Samsung S8500 Wave specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Name: Samsung S8500 Wave
Brand: Samsung
SKU: P-YS7-KLBYE
Rating: 3.3 (113 reviews)

Released 2010, April 118g, 10.9mm thickness Bada, up to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3 390MB storage, microSDHC slot
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 PowerVR SGX540 Mini-SIM About 179.2 USD
3.3" 480x800 pixels
5MP 720p
Hummingbird
1500mAh Li-Ion

Samsung S8500 Wave overview

Samsung S8500 Wave is a smartphone that runs on Bada OS. It was released on 2010, April. Samsung S8500 Wave has 3.3 inch, Super AMOLED, a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. It uses Hummingbird chipset, 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 CPU, PowerVR SGX540 GPU. Samsung S8500 Wave supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 5MP Single main camera, Single selfie camera. Samsung S8500 Wave uses Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery. The price of Samsung S8500 Wave is about 179.2 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung S8500 Wave compared to the other phones on the market:

CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
Battery capacity: 40 / 100 points
Price: 28 / 100 points

Samsung S8500 Wave full specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed	HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
LAUNCH
Announced	2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status	Discontinued
BODY
Dimensions	118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight	118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM	Mini-SIM
DISPLAY
Type	Super AMOLED
Size	3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
	Handwriting recognition
PLATFORM
OS	Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset	Hummingbird
CPU	1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU	PowerVR SGX540
MEMORY
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	390MB
MAIN CAMERA
Single	5 MP, AF
Features	LED flash
Video	720p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Single	Yes
SOUND
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
COMMUNICATIONS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth	3.0, A2DP
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0
FEATURES
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	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
Stand-by	Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 35 h
MISCELLANEOUS
Colors	Ebony Gray
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)
Price	About 179.2 USD
TESTS
Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality	Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB