Nokia E72 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

Comparing the Nokia E72 vs Samsung S8500 Wave across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a screen size of 3.3 inches, while Nokia E72 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung S8500 Wave the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia E72's LCD, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia E72 and Samsung S8500 Wave feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nokia E72 and Samsung S8500 Wave feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both Nokia E72 and Samsung S8500 Wave offer the same 1500 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Nokia E72 offers higher internal storage with 250 GB, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 2 GB, making Nokia E72 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung S8500 Wave receives a higher user rating of 5, while Nokia E72 has a rating of 3.4.

Nokia E72

₹6,999

(Discontinued)

Samsung S8500 Wave

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2009

01 Apr, 2010

Performance

N/A	Samsung Exynos 3 3110
N/A	(upto 1 GHz)
128 MB RAM	N/A

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
LCD	Super AMOLED
320x240 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh

Storage

250 MB

2 GB

User Ratings

3.4/5

(25 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

N/A

Bada

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

N/A

1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

128 MB

N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD	Super AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi

283 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.98 %

46.86 %

Design

Height

114 mm

118 mm

Width

58 mm

56 mm

Thickness

10.00 mm

10.90 mm

Weight

128 grams

118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

250 MB

2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A	Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WMA WAV eAAC+ with Loudspeaker and DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) Music Play Time : Up to 35 hours

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Games

Yes Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited Limited

1000 Photocall

SMS

SMS Storage: up to 999 messages

Yes Threaded View

MMS

N/A

Yes

Email

Yes POP3 SMTP

Yes Push e-mail

Other Facilities

Display and 3D Keys and input method Colours and covers Connectors Memory Power Energy efficiency Eco content and services Materials Recycling Packaging Operating frequency Data network Local connectivity and synchronisation Service Call features Messaging E-mail Web browsing GPS and navigation Photography Video Music and audio playback Voice and audio recording Personalisation

Smart unlock Vibration Digital compass Google Maps 3.0 Organizer Voice memo T9