Essential Smartphones For 2010

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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The world''s most popular consumer electronics brand since 2005 has been Samsung. It totally dominates the TV market, but although it is a major player in mobile communication it doesn''t have quite the same kind of market presence. Nokia leads the pack of mobile phone producers with over 40% of the market and although Samsung comes in second, it is well behind with only around 20% market share. Sony Ericsson, Motorola and a range of others make up small percentages of the remaining 40%.

Samsung''s problems get even worse when it comes to smartphones. Smartphone use is on the up. Year-on-year smartphones sales in the final quarter of 2009 were up 41% whereas sales of more traditional handsets saw a decline.

The winners of this shift to smartphones are Apple and Research in Motion''s BlackBerry. Each attaining around a quarter of worldwide smartphone sales after Nokia. So how does Samsung overcome this issue and win back a decent market share in the smartphone sector?

The answer is the Samsung Wave. Bursting onto the mobile phone scene in Europe on 1 June sleek new handset will be the first to run on Bada, ...
... Samsung''s very own operating system.

Like other smartphones it is light, slim and utterly stylish. But additionally it comes fully loaded with a 1GHz processor, 3.3 inch super-sharp and bright AMOLED touch screen, plus it is setting a new standard in wireless technology by being the first ever mobile to boast Bluetooth 3.0 incorporated with Wi-Fi 802.11n.

Auto focus, face, smile and blink recognition, an LED flash and geo-tagging facility make up its more than decent five mega-pixel camera package. What''s more it can also be used as a video camera, boasting continuous auto-focus and lighting. Seeing as the screen is HD, viewing TV and video is a real pleasure and the surround sound is a joy for your ears.

The phone is also super easy to use and the operating system works fast and accurately. You can customise up to seven home screens so everything you need is available at the touch of a button. You can customise your level of connectivity to sites like Facebook and Twitter so you can get real-time alerts when something new happens in your world.

The real difference between this smartphone and the pick of the rest is the Bada operating system that works just like a PC. You can do things such as upload photos to Facebook or write anything longer than a Tweet with ease. With an OS this slick, the competition had better watch out. Bonny Kominek is a writer with over 20 years experience in communications technology. They recommend Vodafone for the Samsung Wave.