Samsung S8530 Wave 2 Touchscreen Smartphone

Design and Specs

The big platform players of the smartphone scene these days are Apple's iOS and Google's Android, but there are other pretenders to the throne. Bada is Samsung's own stab at Android's vital organs, and the Samsung Wave II is the highest-end phone to use the system yet. It has mighty strong competition, including from Samsung's own dual-core Android monster, the Galaxy S2, but this smartphone underdog costs a lot less than many of the top Androids.

The Samsung Wave II borrows the styling of its direct predecessor, the original Wave, but bumps its screen up from 3.2in to 3.7in. Meanwhile its body is topped with smooth brushed-metal plating, leaving only the top and bottom of the phone's exterior made from plastic. In traditional Samsung fashion, it's ultra-shiny black plastic too.

Key Features

• 2GB internal memory
• 3.7in SLCD 480x800 pixel screen
• Bada OS
• 5-megapixel camera with LED flash
• 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio