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Samsung S8600 Wave 3

Sony Xperia Z

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Samsung S8600 Wave 3

Sony Xperia Z

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, October 2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~56.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Shatter proof glass
 TouchWiz UI
- Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS bada 2.0 Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 2.2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, 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)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G) Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G) Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
SAR 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)     1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.83 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 150 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -85.7dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h Endurance rating 48h

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