Samsung Wave Price and Launch Date

abeolandres says:

15 years ago

Samsung Wave S8500 to be priced at Php19,900 and coming out this June: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/sams…
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enuhski says:

15 years ago

Any word on the possible ipad 3G pricing in the philippines? thanks! :) @abeolandres
abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@enuhski local pricing or gray market? It’s already being sold here for around 37k.
enuhski says:

15 years ago

Gray market – 37k for the 16GB 3G iPad? wow, that’s not bad! where? :D @abeolandres

snpklsdmbldr says:

15 years ago

i would buy this if this is Android.
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Abe Olandres says:

15 years ago

@snpklsdmbldr – Samsung has an Android version called Galaxy S.

Calvin says:

15 years ago

don’t discount Bada. initial impression looks really promising. not your typical winmo with a Touch UI on top of it. of course if you’re after apps then android has the advantage being ahead of the game than bada.
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snpklsdmbldr says:

15 years ago

but the galaxy s looks like an iphone ripoff hehehe. i even heard someone saying that its a china phone LOL. anyway, no news about HTC Desire? i heard they will release it locally this month :D
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mcast says:

15 years ago

that price point is interesting. very appealing value!
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Gar says:

15 years ago

Wow. Below 20k? That’s really something. I wonder why the Omnias have a higher price than this one? Is it because of their home brewed UI?
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Gar says:

15 years ago

Oops I meant home brewed OS. Btw what would you think would be better a Samsung Wave or a HTC Legend? I haven’t seen the Legend yet in stores although it has been launched almost 2 weeks ago.
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MobilePinas says:

15 years ago

looks nice and the pictures are clear.

http://www.wowhaxor.com
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Calvin says:

15 years ago

abe, 1st week of june ang release. i think june 2 is the app developer contest.
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jhonwags says:

15 years ago

Yeah this is better, especially if samsung will launch their app store.. Hoping that they will have a beautiful aps like istore has, but I know for sure it will for the simple reason that it is just new in app developmnt..

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berkano says:

15 years ago

Hey Yuga, any ideas when the Samsung Galaxy S will be released?
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Abe Olandres says:

15 years ago

@berkano – i wrote an entry about this earlier: http://bit.ly/bwEVeu

kesterbt says:

15 years ago

http://www.bada.com/badadevices/#apps
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Miguel says:

15 years ago

The Bada also supports BONDI widgets –
http://bondi.omtp.org

Build apps just like web programming.
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Chris says:

15 years ago

hello, is the 19k tag price final? also, i’ve heard that you can turn this phone into a wifi router or something like that? is it true? any phones do the same thing?
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Dan says:

15 years ago

Looking forward to your review sir! I drool yet again now that it’s below 20k.
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Joe says:

15 years ago

How about the galaxy S?

at least in android, you can change the interface.. =o
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Nemo Trinidad says:

15 years ago

I hope it’s not killed by a poorly-written OS and crappy touch interface like what happened to Omnia. This Bada OS seems to be promising
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Ebengt0t says:

15 years ago

@chris
i think its n0t the samsung wave that y0u are talking ab0ut. Ph0nes with th0se features are htc mini and htc hd2. Galaxy s is better but a l0t m0re expensive 0f c0urse.

I d0nt care ab0ut the screen, whats imp0rtant is the 0s f0r the applicati0ns t0 make the ph0ne m0re useful.
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Chris says:

15 years ago

@Ebengt0t

uhhmm.. i think it’s samsung wave.. it has the ability to turn into a wifi router.. but limited only for 3 other connections.. and since it is hspda, it’s like a globe tattoo wifi (if you use a globe sim card)..

anyway that’s what the reviews on youtube are saying..

going to buy this phone on june, but i hope the 20k tag price was official..
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jay says:

15 years ago

Wow, I want to have this. I am about to buy OMNIA II but when I saw this, this sounds promising. I will definitely wait for this. ^_^
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Leo says:

15 years ago

is this phone available now??? i will check this out maybe tomorrow at samsung mobile concept shop in sm north… that is, if i have the time..
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rona says:

15 years ago

hi sir yuga, im choosing between these 2 phones, Xperia X10 and the samsung wave S8500

can u help me po to decide between these 2,im planning to buy a new phone by july, need your opinions (techie people also welcome to message me)

thanks a lot po :)
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joy says:

15 years ago

It’s on youtube. I like it.
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Chris says:

15 years ago

@rona

i suggest you buy Samsung wave, it’s cheap and have great features, cheaper than X10..

i’ve tried the demo unit of this at greenhills and i could say that it has the best screen i’ve ever seen from a phone, even my gf who’s totally discouraging me from buying it is now a believer lol.. You must see it by yourself..

it also has a very nice video capturing capabilities.. do some research about it and i’m sure, you’ll buy it instead of X10..
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miamiko says:

15 years ago

@Chris

is it already available in greenhills?
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Chris says:

15 years ago

@miamiko

On greenhills, some stores are selling it on small volumes and with no warranty (black market) for PHP 18,800 with 8 gig SD card.. The same store that i’ve tried the demo unit on was one of the stores that are selling it. Do note that this is not Samsung dealers. I’ve emailed samsung if when will wave be available on the market, and they said that within this month, but no actual date. Some dealers said that there where some delays on the stocks for the Philippines..
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miamiko says:

15 years ago

@Chris

thanks for the info.. if ever you know of a legit store please let me know. i really have to buy a new phone coz my phone is giving up on me now…
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Leo says:

15 years ago

been to samsung concept store in sm north (annex), and they said that the wave is an upcoming model, telling that it will be available either at the last week of june or early july, my phone is not doing good anymore and I need to replace it,
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miamiko says:

15 years ago

I was in trinoma yesterday and was able to talk to a samsung rep. he was delivering dummies. I asked him when will the wave be release sa mga stores. sabi nya june 18 daw deliveries ng mga dummies and on june 25 the real unit na. kahit daw mag ikot ako wala pa talagang live unit akong makikita pero tumingin pa din ako baka makatisod. true enough wala pa talaga. pinagod ko lang sarili ko…..
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Chris says:

15 years ago

@miamiko

good for you, i was waiting for this phone for 2 months to come to here.. it was supposed to be here at 2nd week of June (dealers where committed for pre orders on May 28), but it was moved to 3rd week, and then now it will be moved to the 4th week.. Let’s see next week if it will be moved again..
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ben david says:

14 years ago

I would like to know were i could buy this phone, i mean the cheapest place and with additional memory card. i was at trinoma today, the price there is 18,500 but without add memory card, i heard one of the buyer that in munoz the price is much lower with free 8GB memory card…
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neptune says:

14 years ago

18,500? is that with one year warranty? where in trinoma is that? what store?

i know in planet gadget they sell it with memory card at 19k+ not so sure though what kind of memory card is that.
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dhonzkie says:

14 years ago

Hey Guys, any comments, reviews, violent reactions from those who’ve bought Samsung Wave? I’m thinking of getting this phone. Super AMOLED screen looks great, and the OS feels superb. I just want to hear from those who’ve actually bought the unit if its a good buy. Thanks in advance.
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sphynx says:

14 years ago

hello yugatech, I would like to buy a new phone. my friend refer me to buy an android phone because it has the capability to remote on linux OS via VPN connection. samsung wave has a bada OS, is this capable for a linux remote connection?
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pokoy says:

14 years ago

@dhonzkie

i’ve already bought this phone and after two weeks of using it, i could say this is one of the best phone in the world.. even better than iphone 3gs for a cheap price.. i’m not an app geek or nerd, but i admit the available applications for Bada is the current downside for this phone, but i’ve checked their appstore, and there are already more than 300 apps, but i think its just useless apps..
some are even comparing this phone to iphone 4, but that’s too much.. hehe..

what i love about this phone is it’s built in wifi tethering, and it’s file sharing.. i can view and save photo’s, videos, music, etc., from my laptop to my phone, phone to laptop, and from other devices via wifi network.. i’ve tried 720p video of Avatar with size of 4 gig via streaming and plays nicely.. for me, it feels like it’s a media device and not a phone.. lol..

if you buy this phone, i assure you, you won’t regret it..
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dhonzkie says:

14 years ago

@pokoy
Thanks for the reply. I’m not that quite into the SamsungApps thing as well, but it’s something to look forward to once it’s App numbers pick up. Been really thinking of buying the wave for me and my wife to finally retire our 3 year old (SE) phones. I do think it’s a great buy. For P19,900 a piece, it’s really something…
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pokoy says:

14 years ago

@dhonzkie

well i’ve bought mine at P18,300 from an online seller, cash.. if you’re not comfortable buying on small shops or online seller, then you may buy it at P19,900 (cash) at Samsung concept store with freebies i think.. you may also look for stores at Cyberzone, i’ve heard some are also selling it below 18.5k.. the 19,9k are for installment basis i think..
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dhonzkie says:

14 years ago

@pokoy

Thanks for the tip. Yeah, the P19,900 is from the bigger shops, and I think it’s only up to July 25. Then, they’ll ramp up the price to P21,900. I’ll go for the better deals, maybe Greenhills or try the online sellers… Does trinoma have good deals for Samsung wave too?
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pokoy says:

14 years ago

@dhonzkie

i recommend you read on to this thread. back read a few pages and you will see a list of people who bought their waves, from where they bought it and how much it is.. we’ve waited there at that thread for the wave to come here at the Philippines.. hehe..

will they really bring up the SRP to P21,900? Samsung did not expect the demand for this phone, 1 million units in 1 month, so now they are doing opportunistic move? hehehe..

http://tipidcp.com/viewtopic.php?tid=13248
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dhonzkie says:

14 years ago

@pokoy

Yeah, well that’s what the memo express lady told me yesterday. Maybe just scaring me to buy the wave outright. Hehehe…

Anyway, thanks for the help man, I’ve been reading a lot of reviews about the wave and the downsides to me are just minimal and not much of a concern. Will be buying this phone soon…

Really hope BADA developers start putting up more useful apps, and Samsung firmware updates fix the gliches. :)
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don says:

14 years ago

Hi Yuga, I just bought the Samsung wave and is very annoyed with the MENU button (diamond shape). It wobble â€“ it feels like it was not fit in perfectly. Before I bought the phone, Iâ€™ve tested 5 units and theyâ€™re all the same. Did you experience also the same feeling/wobble to the unit youâ€™ve tested? Please reply. I canâ€™t sleep well because of this.lol :(
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Abe Olandres says:

14 years ago

@don – yeah, it’s like that talaga. other similar Samsung handsets ganun din, like the Spica.

don says:

14 years ago

@yuga – thank you so much for confirming! more power to you! u’ve made my day :)
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ben david says:

14 years ago

canvassed price and location: trinoma the name of the store is 5th ave. the price is 18,500 with no memory cards but with shop warranty,. at SM baliuag [for bulacan area or near]i forgot the name of the store but they only sell it for 18,300 up to now,.
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Gary says:

14 years ago

Bought mine in Megamall yesterday. The price is 19,900 6 months to pay thru credit card. In greenhills viramall its P18,200 cash
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Raizo says:

14 years ago

Just canvassed at SM Fairview Samsung Mobile Store and they tagged it for 18,490php. No micro SD included. So good.

Lowest so far is from this store and website pricelist, check it out: http://www.cmkcellphones.com/php18001-25000.html

for 18,390php.

I plan, hopefully, by the end of September.. but I’m so into this phone so it may be earlier. Fingers crossed.
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sam says:

14 years ago

hi sir yuga! i planning to buy one next week. but id like to ask first i can use my sun broadband sim? and is it possible for the wave to read or edit word or excel formats?? and also, possible ba talaga na maging wirless router ‘to? coz, ive serched for some portable 3g router it cost too much (mifi they called). please advise. mahina kase yung wi-fi sta lucia mall where i work. thanks in advance!!
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mark says:

14 years ago

guys sa mga naka bili na tawag kau sa samsung customercare 5805777 ang number mag request kau nang new firmware sa samsung wave..kasi may mga bugs pa din.. at wag nyong kakalimutan mag request nang paid appstore .. para mapadali un paid appstore sa bansa natin thx saka yung firmware na bagu mas bibilis daw phone natin kasu tagal mag release saatin
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diane says:

14 years ago

i bought yesterday..so nice…heheh..it’s like an iphone but much cheaper…
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Sheila says:

14 years ago

How about the Picsel File Viewer? meron b talaga ang wave na ganito? This allows you daw to view MS Office files? To those who bought wave, kindly confirm this pls.

I was about to buy OMNIA II last week pero walang stock na 16g, they all recommended me sa WAVE. Looking at your posts, mukang ok nga ang WAVE, I just need to make sure it’s capabilities of viewing MS Office files.

Thanks!
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ariel says:

14 years ago

@ shiela and sam
from the research i made, yes wave has a picsel file viewer for mobile office (doc,excel even pdf) but you cant edit them. Sana totoo coz its a deal breaker for me. I was so set in buying the galaxy s but i cant wait for the unlocked version anymore. i lost my omnia II last month and galaxy na sana preferred fon ko pero until now wla p din official release dito satin. Ive seen some wave specs saying there are units with 8g internal memory. Is it true? Can any1 confirm this. If true, sang outlets meron?
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jomar marcelo says:

14 years ago

I bought samsung wave for my main phone and another samsung champ for my secondary phone. No problems . good user experience. and UI are almost the same. these phones are excellent
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raffy says:

14 years ago

@ariel

wak ka na mag galaxy s mag samsung wave ka na lng

walng flash ang camera nang galaxy

sobrang lupit nang wave.. design d halata sa bulsa scratch resistant sya…

yung OS nya version 1 pa lng pero lumalaban na sa ISO4 at android

yung video card nya swabeng swabe…,

kahit warcraft 3 cs and other pc games kakayanin nang spec nya 1 gig procesor with grapics procesor for game.. super amoled — number 1 next is the retina tech by apple… and 512mb memory… at good news magkakaroon na sya nang swype sa november or december kasabay nang paid appstore… d na kau magtataka halus lahat na naka wave pede pa gawing router… at yung DLNA nya smooth…

if you want more apps go kau sa apple or android…

pero kung gusto mo makuha both… GO for samsung wave bada….
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wavy says:

14 years ago

highly recommended. I like the camera it’s better than my digicam, responsive touchscreen na, multi-touch function pa on pics browsing and internet browsing like iphone. I love some games like basketball and need for speed, very addictive. It plays youtube faster than my dual core laptop (ideal if you have unli internet or for free thru wifi).

If you want Kies(wave’s apps store) with paid apps, change the country from Philippines to let say, UK, you can find paid apps.

And also don’t forget to update the phone firmware thru Kies for better performance. They just release one few days ago.
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sheila says:

14 years ago

FINALLY!!! I bought WAVE na! It’s great! two weeks now and no problems so far. Bilis ng internet and the best ang screen. I downloaded good apps as well sa Samsung Apps store. The Kies software didn’t impress me though.

Now the question, i inserted SUN BROADBAND SIM and i couldn’t get it to work… sayang naman. I tried to set the network settings to “UTMS” pero it didn’t work. and how do I set the APN to ffband???

according to Sun’s FAQ: “..3G/UTMS and the APN to â€œfbbandâ€ and then your good to go.”

PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS!!!I think may nagtanong na about this as well dito…
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Francis.batangas says:

14 years ago

how much naba ngun samsung wave?
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sheila says:

14 years ago

I got mine about 19k or so from samsung store in trinoma… paid it whole in cash. Actually, they’re the cheapest kasi nagpunta na ako sa iba’t ibang samsung branch — most of them 20K and up kahit cash.
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Shuriken says:

14 years ago

Hi. Iniisip ko kung bibili ako ng wave. Based on the c0mments of other people dito, ayos naman siya para sa akin..meron na bang new firmware?an0ng changes meron? At meron na bang app that can edit word d0cs? Meron din kayang chance to convert symbian app to bada app? Tan0ng lang naman…
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leemar says:

14 years ago

i like wave… ill buy next month.
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Prinz cipher says:

14 years ago

Guys, can you give me sites of online phone dealers here in Philippines? I want to compare their prices before I buy one.
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Prinz cipher says:

14 years ago

guys check this out, a very cheap price for samsung wave for only 15,500 with free 16 gb micro sd. Oh my god kung nasa pinas lang ako, bilhin ko na to. http://listings.auction.ph/CellPhones/Phones/Samsung/Brand+New+Samsung+S8500+Wave+FREE++8GB+microSD/id-12464968
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hardrive28 says:

14 years ago

P18,115 at Sm north last week.. y? bcoz dey have a samsung center exhibit. =)
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ariel says:

14 years ago

Bought mine mid-August. No regret at all. Can compete (or even surpass) my previous omnia II phone pero this is P12,000 cheaper wen i bought my omnia II a yr ago. Fast, Best screen experience, and the music (specially on earphones) is really loud and clear. Downside is the limited apps althought its growing fast each day. Im not into that so its not a deal breaker for me. One prob nga pla (lately lang), it keeps on restarting khit wla ako pinipindot. Otherwise, love the phone.Feature wise, its on the league with best and expensive ones out there. Good buy!
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XeneHim says:

14 years ago

@ariel

Sa pagkakaalam ko kailangan mong ipadala sa samsung service center yan. Ipapaayos mo lang naman yung firmware. And from what I’ve heard, sandali lang naman yun :)

So far, maganda naman yung Wave. Tons of nice apps now, good camera. May bagong application pa na nag-uutilize ng camera features.
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muhyiddin says:

14 years ago

Is it true that samsung wave 1 is wiping out in the market and be replaced by wave 2? I read some comments about this rumor. How true is it? please share some info because I want to buy samsung s8500 sooner and i’m afraid that it will be out of stock because of the rumor.
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muhyiddin says:

14 years ago

Guys sana makapag bigay kayo ng info kung totoo talaga ang rumor na yun.
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rez says:

14 years ago

Hello. I just would like to ask kung meron na bang wave from the philippines na naupdate na to bada 1.2? Lagi na lang kasi akung nagchecheck sa Kies pero laging wala. When would this finally be out? The downside of my wave is it quickly runs out of memory every time a demanding application is opened. And my security lock on specific applications is easily overridden when there are too many applications running in the background. I hope that 1.2 will answer all my concerns.
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von says:

14 years ago

nokia c7 oh samsung wave? O_O nu ba yan errrr
pa help naman oh ano ba talaga mas maganda…same price lang sila
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bryan says:

14 years ago

magkanu na po ngayun ung samsung wave II planning kc bumili!plzzz reply
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Samsung Bada Apps says:

13 years ago

People are desperately waiting for launch of bada 2.0 os. I think it will beat the android phones and samsung bada will be top os.
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Samsung Bada Apps says:

13 years ago

People are desperately waiting for launch of bada 2.0 os. I think it will beat the android phones and samsung bada will be top os.
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princess says:

13 years ago

ngek pinagiisipan pa ba yun.. mag wave ka nalang.. check mo specs nila.. -ip4 user-
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kitxyz says:

13 years ago

selling samsung wave s8500 for 11k. 5mons old. pm me if you’re interested. 091854*****
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