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Samsung S8500 Wave

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  TD-SCDMA - A1586
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1549 GSM, A1549 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1586
Speed HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, April 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
  Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
 Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3 iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Hummingbird Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 390MB 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF
Features LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules Yes 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 TV-Out
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player
Organizer
Picsel document viewer
Photo editor
Voice memo
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Po 1810 mAh, non-removable (6.9 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 35 h
Misc
Colors Ebony Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Models A1549, A1586, A1589, A1522, A1524, A1593, iPhone7,2
Price About 160 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 15841
Display Contrast ratio: 1213 (nominal), 3.838 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -73.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 61h

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