The Samsung Wave is the very first smart phone from the manufacturer that uses their new proprietary Bada operating system. The device also comes with a 3.3 inch super AMOLED touch screen which was demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress last February. The new screen tech is impressive, displaying some of the best quality images available on mobile phones with its crisp lines and rich colors.

The device will be running on an ARM Cortex A8 CPU clocked at 1GHz. With plenty of app support on the open source platform, this high speed processing power will certainly come in handy. The device also comes with a 5 mega pixel camera with 720p video recording, LED flash and autofocus. The phone will be powered by a 1500mAh Li-Ion battery. According to reports, the Wave is available for preorder at 380 Euro.

A second smart phone featuring the super AMOLED touch screen technology will also be heading to the UK; the Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smart phone with impressive media features and a whole new set of software add-ons. The device will be running on a 1GHz CPU and will also have a 5 mega pixel snapper with 720p video recording. The screen is larger than the Wave at 4 inches diagonally.

The Galaxy S will be using the TouchWiz interface and a couple of extra features (ThinkFree and Smart Life). Both devices will come with the new Samsung Social Hub networking tool.

Find out more about the Galaxy S and the Wave at GSM Arena.

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.