Samsung S8500 Wave vs HTC Wildfire

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung S8500 Wave runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while HTC Wildfire runs at 0.53 GHz, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better performer.


Display: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a screen size of 3.3 inches, while HTC Wildfire offers 3.2 inches, making Samsung S8500 Wave the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Wildfire's TFT, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.


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


Battery: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HTC Wildfire offers 1300 mAh, making Samsung S8500 Wave better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Wildfire offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 2 GB, making HTC Wildfire the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung S8500 Wave receives a higher user rating of 5, while HTC Wildfire has a rating of 3.5.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010
27 Jul, 2010

Performance

Samsung Exynos 3 3110
Snapdragon S1
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 528 MHz)
N/A
384 MB RAM

Display

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
Super AMOLED
TFT
480x800 px
240x320 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
1300 mAh

Storage

2 GB
512 MB

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
3.5/5
(2 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Bada
Android v2.1 (Eclair)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 3110
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225

Processor

1 GHz
528 MHz

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
N/A

RAM

N/A
384 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

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

Resolution

480x800 px
240x320 px

Pixel Density

283 ppi
125 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.86 %
49.19 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

118 mm
106.8 mm

Width

56 mm
60.4 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm
12.00 mm

Weight

118 grams
118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)
Up to 8.16 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.33 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Music

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
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

1000 Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
N/A

Other Facilities

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