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Samsung Wave 3
S8600| Global Score | |
| 50 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lava | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | bada 2.0 |
| -- | 2011-08-30 |
| 5.28 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches | 4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 4.30 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM23550 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Broadcom VideoCore IV (250 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 4.62 | 3.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 2.9 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.8 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Wave 3 is a little bit better than the LAVA Iris X1, with a overall score of 54.2 against 50. Samsung Wave 3 is a lighter but somewhat thicker phone than LAVA Iris X1. The Samsung Wave 3 works with bada 2.0 OS, and LAVA Iris X1 has Android 4.4.2 OS. Samsung Wave 3 features a display that's very similar to LAVA Iris X1's display, because although the Samsung Wave 3 has a quite smaller display and a little bit lower 800 x 480 resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixels number in each screen inch.
LAVA Iris X1 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Wave 3, because it has an additional graphics processor and more cpu cores. The LAVA Iris X1 counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Wave 3, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the LAVA Iris X1 also has 8 GB internal memory capacity.
The LAVA Iris X1 takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Wave 3, because it has a way better 8 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot better (Full HD) video quality. LAVA Iris X1 has better battery life than Samsung Wave 3, because it has a 1800mAh battery size.
Samsung Wave 3 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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