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Samsung S8600 Wave 3
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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
Samsung S8600 Wave 3
Samsung · 2011

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

Samsung S8600 Wave 3 Bada OS smartphone. Announced Aug 2011. Features 4.0″ display, 5 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.0"
Storage 4GB storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1500 mAh
OS bada 2.0
Build 122g, 9.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS bada 2.0
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~56.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother TouchWiz UI - Handwriting recognition

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB

Main Camera

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

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, UMA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR
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 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother Samsung ChatON TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Music recognition Document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -85.7dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.83 W/kg (head)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued
OS bada 2.0
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~56.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother TouchWiz UI - Handwriting recognition
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Single VGA
Dimensions 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, UMA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR
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 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother Samsung ChatON TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Music recognition Document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -85.7dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h
Colors Black
SAR 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.83 W/kg (head)
Price About 150 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
27/100
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Display 54.3
Camera 35.3
Battery 32
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