Smartphone Review: Samsung Wave, First Bada Handest is Not Too Bad

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If its spec is anything to go by, the Samsung Wave, the first handset to come with the manufacturer's new Bada OS, is a high-end smartphone aimed at users seeking to keep an eye on their social networks.

With the manufacturer's own Super AMOLED display, a fast 1 GHz processor (also designed in house) and the ability to both record and watch 720p HD video, it should be more than capable of keeping up with the current generation of smartphones—and even overtaking some.  But is it up to the job?

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