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Apple iPhone 3G
16 GBSamsung Wave 3
S8600| Global Score | |
| 49.7 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | bada 2.0 |
| 2008-06-09 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 4.30 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 165 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Single-Core 412 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 3,07 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.62 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 3 has a general score of 54.2, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 3G's score of 49.7. Samsung Wave 3's body is newer, just a little bit lighter and thinner than the Apple iPhone 3G. Samsung Wave 3 comes with bada 2.0 operating system, and Apple iPhone 3G works with iOS 4.x operating system.
Samsung Wave 3 counts with a sharper screen than Apple iPhone 3G, because it has a greater count of pixels per inch of screen, a quite larger screen and a much better resolution of 800 x 480px. The iPhone 3G features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Wave 3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Samsung Wave 3 features a better performing processor than iPhone 3G, although it has doesn't have a GPU, they both have 1 cores. Samsung Wave 3 features greater battery performance than iPhone 3G, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity instead of 1150mAh. The Samsung Wave 3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 3G, because it has a lot better 5 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Wave 3 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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