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Samsung GT-S8600 Wave 3

Based on 21 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

3
Average:

9
Bad:

3

Pros

Great Display.
Stylish.
Well-Built & Slim.
Very Good Battery Life.
Good Audio & Video Playback.
Very Good Camera.
Distinct brushed metal design.
Ingenuous sliding chassis allows easy microSD and SIM card swaps.
Prettified bada 2.0 runs flawlessly on the 1.4GHz processor.
Excellent Social Hub.

Cons

Intermittent SlowDowns & Crashes.
Anorexic App Store.
Average Browser.
Limited Smart Dialing.
Pricey for a bada handset.
Lousy pictures and video capture indoors.
Only a modest upgrade from its predecessor Wave 2.

By Tech2 on March 17, 2012

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By DigitalVersus on February 02, 2012

The Samsung Wave III is an improvement on its predecessors, with plenty of strengths including a stylish design, quality components, a bright, high-contrast screen, decent battery life, a perfectly acceptable camera for this price point, the ability...

100
By PCWorld India on December 09, 2011

The Samsung Wave 3 S8600 is a Bada 2.0 OS mid-range smartphone with a 4-in Super AMOLED screen....

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By GSMArena on December 07, 2011

The Bada OS may be squeezed for space in a market dominated by Android and with Windows Phone getting a boost from a software update and the emergence of a new major player. The platform's latest flagship though is a different story. Up against some...

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By ThinkDigit on December 01, 2011

If we look at the Wave III in isolation, only considering the performance and the specs, then it is an excellent deal. It delivers on both counts, and adds a solid yet classy build to it as well. However, the moment the blinkers are removed, the...

70
By 3G UK on November 25, 2011

Samsung has got the hardware right on the Samsung Wave III – it has a good-looking metallic chassis with a hinged back cover, a bright and clear Super AMOLED display and one of the best touchscreens we’ve seen. But as you know by now, a...

70
By Phone Arena on November 25, 2011

The new flagship bada OS handset Samsung Wave 3 is thin, fairly light, and made of quality materials. When you look at its brushed metal shell, it looks diligently crafted, and, to top it off, it even has some unique chassis features like a sliding...

65
By Mobile Choice on November 24, 2011

The Wave 3 has excellent social and email features but the lack of bada apps is serious deterrent for a smartphone...

60
By TechRadar on November 08, 2011

The Samsung Wave III feels like a quality smartphone in the hand and it has plenty of clever stuff going on. The build is impressive, and we like the big, bright, responsive screen. We begin to see how Bada could rival the best smartphone ecosystems...

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By Computer Bild on July 19, 2012

Das Samsung Wave 3 macht dank Vier-Zoll-Display, Bada 2.0 und einem stabilen Metallgehäuse auch ohne Android-Betriebssystem eine gute Figur....

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