Samsung reveals the Bada OS 2.0 and its future
Samsung’s handsets with Bada OS don’t make as big a splash as their Android/WP7 counterparts, but the operating system is definitely not something to be pushed to the back. The platform currently comprises about 20.1% market share with Apple’s iOS sitting above it snugly with 20.5% while Android rules them all with a heavy 31.3%. The numbers haven’t gone unnoticed by the Korean giant and sure enough, is making further plans to milk this cash cow. The Bada ecosystem currently has a few thousand apps to its name, but Samsung promises to remedy that with the addition of more than 10000 applications before the year end.
David Eberlé, the VP for the company’s French affairs, also revealed that there will be three new phones in the Wave series. The Wave 578 (with Bada 1.1) was the first to be announced of the three and two as yet unnamed devices are scheduled for a release later on this year. Both the phones will come with Bada OS 2.0 and will feature 3G support, Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC capabilities with the flagship device having a 5MP camera and a 3.65-inch HVGA touchscreen compared to a 3.14 QVGA display and a 3MP camera on the other handset.
The phones seem to be decently specced and if you are looking for a cheap alternative with a no-frills OS, Bada could be an option. We’ll keep you posted on further developments.
