than android or same and how much aalication in bada
admin
Oct 01. 2011
BADA is also an OS but its not better than android !! Can’t figure out the total no. of apps
such
Oct 04. 2011
HOW MANY APPLICATION IN BADA
admin
Oct 04. 2011
can’t figure out the exact number but according to a source there are around 1000 apps
such
Oct 06. 2011
IT IS UPGREDEBEL IN BADA 2.0 ?
admin
Oct 06. 2011
Yes, once the upgrade is available … you can have it
such
Oct 06. 2011
THIS IS ONY ONE TIME UPGREDEBEL FROM BADA 1.2 TO 2.0 AND HOW CAN WE HAVE TO UPGRADE
admin
Oct 06. 2011
According to a source .. the OS is automatically upgraded once the update is available
such
Oct 07. 2011
BADA NEW VERSION IS WHEN COMES
admin
Oct 07. 2011
Rumors say that the Bada 2.0 might be released in November or December
such
Oct 09. 2011
SKYPE AND YAHOO MASSENGER AVAILABLE AND SUPPORT IN WAVE 2
admin
Oct 09. 2011
Yes ofcourse…. just download it and enjoy !!
such
Oct 10. 2011
CAN I USE ADOBE FLASH PLAYER ?
AND MS EXCEL SHEET
admin
Oct 10. 2011
Yes you can use … flash player and to view files you need to install picsel office
such
Oct 10. 2011
WAVE 2 SUPPORT AVI VIDEO FILE
admin
Oct 10. 2011
No it doesn’t support … AVI video files !!
Jack
Dec 07. 2011
I’m thinking of getting Wave 2 🙂 Thanks for the quick review!
admin
Dec 07. 2011
You’re welcome …
Anu
Mar 09. 2012
im using the wave 2.. its great, except for the OS.. its a bit of a letdown. and i still havent figured out how to upgrade my wave 2 to the newest bada version.. it seems there is no way! (if there is, PLEASE illustrate!)
admin
Mar 09. 2012
This might help you … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-Efn2r970&feature=fvwrel
Johny
Jun 27. 2012
I had this phone before ! light weight, great features ! but no Skype ! all you can download is few apps from the Samsung stores and few Java games !