The Samsung Wave is the first mobile phone to be
DivX Certified for HD video playback at 720p resolution. The
Samsung
Wave is based on Samsung's new smartphone platform bada.
Samsung and DivX will work together on HD
Certification
for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S, an innovative new Android smartphone with 4-inch Super AMOLED screen.
Samsung
Electronics was the first manufacturer to add DivX Certification
to
mobile devices. Now, Samsung has over 45 worldwide models that
offer
full playback of DivX videos, including premium Hollywood content
purchased from a variety of online retailers around the world.
Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a
rigorous
testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience,
including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability
with
other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect
from
DivX.
"Samsung Electronics has shown consistent innovation in the mobile
space, turning out high-quality phones that offer a cutting-edge
user
experience," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "We're extremely
pleased
to further our partnership with Samsung to include the world's
first
phones capable of playing back stunning DivX HD video across these
revolutionary mobile platforms."
"We were very excited to become the first manufacturer to offer
DivX
Certified mobile phones to consumers in 2007, and since that time
we've
continued to work together to help evolve the mobile video
experience,"
said Younghee Lee, Vice President of Samsung's Mobile
Communications
business. "Now, we are able to extend that spirit of innovation
with the
first DivX HD mobile devices, both of which are industry-leading
phones
based on cutting-edge smart phone platforms."