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Samsung Wave S8500

 

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  • User Score (1184)
    8.4 8.4 from 1184 reviewers
  • Expert Score (62)
    7.7 7.7 from 62 reviewers
  • Design (30)
    7.4 7.4 from 30 reviewers
  • Value for money (19)
    7.1 7.1 from 19 reviewers
  • Features (35)
    6.9 6.9 from 35 reviewers
  • Ease of use (28)
    6.8 6.8 from 28 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    7.0 7.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Sound quality (4)
    6.9 6.9 from 4 reviewers
  • Durability (5)
    7.1 7.1 from 5 reviewers
  • Reliability (10)
    7.6 7.6 from 10 reviewers
  • Looks (5)
    8.5 8.5 from 5 reviewers
  • Battery performance (24)
    6.1 6.1 from 24 reviewers
  • Display (8)
    7.1 7.1 from 8 reviewers
  • Functionality (5)
    7.5 7.5 from 5 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (5)
    6.7 6.7 from 5 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (11)
    7.9 7.9 from 11 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

Experts:
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7-8
(35)
5-6
(9)
3-4
(2)
1-2
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Users:
9-10
(360)
7-8
(189)
5-6
(60)
3-4
(16)
1-2
(37)
  • Expert Reviews

  1. TechSmart

    6 July 2010

    Samsung's Wave is an impressive smartphone with its very decent screen and speedy processor just a few of its many drawing cards. Read more

    • Speedy 1 GHZ processor, great screen, decent camera and MP3 player.
    • Paltry apps to choose from, screens cannot be populated by anything else but widgets, Facebook integration not that good.
  2. My ADSL Broadband News

    9.0/10
    7 August 2010

    Samsung is coming to the touchscreen smartphone arena with a bang in releasing the new Samsung Wave, designation GT-S8500, into this rapidly-crowding high-end handset sector. Read more

  3. the Samsung Blog

    the Samsung Blog
    4.7/10
    5 November 2011

    So the good foks at Samsung decided to bless me with the S8500 Wave. What a good phone this baby is. Don't get me wrong and i am not saying this because I got the phone for free. [You've earned it; well done on winning our Blog competition. - Ed] Anyway this is what I have come to see in the past two weeks that I have been using this baby. The more I use bada the more I like the phone. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. It's not as amazing

    PriceCheck
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: l Konstant, PriceCheck
    23 July 2009

    The absence of Adobe Flash is annoying Read more

    • The video and picture quality are awesome.
    • There's no Flash support.
  2. Rates Direct Shopping

    Rates Direct Shopping
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: l Konstant, Rates Direct Shopping
    23 July 2009

    The absence of Adobe Flash is annoying though this phone is still a very nice product Read more

    • The video and picture quality are awesome.
    • There's no Flash support.
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