Phone Comparison - Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Sony Xperia M Dual

Samsung S8600 Wave 3
samsung s8600 wave 3
Sony Xperia M Dual
sony xperia m dual
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced August 2011 June 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in )
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS bada OS, v2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.46% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 535 h (2G)
Up to 517 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)