Samsung Mobile Phone Blog

Well, it’s a nice name. Bada stands for Ocean in Korean, so having the first Samsung device that uses this operating system named “Wave” is a pretty fitting choice.

The big reveal of the Wave happened this Sunday (Valentine’s Day!); at Barcelona, Spain during the Mobile World Congress (a small typo at source page GSM Arena mistakenly calls the event as WMC). Prior to the event, Samsung has already released several print advertisements showcasing the Samsung S8500 Wave phone with the tag line “with Samsung’s new mobile platform Bada”.

The Bada operating system was revealed to developers last December when Samsung showcased the great potential of their new open source operating system. The first announcement of the Bada made people wonder if Samsung would be completely dropping the use of other operating systems such as Symbian, Windows Mobile, Google Android and more. Right now, the Bada’s closest competitor would be the Nokia Maemo which is also another open source OS that was released around the same time the Bada was announced.

The Wave’s debut has been much anticipated as it finally shows us the true capabilities of the Bada OS. Aside from being an open source platform, nothing much is known about the new operating system since it has yet to be shown working on an actual phone.

Specs wise, the Wave is pretty much a mid to high end device. While it was originally thought that the Bada phone would be competing with devices such as the Bravo and the Nexus One, it looks like Samsung has decided to stick with their goal to create a smart phone for everyone. The Wave comes with the much reported super AMOLED screen which delivers a brighter and clearer image.

Read more about the new Samsung S8500 Wave smart phone and the Bada operating system at GSM Arena.