Samsung S8500 Wave vs LG Optimus Z

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Comparing the Samsung S8500 Wave vs LG Optimus Z across performance, display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung S8500 Wave and LG Optimus Z run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: LG Optimus Z offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 3.3 inches, making LG Optimus Z the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG Optimus Z's LCD, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung S8500 Wave and LG Optimus Z feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while LG Optimus Z offers 1350 mAh, making Samsung S8500 Wave better for longer battery life.

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Samsung S8500 Wave
(Discontinued)
LG Optimus Z
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010
29 Jul, 2010

Performance

Samsung Exynos 3 3110
Snapdragon S1
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)

Display

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
480x800 px
480x640 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
1350 mAh

Storage

2 GB
N/A

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Bada
Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 3110
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250

Processor

1 GHz
1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
Adreno 200

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

3.3 inches  (8.38 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x640 px

Pixel Density

283 ppi
229 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.86 %
56.59 %

Design

Height

118 mm
117.9 mm

Width

56 mm
56.9 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm
11.00 mm

Weight

118 grams
135 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30
720x480 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1350 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)
Up to 4.16(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

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
Accelerometer

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