Samsung Wave

Great hardware ; Surprisingly smartphone-like functionality ; Solid camera

Not a smartphone ; Built-in apps not great ; No North American 3G

Slim and compact; Good screen clarity from Super AMOLED; Intuitive user interface

Limited 3.3-inch screen size; Battery life could have been better

The construction quality of the Samsung Wave is top-notch with an elegant brushed aluminum finish that looks and feels great in the palm. The not-so-light-yet-not-so-heavy weight of the device makes it feel all the more sturdy though I’m not sure if it...

High build quality ; Outstanding Super AMOLED display ; Good camera for photos and videos ; Bada has good UI, multi-touch and web ; Fast processor ; Cheap with at least some carriers ; Fairly long battery life

Very limited app and widget selection ; Poor built-in Facebook, media, navigation and Twitter apps ; Little reason to buy over Samsung's own Android phones ; No text auto-correction

Design and the Super AMOLED displayIt used to be that Samsung had a reputation for plain phones; in some areas, it still does. The Wave certainly breaks away from that tradition both in looks and, importantly, build quality. It's definitely on

High build quality ; Outstanding Super AMOLED display ; Good camera for photos and videos ; Bada has good UI, multi-touch and web ; Fast processor ; Cheap with at least some carriers ; Fairly long battery life

Very limited app and widget selection ; Poor built-in Facebook, media, navigation and Twitter apps ; Little reason to buy over Samsung's own Android phones ; No text auto-correction

Design and the Super AMOLED displayIt used to be that Samsung had a reputation for plain phones; in some areas, it still does. The Wave certainly breaks away from that tradition both in looks and, importantly, build quality. It's definitely on

Excellent build quality, zippy performance, Super AMOLED display, slick and intuitive UI, Samsung App Store, social-networking integration, flash support, Wi-Fi hotspot

App Store is in its infancy, can't group menu items in folders, keyboard is a little small in portrait orientation, won't auto-merge contacts from multiple accounts

The Samsung Wave morphs a mid-range feature phone into fully fledged smartphone thanks to the new open-source Bada OS. The Wave possesses excellent build quality, an outstanding display, great multimedia capabilities and impressive performance - all...

Competitive price ; Good build quality

OS lacks polish in some areas

difficult to reach but rather that no other button allows you to unlock/activate the phone, as on most other competitors, so you always need to reach round slightly to get to it, no matter what you're doing.

We’re glad to see that Samsung has created a phone that is aimed at challenging the likes of the iPhone and the HTC Desire, but it comes off second best in nearly every category.

Superb screen ; Sleek design ; Fast operation ; Huge number of home screens ; top end camera ; Long battery life

Poor navigation experience ; HD video recording slightly grainy ; On-board keyboard a little slow ; Poor predictive text ; Lightweight internet experience

We've finally managed to get our hands on a final release unit of the Samsung Wave - and the good news is it's a darn sight better than the pre-production version we tested a few weeks ago, so read on to see the updated and final Samsung Wave review.