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Samsung S8500 Wave vs Samsung i897 Captivate

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2010 June 2010
Status
Available - April 2010 Available - July 2010
Colors
Ebony Gray Black and Grey
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
(4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in )
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (283 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
46.81% 58.07%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
bada OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r No
Games
Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

User Memory

Phonebook
Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes Practically unlimited
Internal
2 GB storage 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 600 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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