Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| February 2010 | May 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2010 | Available - September 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Ebony Gray | Black, White, Pink, Orange |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
(4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in ) |
115 x 54 x 9.4 mm (4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in) |
| Weight | |
| 118 g (4.16 oz) | 95 g (3.35 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| bada OS | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | Adreno 225 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 2 GB storage | 8 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, video light | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r | TBD |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Up to 86 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Up to 237 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | Yes, v3.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Phonebook | |
| Yes, Photocall | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call Records | |
| Yes | Practically unlimited |
| Internal | |
| 2 GB storage | 8 GB storage, 1GB 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 | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 600 h (2G) Up to 550 h (3G) |
Up to 240 h (2G) Up to 280 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
Up to 6 h (2G) Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) |