Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Sony
          Announced
          February 2010 May 2012
          Status
          Available - April 2010 Available - September 2012
          Colors
          Ebony Gray Black, White, Pink, Orange
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          118 x 56 x 10.9 mm
          (4.65 x 2.2 x 0.43 in )
          115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
          (4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
          Weight
          118 g (4.16 oz) 95 g (3.35 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
          HSDPA
          4G Network
          - LTE 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          bada OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
          Processor
          1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
          RAM
          N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          2 GB storage 8 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.3 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (283 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          46.81% 60.65%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Phonebook
          Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
          Call Records
          Yes Practically unlimited
          Internal
          2 GB storage 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          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

          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 240 h (2G)
          Up to 280 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 15 h (2G)
          Up to 7 h (3G)
          Up to 6 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)

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