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Samsung S8600 Wave 3

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Samsung S8600 Wave 3

Nokia N8

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, October 2010, April. Released 2010, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc (4.47 x 2.33 x 0.51 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~56.3% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~50.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 360 x 640 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~210 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
 TouchWiz UI
- Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS bada 2.0 Symbian^3, upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion 680 MHz ARM 11
GPU Broadcom BCM2727
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 16GB 256MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 12 MP, 1/1.83", AF
Features LED flash Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, ND filter
Video 720p@30fps 720p@25fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA videocall camera
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, UMA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator GPS, A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM transmitter
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Samsung ChatON
TV-Out
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player
MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player
Organizer
Music recognition
Document viewer
Photo editor
Voice memo
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
Anodized aluminum casing
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G) Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G) Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Black Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, Bronze
SAR 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.83 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (head)    
Price About 150 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 2.144:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -85.7dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB Noise -89.9dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h

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