Description
Samsung Wave 578 is a mid-level smartphone that has a 3.2″ WQVGA screen with 240×400 pixels of resolution, 3MP camera with video recording, 100MB of memory, 1200mAh battery, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth 3.0 as the rest of the lowly bada brethren. The usual goodies coming with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 UI on bada can be found here too – Samsung Hub, Dolphin 2.0 browser, and image editing capabilities. The news is that the Samsung Wave 578 will come with a built-in NFC chip.
Pros (+)
Pros
Cons (-)
Cons
- Thick body (0.49 inches)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- The camera lacks flash
- Does not support automatic screen brightness
- Lacks GPS
Additional information
Display size: | 3.2 inches |
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Resolution: | 240 x 400 pixels |
Pixel density: | 146 ppi |
Technology: | TFT |
Screen-to-body ratio: | 49.21 % |
Features: | Music recognition |
Rear: | Single camera |
Main camera: | 3.2 megapixels |
Video recording: | 320×240 (QVGA) (20 fps) |
Front: | 0.3 megapixels VGA |
Dimensions: | 4.25 x 2.16 x 0.49 inches (107.9 x 54.9 x 12.5 mm) |
Weight: | 3.52 oz (100 g)the average is 6.1 oz (175 g) |
Headphones: | 3.5 mm jack |
Radio: | FM |
Processor: | Single core |
Internal storage: | 0.1 GB |
Storage expansion: | microSDHC up to 16 GB |
OS: | bada (1.1) |
Bluetooth: | 3.0 |
Wi-Fi: | 802.11 b, g, n |
USB: | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
Sensors: | Accelerometer |
Other: | NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync |
UMTS: | 900, 2100 MHz |
Data: | HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS |
Capacity: | 1200 mAh |
Type: | Li – Ion, User replaceable |
Talk time: | 12.50 hoursthe average is 21 h (1278 min) |
Stand-by time: | 29.2 days (700 hours)the average is 21 days (494 h) |
Talk time (3G): | 6.83 hoursthe average is 23 h (1387 min) |
Stand-by time (3G): | 20.8 days (500 hours)the average is 26 days (614 h) |
Notifications: | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone |
Other features: | Voice recording |
Date approved: | Apr 27, 2011 |
FCC ID value: | A3LGTS5780 link |
Head: | 0.73 W/kg |
Measured in: | 1900 MHz, Samsung Wave 578 revealed as the first bada phone with NFC chip for mobile payments |
Body: | 0.86 W/kg |