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Samsung Wave II
S8530| Global Score | |
| 50.7 | 55.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| bada | Android 4.0 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2012-08-30 |
| 4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches | 4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.02 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | S-LCD 2 |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 768 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 720 x 480 video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 620 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | 750 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire X has an overall score of 55.8, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Wave II's global score of 50.7. The HTC Desire X is a newer cellphone, and it is also somewhat thinner and lighter than Samsung Wave II. The HTC Desire X counts with Android 4.0 OS, while Samsung Wave II comes with bada OS.
The HTC Desire X features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Wave II, because it has a faster 245 megahertz graphics processor and a larger number of 1000 megahertz cores. The Samsung Wave II features a little bit better display than HTC Desire X, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 480 resolution, the Samsung Wave II also counts with a quite higher display density.
The HTC Desire X has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Wave II. They have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB. The HTC Desire X counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Wave II, because it has 1650mAh of battery capacity. The HTC Desire X features just a bit better camera than Samsung Wave II. They have the same 720x480 video resolution, a 5 mega-pixels resolution back camera and the same video frame rates.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, HTC Desire X is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a great choice.
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