The best ever Wave

I have a Wave 3 now just over four weeks in daily use. Parallel I am for 1.5 years in possession of Wave 1. Wave 2 I only know of a colleague who, however, is more than satisfied. In direct comparison triumphs for me clear the new flagship of the Wave family, the Wave 3. Why this is so, should clarify my personal rating:

+++ Elegant design and top processing
+++ Brushed aluminum casing
+++ Only registration with an email address needed without registering or similar
+++ Good stability of the operating system bada 2.0 (so far not a single crash or reboot in 4 weeks!)
+++ With "only" a 1.4 GHz single core processor barely visible delays

++ Simple and largely self-explanatory configuration options of the operating system bada 2.0
++ Large 4-inch display with rich, but not "flashy" colors
++ Also "fat finger" left little trace on the display
++ High speed of the Dolphin browser
++ Immaculate Sound of Music Player
++ Polaris Office to edit Word / Excel documents "onboard"
++ High Speed ​​Internet with HSPA + up to 14.4 Mbit / s and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbit / s
++ Full connectivity (Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0, Tethering etc.)
++ Versatile e-mail client with support for multiple accounts (presets eg for GMX, Google, Yahoo)
++ Direct "offline" Outlook synchronization possible (no cloud frills)
++ Calendar with 4 views (day, week, month, list)
++ Alarm even when power is off
++ True multitasking
++ Virtual QWERTY keyboard for easy operation even in portrait orientation

+ Sound of the headset also acceptable for occasional longer listening to music
+ Battery capacity of 1,500 mAh is enough for me for several days surfing, emailing and occasional phone calls
+ Micro-USB port in the center on the bottom side
+ Some useful third-party apps available for free (for. Instance barcoo)
+ FM radio with RDS function
+ Exchange ActiveSync
+ Support for HTML5 and JavaScribt
+ Display of the battery charge in percent
+ Accessories for the Samsung Galaxy S can partly be used as similar mass. (Wave 3: 6.4 x 1 x 12.6 cm, SG S 2: 6.6 x 0.8 x 12.5 cm)

+/- Sharpness of text is acceptable
+/- Quality of the camera in "bad" light only moderately (was good enough as a visual "notebook" or for snapshots)
+/- Viewing-angle dependence of the display, that is easier, but not disturbing green cast when viewed from the side)
+/- A few of the "trendy" apps available
+/- Internet favorites can not be sorted
+/- Waiver of a protective cover for the USB port

- RAM and internal memory could inherently be more generous (512MB or 3GB, though partially covered by operating system)
- Widgets can not be centered on the screen, but only arrange left- or right-aligned

- An arisen through a password change on the internet problems with the Samsung Account made a master reset of the phone required

--- Samsung Support is accessible only by a filled out each time e-mail form

So far I have not tested, inter alia, the GPS receiver, Wi-Fi Direct (data transfer between compatible devices) and voice control, as these features are not particularly important to me.

My Conclusion:
The Samsung Wave 3 is not an iPhone killer, nor suck bada and the Wave family in general as a substitute religion (iGod). Nor should one who loves his fellow men envious glances or simply want to belong to the trendy, better wherever look different. For the same money there with the Samsung Galaxy S Plus also a comparably good piece of technology from Samsung. With all the advantages of the Android OS (many apps), but also its disadvantages (Google account required impending flood of viruses / malware). Also, one should as a buyer of a Galaxy device like the look-and-feel of a plastic smartphones.

Who can not be put off by the "limitations" of the bada operating system, provides for the Wave 3 has a good and reasonable compromise to the similarly equipped models from HTC, Nokia etc.. A chic, solid case with a large brilliant display. A quick-to-use for beginners, stable operating system. In addition, the most important applications are already on board. The email client is endless, surf the internet enjoy listening to music is a Schmauss ears. For Wave 1 owner is especially the larger display a significant improvement. Who has a Wave 2 probably does not need to happiness and awaiting better on the long-awaited update to bada 2.0