Samsung S8500 Wave vs Nokia C7

Comparing the Samsung S8500 Wave vs Nokia C7 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 Nokia C7 runs at 0.68 GHz, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better performer.

Display: Nokia C7 offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 3.3 inches, making Nokia C7 the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia C7's AMOLED, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nokia C7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 5 MP, making Nokia C7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung S8500 Wave and Nokia C7 feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung S8500 Wave offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia C7 offers 1200 mAh, making Samsung S8500 Wave better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung S8500 Wave offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Nokia C7 offers 1 GB, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung S8500 Wave receives a higher user rating of 5, while Nokia C7 has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung S8500 Wave

(Discontinued)

Nokia C7

₹18,399

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010

11 Oct, 2010

Performance

Samsung Exynos 3 3110	N/A
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 680 MHz)
N/A	256 MB RAM

Display

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)	3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
480x800 px	360x640 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh

1200 mAh

Storage

2 GB

1 GB

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

4.4/5

(9 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Bada

Symbian

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

N/A

Processor

1 GHz

680 MHz

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540

Broadcom BCM2727

RAM

N/A

256 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

360x640 px

Pixel Density

283 ppi

210 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.86 %

50.65 %

Design

Height

118 mm

117.3 mm

Width

56 mm

56.8 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm

10.50 mm

Weight

118 grams

130 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 5(3G) / Up to 9.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB

1 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v3

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

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

N/A	Java Games

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes

Phone Book

1000 Photocall

Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

SMS

Yes Threaded View

Yes

MMS

Yes

Email

Yes Push e-mail

Yes

Other Facilities

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

Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Flash Lite v3.1 Voice command Predictive Text Input Alarm Clock Calender Calculator