Samsung's naming conventions for their Bada-powered phones just got really confusing. Just when you thought the Wave had a proper follow-up in the Wave 2, it turns out the Bada pioneer's real successor is this one: the Samsung S8530 Wave II. Yep, with Roman numerals, instead of the number "2."
We guess it's understandable, since the numbered Bada phones after the Wave did have less features than the original and were aimed at the lower range of the smartphone market. This one, however, steps the specs up a notch.
Details of the Samsung Wave II include a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen (not AMOLED - sorry, guys), a 5.0 megapixel camera (with LED flash and 720p video recording), Bluetooth 3.0, 3G, WiFi, microSD card expansion and a 1GHz CPU. Extra features include Samsung Apps (the company's app store for Bada phones), Trace typing (which is like their version of Swype), an HTML browser and a few onboard apps.
Samsung claims this is the best Bada screen to view videos on, although, we doubt the Super Clear LCD really bests their Super AMOLED, which is reportedly in short supply. The Samsung S8530 Wave II will hit European stores beginning November, priced at 430 Euros (for the German version, at least).
[via GSM Arena]
