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Samsung S8500 Wave vs Samsung Mesmerize i500

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2010 October 2010
Status
Available - April 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors
Ebony Gray Black and Grey
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
(4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in )
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 oz) 117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (283 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
46.81% 57.00%
Multi-Touch

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 2 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included

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 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 No
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps No
3G
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included

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 312 h
Talk Time
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h
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