Nokia N97 Mini vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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Comparing the Nokia N97 Mini 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 N97 Mini offers 3.2 inches, making Samsung S8500 Wave the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia N97 Mini's LCD, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia N97 Mini and Samsung S8500 Wave feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia N97 Mini offers 1200 mAh, making Samsung S8500 Wave better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia N97 Mini offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 2 GB, making Nokia N97 Mini the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia N97 Mini and Samsung S8500 Wave both receive the same user rating of 5.

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Nokia N97 Mini
(Discontinued)
Samsung S8500 Wave
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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2009
01 Apr, 2010

Performance

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

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
LCD
Super AMOLED
640x360 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1200 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB
2 GB

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
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

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
3.3 inches  (8.38 cm)

Resolution

640x360 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

229 ppi
283 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.55 %
46.86 %

Design

Height

113 mm
118 mm

Width

52.5 mm
56 mm

Thickness

14.20 mm
10.90 mm

Weight

138 grams
118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Front Camera

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(3G) / Up to 7.16(2G)
Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
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

N/A
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player and WMV/RealVideo/MP4 video player
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

DJ Club Tour + downloadable
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited
1000 Photocall

SMS

Yes
Yes Threaded View

MMS

N/A
Yes

Email

Yes POP3 IMAP4 SMTP
Yes Push e-mail

Other Facilities

Display and User Interface Colours Personlisation Keys and Input Methods Power Management Memory Data Network Connectivity Operating Frequency Software platform & user interface Applications Personal Information Management (PIM) Email and messaging Call management Browsing and internet GPS and navigation Camera Image capture Video cameras Video codecs & formats Video sharing and playback Music features Radio Gaming Energy efficiency Eco content and services Materials Recycling Packaging User manual Standard Sales Package Recommended accessories
Smart unlock Vibration Digital compass Google Maps 3.0 Organizer Voice memo T9