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Samsung Wave 3
S8600| Global Score | |
| 50.4 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3 | bada 2.0 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.22 x 2.39 x 0.47 inches | 4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.46 ounces | 4.30 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 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 |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.02 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 3,07 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 34.00mm focal length | -- |
| 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 480 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Wave 3 is just a bit better than HTC Desire C, with a 54.2 score against 50.4. The Samsung Wave 3 is a thinner but somewhat heavier phone than HTC Desire C. Samsung Wave 3 counts with bada 2.0 OS, and HTC Desire C works with Android 4.0.3 OS. The Samsung Wave 3 features a brighter screen than HTC Desire C, because it has a better pixels quantity per screen inch, a bit larger display and a much higher 800 x 480 resolution.
Samsung Wave 3 features a little faster processor than HTC Desire C, although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Wave 3 has a little bit better camera than HTC Desire C, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Wave 3 also has a lot higher video quality.
HTC Desire C features slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Wave 3, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the HTC Desire C also has 4 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Wave 3 has superior battery duration than HTC Desire C, because it has a 1500mAh battery size.
The Samsung Wave 3 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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