Samsung reveals three Wave smartphones to run its Bada OS

KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT Samsung has announced the Wave 3, M and Y smartphones that will run its Bada 2.0 operating system (OS).

Contrary to its normal selection of Google's Android mobile operating system, the firm is bringing these phones out with its own Bada OS. The devices will include near field communication (NFC), the Chaton mobile communications service and WiFi Direct. The trio of smartphones will go on sale from October this year.

JK Shin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business said, "Smartphones are gaining popularity by the day. The new additions to the Wave portfolio are the first to benefit from the power of our bada 2.0 platform; the full extent of our commitment is clear to see in each device. We've produced easy-to-use smartphones that will inspire the market,"

The flagship device is the Wave 3, which will have a 4in AMOLED touchscreen, a 1.4GHz processor, a 5MP rear facing camera in a 9.9mm thick case. The Wave M (Magical) and Wave Y (Young) fit with Samsung's recently announced naming system and are in the lower end of its price spectrum.

The Wave M will have a 3.65in HVGA touchscreen and a 5MP camera. That's about all we know about it. Samsung described the phone as a "social powerhouse". The Wave Y is the smallest of the three and will have a 3.2in HVGA touchscreen and a 2MP camera. Again, the screen size is the only detail we have on the phone apart from the fact that Samsung is calling it a "smart start" phone.

Bada 2.0 will use Samsung Apps to gain applications for the devices whilst WiFi Direct will allow WiFi capable devices to communicate, directly. The three smartphones follow seven previous Samsung Wave phones that also run its Bada OS. µ