Phone Comparison - Samsung S8500 Wave vs LG Optimus L3 E400

Samsung S8500 Wave
samsung s8500 wave
LG Optimus L3 E400
lg optimus l3 e400
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced February 2010 January 2012
Status Available - April 2010 Available - February 2012
Colors Ebony Gray Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
(4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in )
102.6 x 61.6 x 11.85 mm
(4.04 x 2.43 x 0.47 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS bada OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] 800 MHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A 384 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 3.3 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (283 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.81% 50.17%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 2 GB storage 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Up to 673 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)