Samsung Wave II (GT-s8530) Review of Features: Hands-on video

[MoreEvil777]

what's the difference between s8500 and s8530?

[AleksaPesic99]

@MoreEvil777 S8530 has a bigger screen and it is LCD, and s8500 has super amoled screen but smaller then s8530's screen.

[kingofcraig]

Wow takes ages to start up! over half a minute, not good!

[cooperdude2009]

This fone is awesome, super clear LCD and smart software, also good with music player. I'm holding one on my hand right now.

[Chrissoror95]

How can you pay in the Samsung store?

[jalalpurjattan]

Are you asian by any chance due to the music collection??????

[xchethanx]

@jalalpurjattan He's an Indian. It's obvious, looking at his music collection.

[MHKandME]

hey wats that song in the background?

[konbaungking]

Samsung, please give wave I user bada 1.2 . i m not asking for much, at least 1.2 for loyal samsung fan.

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking I also own a Wave, any word on the OFFICIAL release for 1.2?

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 so far,except for Italy,no news of Bada 1.2 update yet though Samsung said european users will get 1.2 by second half.but I am not from europe.

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking Yeah im from the US and the last time I updated it was via Kies.

They are taking long I think they were suppose to have this since December.

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 yeah.Samsung is getting well known for delay. I think asking for 2.0 is too much since it is still in Beta stage until now. But I seriously believe wave I user should get 1.2 version.

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking We probably wont get 2.0 till year end.

I already decided I am probably going to start looking at the LG Optimus line of phones, they have some great phones this year.

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 oops that is quite annoying. by the time i get 1.2,i would have bought Galaxy S 2 .

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking I know, I think im going Android this time. BADA is not bad though, I wouldn't mind returning to it sometime in the future.

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 same. Bada is actually very smooth and it is not an exaggeration to say my Wave I phone exceed my expectation and it is one of the best phones I used so far. the problem is lack of good apps and Samsung slow update which always pisses me off.I am looking at LG too. this year,LG really did make a great comeback.I am expecting LG to replace htc as world's 5th largest smartphone vendor by the end of next year.

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking Yeah LG can do it, they're trying to make a big comeback because last year was an average year for them, they had almost no high end phones. This year they have great Android phones and also some solid WP7 phones. I agree with the apps I cant even download apps! For some reason I cannot do it through KIES it wont allow my phone to download.

I never needed apps so far because it does everything I want but its time to looks elsewhere now. LG has the new NOVA display as well.

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 no surprise if LG overtakes Samsung soon if Samsung keeps doing this way. they can't rely on marketing forever. consumers now know what good product is and what is not. I am okay with KIES,it is useful for me and I find it more intuitive than itune.it automatically change the format of any video clip I throw to make it compatible for wave I too. I am a huge samsung fan,but getting disppointed with the way they are now. where was Samsung's resilience and vibancy in early 2000s?

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking Yeah I will agree that its nicer then iTunes.

I also now have my eye on the Sony Xperia Neo which is reportedly to be pretty cheap and priced well. So for me right now its a toss up between Optimus Black or Xperia Neo. I also am a huge Samsung fan that is saddened by the support, I have a feeling they will get it right though, they are too talented to not get things corrected however consumers are demanding support and firmware upgrades these days.

[konbaungking]

@Illmatic662 I see.never used sony erricson products before. all the time, my ultiate choices were nokia,Samsung or LG. will check xperia neo out.

[Illmatic662]

@konbaungking SE products are pretty good, I had two SE phones before and they have AMAZING battery life. Both Ericsson phones I had weren't smartphones they were feature phones though, I would get like 4-5 day battery life out of those devices. Make sure you check the Xperia out im sure you'll like it, right now only LG and SE have something that really interests me.

[pelletium]

bring bada 2.0 for Wave 8500 asap in Canada. don't tell me I paid 400$ for an already obsolete piece of hardware ?!! @ _ @