Samsung's Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro slider join the bada OS party
By Thomas Ricker 
posted June 15th 2010 1:28AM
posted June 15th 2010 1:28AM
Samsung launches Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro smart phones – an extension of the Wave range based on Samsung's bada platform
New Wave phones deliver a fully integrated experience for social media enthusiasts, keeping you effortlessly connected in style
Singapore – June 15, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today launched the Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) – the newest smart phones to support bada, Samsung's open mobile platform. The devices, on display at the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, offer instant connectivity so that you can message your friends anytime, anywhere.
With Samsung's Social Hub, all of your contact details, social networks, and email services are integrated into a single space, making connecting and sharing easier than ever before. Whether you're looking for that always-on connection or key business features, the Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro are designed for you, whatever your lifestyle.
"The Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro are testament to Samsung's continuing commitment to deliver a smartphone for every lifestyle," said JK Shin, President and head of the Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. "I expect significant growth of bada smartphones volume thanks to the launch of mass market targeting Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. We will continue to invest in our open bada platform and offer a wide range of choices and experiences for consumers."
Making Waves with Social Hub
Samsung's Social Hub brings you closer to your contacts and connections by seamlessly integrating your email, IM and social networking sites on the device. You'll love this "ultimate inbox" and the ease at which you can view all your messages and manage your accounts. The Wave devices also come with pre-installed Facebook and Twitter apps so you'll never be out of touch with the latest updates and tweets, all from the convenience of your home screen. When you slide the 'WAVE 2 pro' open, you can quickly and easily send an important IM to a friend using a full QWERTY keyboard or leisurely browse e-mails on an easy-to-view screen in landscape mode.
Constant Connectivity
The Wave 2 and the Wave 2 Pro offer a constant connection with lightning-fast WiFi support. Google Latitude and geo-tagging features let you stay connected with your friends no matter where you or they are. With Google Latitude, you can update your status and easily find out where your friends are headed after school or work by glancing at a map. Geo-tagging lets you tag photos by location so that you can easily sort images based on whether they are from your summer vacation or a business trip. The feature also allows you to use GPS for other useful apps on your Wave smart phone.
Dive in for Entertainment
Samsung's bada platform gives you access to an abundance of applications from Samsung Apps, an integrated application store accessible from the Wave phones or your PC. Featuring a wealth of gaming, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps delivers instant access to a huge range of mobile experiences. You can easily download an app without having to install any software by accessing Samsung Apps right on your phone or synching the device to a PC. Samsung Kies allows you to browse Samsung Apps on your PC and comes in handy for downloading large files and content. Java Applications will also be offered on Samsung Apps for Wave 2 and Wave Pro to enhance your experience with an even wider range of content. The Wave devices can also serve as complete media centers, offering rich, entertainment experiences on-the-go with a 3.5mm ear jack and an intuitive menu for music and other content.
The Samsung Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) will be available from August in Russia and South East Asia. Customers can choose from the colors metallic black, pearl white and romantic pink.
New Wave phones deliver a fully integrated experience for social media enthusiasts, keeping you effortlessly connected in style
Singapore – June 15, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today launched the Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) – the newest smart phones to support bada, Samsung's open mobile platform. The devices, on display at the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, offer instant connectivity so that you can message your friends anytime, anywhere.
With Samsung's Social Hub, all of your contact details, social networks, and email services are integrated into a single space, making connecting and sharing easier than ever before. Whether you're looking for that always-on connection or key business features, the Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro are designed for you, whatever your lifestyle.
"The Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro are testament to Samsung's continuing commitment to deliver a smartphone for every lifestyle," said JK Shin, President and head of the Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. "I expect significant growth of bada smartphones volume thanks to the launch of mass market targeting Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. We will continue to invest in our open bada platform and offer a wide range of choices and experiences for consumers."
Making Waves with Social Hub
Samsung's Social Hub brings you closer to your contacts and connections by seamlessly integrating your email, IM and social networking sites on the device. You'll love this "ultimate inbox" and the ease at which you can view all your messages and manage your accounts. The Wave devices also come with pre-installed Facebook and Twitter apps so you'll never be out of touch with the latest updates and tweets, all from the convenience of your home screen. When you slide the 'WAVE 2 pro' open, you can quickly and easily send an important IM to a friend using a full QWERTY keyboard or leisurely browse e-mails on an easy-to-view screen in landscape mode.
Constant Connectivity
The Wave 2 and the Wave 2 Pro offer a constant connection with lightning-fast WiFi support. Google Latitude and geo-tagging features let you stay connected with your friends no matter where you or they are. With Google Latitude, you can update your status and easily find out where your friends are headed after school or work by glancing at a map. Geo-tagging lets you tag photos by location so that you can easily sort images based on whether they are from your summer vacation or a business trip. The feature also allows you to use GPS for other useful apps on your Wave smart phone.
Dive in for Entertainment
Samsung's bada platform gives you access to an abundance of applications from Samsung Apps, an integrated application store accessible from the Wave phones or your PC. Featuring a wealth of gaming, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps delivers instant access to a huge range of mobile experiences. You can easily download an app without having to install any software by accessing Samsung Apps right on your phone or synching the device to a PC. Samsung Kies allows you to browse Samsung Apps on your PC and comes in handy for downloading large files and content. Java Applications will also be offered on Samsung Apps for Wave 2 and Wave Pro to enhance your experience with an even wider range of content. The Wave devices can also serve as complete media centers, offering rich, entertainment experiences on-the-go with a 3.5mm ear jack and an intuitive menu for music and other content.
The Samsung Wave 2 (S5250) and Wave 2 Pro (S5330) will be available from August in Russia and South East Asia. Customers can choose from the colors metallic black, pearl white and romantic pink.
wow no 3G.....waste
@Android looks Hacked Together Nah I was just saying now days thats ridic. I'll just get an iPhone :)
@d4mi4n
3.2 in? that was so last year...
@Android looks Hacked Together
you anti-fanboys sound just as bad as fanboys...
@Android looks Hacked Together
This is where Android looks Hacked Together comes and whines about how android sucks and gets downranked and or banned yet again.
STFU, you fucking moron.
You were the first to bring Android up, on a story that has nothing to do with Android. You didn't even wait for the "fanboys" to bash this phone. Since we’re yelling out random stuff unrelated to the article: Bing sucks donkey balls.
@Android looks Hacked Together
Okay so you don't like fanboys is it? Does it make you happy posting up stupid ass shit like this. I bet your some type of fanboy, which is hypothetical to say the least, but you are in a lower category, its called being an annoying ass stupid shitfaced ignorant troll that contributes shit to the post, so why don't you crawl back under your bridge, and bitch about how "crappy" Android is, when all the best phones are running Android. Please just leave you troll.
Its interesting to me how the world has evolved so quickly in the last few years, from thick flip phones to very high end touch screen phones at almost around the same price (taking into consideration on a certain level)
I hope Toshibas SCiB battery (you know, the one that is 3x better than Li-Ion and is being used in laptops and scooters) makes its way into smart phone and handheld devices.
I dont know how happy I would be just knowing that I can browse the internet on my iPod touch for 30 minutes and still have 90% battery life.. That certainly isnt the case now, especially since I multitask, but I dream of the day.
@d4mi4n
Really? thats what ATT customers deal with everyday. yet, they glorify the iPhone.
@JonnyB Nice
@benchase7 Well in my area my service is just fine
@benchase7 3G works just fine for me everywhere I go. (BTW, I don't glorify the iPhone. I don't like the iPhone. Gave mine up after a week. My RAZR2 V9x and all of my previous non-iPhones have worked better than all the iPhones my friends and family own.)
@seanGadget smartphones + touchscreens were not so last year in places like Vietnam and Laos, sorry.
@d4mi4n this isn't for you or the readers of Engadget. Also, I don't think buyers in Russia and SE Asia would actually help bring more games directly to Bada, as Samsung gets more $ from Bada and a bigger community they will be able to increase their marketing budget. So, indirectly, this can make phones, like the international Wave and future higher-end Bada phones like the Beam and 2011+ phones, receive better internal support from Samsung.
I'm all for new OS' and such for competition, but bada, just like Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry OS 6, doesn't really bring anything new or innovative to the table.
@Android looks Hacked Together
xbox live - the iphone will have game center
mininum requirements are not innovative or bring anything new to the table
subpixel positioning? do you know what you are talking about? this has been present even on the apple II
wp7 is just another mobile os
@Android looks Hacked Together I disagree with Luffy and Accelerator, but... is that you "Because it's not Google"?
@aschettler HAHAHA yes I think it's him, I knew it. GET HIM. You're so getting banned in like 5 seconds. MOST TROLLISH TROLL EVA.
@Luffy
wp7 brings nothing new or innovative? show me what mobile os has a similar layout to wp7 then you can talk. if they went with a grid of icons for the home screen you'd be crying they were copying iphone os lol.
BADA, please leave. Samsung, what are you doing? Stick with Android...thanks.
@Android looks Hacked Together No, because Bada is a horrible smartphone operating system that should be restricted to feature phones only.
@mosaicbrandon Agree. Android is also free. Only reason for Bada is because of pride.
@jaffreywali No, it's because of control and money, they control the marketplace and therefore can make more money on it.
'Ey Samsung, what's the 'bada with you? No 3G radio on a smartphone? Are you outta your freakin' mind?
@Mecha2142
it makes no sense whatsoever.
@n8equalsd
Your comment makes no sense. There's not much WCDMA coverage in the intended markets, period.
@n8equalsd i really hope that was a pun on 'sense' heh.
hahahhaha when I first rad the head line I thought it said "samsungs wave 2 and wave 2 pro slider join the bad os party LOL" lol
Wow, its not even been 6 months and there is a WAVE 2?!?! O_O?
Funny how Samsung still plans to sell this shit, after official iPhone and a few HTC (powered by Android) phones. Not to mention that WinPho7 is picking up some media coverage. I don't think it's a good time to release a low spec phone with an OS that nobody knows and/or writes apps for.
@bathellfire Perhaps articles like this shouldn't be written for Engadget readers because they think the iPhone is going to sell in every 2nd/3rd world country.
I haven't played with (nor have I ever seen a bada in action) but I wonder if the interpretation of palm's synergy is a copyright issue. Just wondering as they do have a rediculious patent portfolio
the keyboard look very usable but unfortunately samsung has a history spotty support for their devices and it would also lend it to their os as samsung is not that great on the software end ie android 2.1 support but 1.6 only??
Lol, i've never heard of Bada. When i first saw it in the title i thought my browser rendering had cut off the word badass or something.
@fuisti It's not very good at all for a smartphone. Imagine the Samsung Instinct with three home pages for a few widgets.
Samsung makes some great hardware, but things sort of fall apart when they try to make software. The Touchwiz interface serves as a good example.
@Mecha2142
There are more than 3 home pages, Touchwiz is an ok UI.
And why would bada be a bad os? Care to make an objective statement?
But then again you've probably never tried it and have no idea what you're talking about.
@fuisti
same here lol
No 3G radio?... well thats about the equivilant of an iPhone on ATT's subpar network, i guess. Yet, its glorified day in and day out.
FAIL!
Wait... this is the wave 2 and wave 2 PRO... I thought being the 2nd of something, and being "Pro" would mean that it is better. I dont think a lack of 3g, no superamoled (The only good thing about the original wave), plain, cliche, boring design... need I continue?
I would totally hit this if I was travelling Asia. If this sold for $100 unlocked, I'd buy one so I would use on travel/vacation in Asia.
@HDD Honestly, this is the smartest original comment here, there were some decent responses to people who posted some ignorant stuff.
In any case, kudos +1. I think $150 is even a bit too optimistic, but still, your head is on right.
@HDD
I am afraid it will be more expensive though. And so far I havent been impressed with Bada, or Samsung build quality as of late.
@JFH The build quality on this will likely disappoint western audiences even more.
looks like samsung star with keyboard.
Hey, no SUPER AMOLED ?
Where's the Super AMOLED? Is the Samsung Galaxy S Pro also gonna be TFT LCD?
Wow no 3g on a phone in 2010... wow
ps. Howd this thread turn into a iPhone this android that argument?
I see samsung is dedicating their resources to more midrange devices -- good for them, they were never any good with high end smartphones anyways. Their support \ software teams are just not up to the task of providing a quality bug-free experience.
people, dont waste your time
Samsung will forget about these phones in less than 6 months. Never mind a new OS with potential new bugs.
My partner has the Samsung Wave, and it is not bad at all. Not many samsung apps or widgets but there's room to grow. Fast ui, good keyboard and a decent camera with art filter styles means she is happy. One thing it does that she loves is displays the SMS messages as conversations.