Samsung S8500 Wave

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Samsung · 2010

Samsung S8500 Wave

Name: Samsung S8500 Wave
Brand: Samsung

Samsung S8500 Wave Bada OS smartphone. Announced Feb 2010. Features 3.3″ display, Hummingbird chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 390 MB storage, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 3.3"

Chipset Hummingbird

Storage 390MB storage, microSDHC slot

Camera 5 MP

Battery 1500 mAh

OS Bada, up to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3

Build 118g, 10.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, April

Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3

Chipset Hummingbird

CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

GPU PowerVR SGX540

Display

Type Super AMOLED

Size 3.3 inches, 31.0 cm 2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

displayother Handwriting recognition

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal 390MB

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF

Features LED flash

Video 720p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single Yes

Body

Dimensions 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)

Weight 118 g (4.16 oz)

SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery

Stand-by Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)

Talk time Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Music play Up to 35 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP

Positioning GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording

USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100

Speed HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

featuresother TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Picsel document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Our Tests

Camera Photo / Video

Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB

Audio quality Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB

Misc

Colors Ebony Gray

SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)

In depth

Full specifications

Announced	2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status	Discontinued

OS	Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset	Hummingbird
CPU	1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU	PowerVR SGX540

Type	Super AMOLED
Size	3.3 inches, 31.0 cm 2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother	Handwriting recognition

Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	390MB

Single	5 MP, AF
Features	LED flash
Video	720p@30fps

Single	Yes

Dimensions	118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight	118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM	Mini-SIM

Type	Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by	Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 35 h

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth	3.0, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0

Technology	GSM / HSPA
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed	HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps

Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
featuresother	TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Picsel document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality	Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB

Colors	Ebony Gray
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)
Price	About 160 EUR

PhoneInsight Benchmark

23.8/100

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Processor 16.6

Display 54.3

Camera 35.3

Battery 32

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Samsung S8500 Wave

Launch

Platform

Display

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Body

Battery

Sound

Comms

Network

Features

Our Tests

Misc

Full specifications

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