Samsung Wave 525 Review

Here is a closer look at one of the Wave device this one is called the Wave2 or more formally it Is called the s5250 or Wave 525. But before going into the details of the device let us take a look at the specs that the device has on offer:
Samsung Wave 525 Specifications:

- Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- Size: 109.5 x 55 x 11.9 mm weighing about 100gm
- Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
- 3G: No
- Memory: 100MB internal, External expandable up to 32GB via Micro-SD card
- Connectivity: GPRS-Class 10, 32 – 48 kbps, EDGE-Class 10, 236.8kbps,802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
- Camera: One Primary 3.15MP 2048×1536 pixels featuring Geo-tagging
- Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
- Other Features: Organizer, Music Recognition, Image editor, Voice memo, T9, Accelerometer sensor, TouchWiz UI 3.0 and Multi-touch zoom.

Samsung Wave 2 Features:

Exteriors (Screen, Display and Feel)-
As far as the feels and the exterior looks of the device is concerned, it is simply amazing but probably not as good as the original Wave that was and still remains to be the flagship handset for the Bada Platform. The lack of the Super-AMOLED screen seems like a big loss, the slight modification in the form factor thought has made the device much easier to hold and feel now although the looks have definitely decremented a little.


Connectivity:
As far as the connectivity goes the device has been made at par with the original Wave but with the reduced screen quality and the reduced processor the connectivity does actually come out to be nearly as close to the Wave.


Camera:
As far as the camera is concerned the camera again a truncated of the original Wave the reduced pixel count and the reduced features and the loss of Led flash greatly affect the photo quality of the device and hence leave the camera experience forgetful to say the least.


OS and Processor (Software features):
The Bada as we all know is a new platform and hence not many apps are available also the available apps are quite bulky and will not support a processor like the Wave2 hence leaving the smartphone tottering for more apps.


More Shortcomings:
The smartphone does not feature 3G capabilities in case you have not noticed that in the specs sheet above also the Proximity sensor for auto UI switch off seems to be missing making the phone pretty difficult to use.
With that said the phone is a smartphone nonetheless (at-least Samsung likes us to believe that!) and can be a good entity to hold in your hand and show off. Besides that the device seems to be a pretty much a money waste. However, that of-course is a personal take; we would like to hear your views about the device. So do not forget to drop-in the comments section below.