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 Samsung Wave II S8530 | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Series | S-Series |
| Availability by region | October 2010 |
| Predecessor | Samsung Wave S8500 |
| Successor | Samsung Wave S8600 |
| Related | Samsung Jet,Samsung Galaxy S,Samsung Wave S8500,Samsung Wave Y |
| Compatible networks | GSM: 850/900/1800/1900/2100 3G: 900/2100 HSDPA: 3.6 Mbit/s HSUPA: 2 Mbit/s |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 123.9 mm × 59.8 mm × 11.8 mm (4.88 in × 2.35 in × 0.46 in) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
| Operating system | bada 1.2 with TouchWiz 3.0 |
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 clocked at 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC111) |
| Memory | 256 MB + 128 MB of RAM |
| Storage | 2 GB / 8 GB; |
| Removable storage | microSD(HC) up to 32 GB |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Rear camera | 5MP (4:3) |
| Display | 3.7" 800x480 @ 283 PPISuper Clear LCD display with Gorilla Glass |
| Media | MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, FLAC, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD, MKV, etc. |
| Connectivity | 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0 |
| Data inputs | T9 trace, Abc, QWERTY, Multi-touch input method, Handwriting recognition |
| Other | - Scratch-resistant surface - Smart unlock -Accelerometer -Proximity Sensor -Magnetometer -Digital compass |
TheSamsung Wave II (model number GT-S8530) is a discontinuedsmartphone developed and produced bySamsung Electronics. It is the successor of theSamsung Wave S8500smartphone and runs on Samsung'sBada 1.2 operating system, which was commercially released in October 2010.[1][2][3] The Wave II is a touchscreen phone powered by a proprietary 1 GHzARM Cortex-8 CPU and a built-inPowerVR SGX 540 graphics engine,SLCD display and a720pcamera.[4] As the phone contained anLCD display,SlashGear speculated that the phone could be the result of a rumoredAMOLED panel shortage.[5]
The phone's exterior is made from a 10.9 mm thick metal alloy, designed in a slate-style form factor. The front includes three physical buttons positioned below the screen: a call button, a reject/shutdown button, and a main menu button.
The 800x480WVGA[6] display consists of a 3.7-inch (94 mm)Super LCD capacitive touchscreen with an anti-smudgeoleophobic coating on top of the scratch-resistant tempered-glass (Gorilla Glass Display) touch panel.
The phone features a 1 GHzSoC[7] containing anARM Cortex-A8CPU core – identical to the ARM Cortex CPU core used inApple's A4package on package SoC andPowerVR SGX 540 GPU core.[8][9]The chip contains 256 MB+128 MB of onboardRAM (same hardware as the Samsung Wave S8500.)
The phone features a 5megapixel camera which supports 2592x1944 pixel resolution, along with autofocus, aLED flash,Geotagging, face & blink detection, image stabilization, and touch focus. It can record 720pHD video (1280x720) at 30 FPS with flash and a 320x240 slow-motion video at 120 FPS with flash.
The Samsung Wave II supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, HSDPA 3.2Mbit/s and HSUPA 2 Mbit/s. It was one of the first phones to supportBluetooth version 3.0.[10]
Other features includeA-GPS and 2 GB/8 GB of internal storage with amicroSDHC slot for an additional 32 GB. It also has a magnetometer, a proximity sensor, anaccelerometer, a5.1-channel surround sound Mobile Theater, music recognition, a fake call service, smart search, and Social Hub.
This phone was available with European, Asian, and North American3G bands. The North American 3G band version of the phone was limited availability and was not available in the US.
The phone features the SamsungBada operating system. The UI is using TouchWiz 3.0, which utilizes widgets. The 3 most notable widgets preinstalled in TouchWiz 3.0 are Daily Briefing, which includes information such as weather, finance, AP mobile news, and schedule, Feeds and Updates, and Buddies Now, allowing users to call, send texts to, and read Facebook or Twitter feeds off their contacts. Users are allowed to have up to 10 home screens to add widgets.
Samsung Wave is preinstalled with Dolphin Browser v2.0 (based onWebKit). While the browser supportsFlash, it is disabled by default to improve page load time.
By default, the phone comes with Picsel Viewer, which is capable of reading .pdf documents and Microsoft Office file formats. Users from selected countries can buy and download Picsel Office Editor fromSamsung Apps.
Users can also download applications and widgets from the application store.
Other software includes LBS Route 66, Palringo IM, Facebook, Twitter, Social Hub, Mini Diary, Daily Briefing, Memo, Video Player, FM Radio, Media Browser, Voice Recorder, E-mail, andAsphalt 5.
Media Support
The Samsung Wave supports the MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, FLAC, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, DivX, XviD, MKV file formats formultimedia content.
Android Porting
Due to many owners of the phone disliking theBada software, many people[who?] have worked on portingAndroid OS to the Wave 2. The known ported versions areFroyo,Gingerbread,Ice Cream Sandwich,Jelly Bean andKitKat. However, they are still being developed, and some features, such asGPS, may be limited or not function as intended.[11]
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