Samsung S8500 Wave vs Samsung Epic 4G
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2010 | June 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2010 | Available - September 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Ebony Gray | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
(4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in ) |
124 x 65 x 14 mm (4.88 x 2.56 x 0.55 in) |
| Weight | |
| 118 g (4.16 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| bada OS | Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 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 |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, video light | Yes, 720p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; WiMAX, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) |
| 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 | 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM |
| 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 300 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
Up to 5 h 30 min |