Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Ericsson C905a

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Comparing the Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Ericsson C905a across display, camera, battery and storage 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 Sony Ericsson C905a offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung S8500 Wave the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson C905a's LCD, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson C905a offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson C905a better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Ericsson C905a offers a higher battery capacity with 930 mAh, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Ericsson C905a better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung S8500 Wave offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Ericsson C905a offers 160 GB, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better option for storage.

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Samsung S8500 Wave
(Discontinued)
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010
01 Oct, 2008

Performance

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

Display

3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
480x800 px
240x320 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
930 mAh

Storage

2 GB
160 MB

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Bada
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 3110
N/A

Processor

1 GHz
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
N/A

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

3.3 inches  (8.38 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
240x320 px

Pixel Density

283 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.86 %
35.03 %

Design

Height

118 mm
104 mm

Width

56 mm
49 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm
18.00 mm

Weight

118 grams
136 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Xenon Flash LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30
320x240 @ 25

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
930 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 9(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
160 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 2 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

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV 3GPP RealVideo

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
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC WMA WAV RA M4A (Apple lossless) MP4 AMR

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

1000 Photocall
1000 x 20 fields Photo call

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

Other Facilities

Smart unlock Vibration Digital compass Google Maps 3.0 Organizer Voice memo T9
Timer Tasks Stopwatch Notes Calculator Alarm Clock Calender Flight mode Wallpaper Animation Picture Wallpaper Auto rotate Vibrating Alert Sound recorder Predictive text input.