Samsung S8530 Wave II



Overview
The S8530 Wave II is the second Wave Smartphone to be designed by Samsung & this handset certainly has a wide selection of features, technologies & comes with a fashionably designed touch screen casing. The original Samsung S8500 Wave was slightly smaller in size than the Samsung S8530 Wave II, but this second version comes with a larger sized touch screen which provides usability benefits plus a beautiful high quality viewing display. The S8530 Wave II supports a Bada operating system version 1.2 complete with a TouchWiz 3.0 user interface with high quality graphics & user friendly touch controls. It main features include a user friendly 5 megapixel camera, high quality video recorder, radio feature with FM recording, Internet access with easy to use browsing & a variety of messaging services.

Appearance & Size
Its touch screen measure 3.7 inches & displays up to sixteen million colours on a high resolution S LCD touch screen. This touch screen comes with a scratch resistant surface & supports an automatic rotation function allowing the user to view their screen in horizontal or vertical mode. A virtual numeric keypad can be used on the touch screen when the user's needs to input contact numbers or an alphabetic keyboard will be displayed when the user is creating messages. The Samsung S8530 Wave II is a touch screen handset which has a sophisticated dark grey coloured case, plus this 3G Smartphone measures 12.4cm by 6cm by 1.18cm & weighs a total of one hundred & thirty five grams. Due to its touch screen there are not many keys so to speak of, but the handset comes with two call keys & a navigation key on the front of the casing placed conveniently for ease of use.

Imaging, Media & Entertainment
There is a five megapixel digital camera feature which supports both video & photo capturing using this lens on the back of the casing. This camera supports a wide variety of imaging features which include a LED flash, face detection feature, automatic focus & a geo tagging function, which will all prove to be useful for the user when capturing the perfect shot. There is also a forward facing camera lens which allows the user to capture self portraits as well as taking part in a face to face video call. When the user is recording video footage using the five megapixel camera the user can enjoy a video light & record footage at up to thirty frames per second. Video playback can be enjoyed in many formats including MPEG4, WMV, H263, H264, DivX & Xvid format. The user can play games for entertainment on the Samsung S8530 Wave II & download new games to suit their game playing preference. Music can be enjoyed using the built in FM radio complete with a RDS function & FM recording or by playing music on the integrated music player.

Communication & Messaging
The Samsung S8530 Wave II comes with a built in instant messaging services which supports Palringo instant messaging. A multimedia message service allows the user to share text, photos, videos & sound in one complete message. Communicating using the phones messaging services is easy for the user & provides the user with a wide selection of communication options. A SMS message allows the user communicate using text in a quick & easy to create message. Email communication allows the user to create, receive, send & store emails on their Samsung S8530 Wave II. There is a phone book which allows the user to store all their contact details plus the user can enjoy a photo call identification feature.

Technology & Internet
Connectivity can be gained between the S8530 Wave II & other devices using a Bluetooth® wireless connection or via a USB cable connection between the two compatible devices. There is an integrated assisted GPS navigation which supports Samsung Mobile Navigator providing easy guidance to new locations. The Samsung S8530 Wave II is a 3G HSDPA & HSUPA Smartphone which also supports WiFi® technology. The user can access the Web via the integrated browser & the WiFi® connectivity allows the user to connect their Smartphone to a nearby WiFi® hub or hotspot to access the Web without using wires or cables. The Samsung S8530 Wave II comes with three hundred & ninety megabytes of internal memory plus one & a half gigabytes of memory. There is a memory card option available which allows the user to expand the phone memory further when required. This Smartphone works over 3G networks HSDPA 900, HSDPA 2100 & GSM networks GSM 850, 900, 800 & 1900.

Samsung S8530 Wave II Specifications & Features

Screen
3.7 Inch 16 Million Colour S LCD Capacitive Touch Screen (480 x 800 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
LED Flash
Auto Focus
Image Stabilisation
Smile Detection
Face Detection
Photo Geo Tagging
Photo Editor
Video Record (30 fps)
Video Light
Video Player (MPEG4, WMV, H263, H264, DivX & Xvid)
Second Camera
Video Calling
Picture Wallpaper

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Push Email
Instant Messaging (Palringo IM)

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV, WMA & eAAC+)
FM Radio RDS
FM Recording
MP3 Ringtones

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Photo Call
Organiser
Calendar
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Speakerphone
Smart Unlock
A GPS Navigation
Samsung Mobile Navigator
Auto Rotate Touch Screen
Scratch Resistant Screen
Bada Operating System 1.2
TouchWiz 3.0 User Interface

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSUPA
Bluetooth® A2DP
USB
WiFi®
EDGE
GPRS

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet
WAP 2.0 XHTML
HTML

Memory & Talk Time
1.5GB & 390MB Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Option up to 32GB
Talk Time TBC
Standby TBC

Weight & Size
135 g
124 x 60 x 11.8 mm