Samsung Wave, the world's first DivX HD certified phone, goes official

Published on Mar 25, 2010

Samsung bada phone aka Samsung Wave (S8500) is confirmed to be the world’s first smartphone to be DivX certified for HD video playback

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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Samsung Wave has already created much curiosity with the many 'firsts' this device has been labeled with lately. The Samsung bada phone is also much searched device online ever since the company announced that it plans to ship 10 million Wave phones. However, check out below the few 'First' unique offerings that this smartphone has in store for the mobile phone users. - The world's first DivX HD certified phone- The first device to operate on Samsung's new Bada OS platform- The first Bluetooth 3.0 enabled device for higher data transfer speeds- The first Samsung smartphone to introduce Super AMOLED screen  - The world's first phone to feature the latest Picsel File ViewerAs reported earlier, Samsung Wave comes preloaded with Samsung’s latest addition of TouchWiz 3.0, a 1 GHz snapdragon processor and motion UI. Equipped with a 3.3 inch Super AMOLED WVGA touchscreen display, Samsung Wave comes with a 5 megapixel snapper with LED flash, autofocus, and photo editor. The bada device sports HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity for high speed internet. The other key features include support for 720p video capture and playback, A-GPS, 2GB internal memory and support for microSD cards up to a maximum of 32GB.As Samsung Wave is officially announced, its SIM-free price has been revealed. It will be available online at a price of €379 SIM-free and it is also expected to be released soon in the European countries. You can check out this Samsung Wave video preview to know more about this device. 

 

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