"Bada's roots stem from Samsung's previous phones, as it hasn't gone too far from them in terms of both philosophy and hardware. Their new S8500 (codenamed "Wave"), for one, has evolved from the Samsung S8000 Jet, as they are based on pretty much the same hardware platform (although there is something to be said for the 1GHz CPU, a tad more memory and new cellular module). Software-wise, though, the Wave is as close to the Jet as it gets. Even its positioning is not much different from the original S8000 - both target people who are looking for a balanced touchscreen-enabled phone that can do all the tricks out of the box. In a word, it's Samsung's vision of the "all in one" concept, and it's worth noting that it has turned out to be extremely appealing." Read more here: