The touch hype has not done with me just now, and I was going to think about that because Smartphone comes into question. Eventually I took the Nokia N97mini, X6 and the Wave closer look. As for me, the synchronization is very very important and gravel cuts here very bad, I go a little closer to this aspect, a, and a few comparisons to Nokia. Everything else about the wave was already written. With the latest firmware and gravel works synchronization with Outlook 2010/2007/2003 (Windows XP, Win 7 64bit). Contacts and calendar are synchronized. However, there are some limitations: there is no way to specify the direction, or to what will happen in case of conflict, or the period of the calendar, alarms, etc. If you want the current must dodge eg Mobile Master, which works perfectly. Compared to Nokia PC Suite is still gravel but in its infancy and has far fewer functions. One could compare it with Nokia Ovi Suite gravel rather. Nevertheless, it may in some cases more than what you get in many other smartphones. Unlike Nokia, the Wave is truly universal touch operated. The number of apps is increasing rapidly. The GPS fix goes as fast or slow as in Nokias. Here, it depends on the reception. Route66, I would prefer the Ovi Maps. The service is better out of hand. When navigating even they pay nothing. Both offer the possibility to download the maps to your phone, so that during navigation no connection costs (onboard navigation). The is the see. To the offboard navigation systems of most Smartphones (eg iPhone) significantly faster and can even without data reception calculate a route. For me, a very important criterion. However, Samsung is only a 30 day license from Route 66 here. So if you really want to use it as a navigation device, the Samsung can indefinitely for an additional 30, - Unlock Route 66. The license is only for navigating a route necessary (with voice message, etc.). Who wants to only determine the current position, or an address searches, etc. does not require a license. The accessories are rather poor at Samsung. Thanks to the very good tone controls of the wave can be cheap in-ear headphones compensate somewhat. Who uses it frequently and emphasis on good sound, should eg Creative EP630I (20, -) dodge.
Summary: Nokia: the high quality products, very good software (PC Suite), stable, but dusty firmware (Symbian), poor workmanship with partly inexpensive materials. Weak hardware of the phone.
Samsung: cheap accessories, software and very easy (gravel), surprisingly good firmware (Bada), very good workmanship and high quality material, excellent hardware phone (top display, faster processor ...)
The price of the Wave can but deceive depending on the application. In order to really catch up with Nokia in navigation, storage and synchronization, additional costs (eg Navigation and Mobile Master for synchronization on Nokia PC Suite level and 16 GB memory card) for this purpose are added. However, you get a much better hardware and touch screen operation. The Samsung Bada own firmware is still quite young, not a revolution, but very stable and perfect to use and lets Nokia look pale. I would say that the wave moves on IPhone level.
I give full 5 stars because the power comes at the price more than okay.
