The first Samsung phone to feature the new Bada operating system has now been given a release date, the Samsung Wave S8500 has also received an initial price as a SIM Free and unlocked phone.

Not only does the new Samsung Wave offer the new OS but also the latest TouchWiz 3 user interface as well as the much hyped super AMOLED display which claims to not only be highly visable in bright sunlight with deep blacks but uses a curved screen for no reflections.

The Samsung S8500 Wave will be available SIM Free from May 14th, at point of release you can expect to pay £339.99 for this high specification handset, there are no confirmed release dates for the new Samsung Wave on any of the network operators as yet.

UPDATE:

20/04/10 – Samsung Wave Released

Samsung Wave S8500

With the Samsung Wave, seeing really is believing as it features the world’s first Super AMOLED display; delivering an unrivaled screen experience on a smartphone. The Super AMOLED offers much brighter, clearer, and less reflective AMOLED OnCell display, featuring a high resolution WVGA (800×480 pixels) screen with mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) technology. DNIe technology is proven display technology which incorporated to Samsung’s LCD TV and LED TV lineups. With a free viewing angle and super fast response, the Samsung Wave display provides superb image quality for viewing both videos and photos.

The Samsung Wave provides superior levels of choice to all users via its fully customizable menus and home-page. For those who demand access to their social networking sites at all times, the device allows users to change the layout of the home-page to allow instant access to Twitter, Facebook and a host of other social networking services. For those who love music, the device home-page can be turned into an intuitive media player; while for those who take and share a lot of photos, the home page can be customized to feature favourite images. Users will also benefit from Quick Panel, a way of prioritizing and aggregating applications into one screen for instant access. With its eye-catchingly brilliant screen, Samsung’s latest TouchWiz 3.0 user interface gives a tactile, intuitive user experience, and includes iconic new features such as motion UI, Smart Unlock and customizable widget screen.

The Samsung Wave benefits from a superb 1GHz processor which offers users the best graphic performance available today. Its speed makes the touch screen user interface incredibly responsive and intuitive and, more importantly, means that the 3D and memory-intensive graphic and video performance is unsurpassed.

Power with beauty in the Samsung Wave. A continuous seamless body, streamlined with no parting or harsh lines. A beautiful and strong tempered glass display perfectly complements and enhances the vividness of the Super AMOLED display. Furthermore, with anti-smudge technology, those greasy thumb prints are a thing of the past.

Multi-codec support for DivX Xvid, MP4 and WMV, and support for virtual 5.1 surround sound delivery transforms the device into a personal entertainment system and HD video (720p) decoding and recording capabilities make the Samsung Wave an outstanding device for capturing, sharing and viewing video.

For the first time in the world, Samsung Wave is incorporated Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n standard.

Samsung’s bada platform allows mobile users to simply and easily download an abundance of applications from Samsung Apps, an integrated application store accessible from the device and online. Featuring a wealth of games, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps gives users instant access to a huge choice of mobile experiences.

Social Hub has been designed from the ground up to seamlessly integrate all major portal’s email, IM and SNS services directly into the Samsung Wave. With its TouchWiz 3.0 UI, it provides users easy-flow integrated experience of messaging, managing contacts and viewing calendar events. Social Hub is powered by the amazing push technology to deliver email messages, calendar events and SNS (Social Networking Site) updates in real-time.

Stop worrying and start snapping more photos and downloading more music. The generous onboard memory and microSDHC memory card slot give you the potential to carry over 32GB of media, music, files and more in your hand.

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