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Samsung Wave II
S8530HTC Windows Phone 8S
4 GB| Global Score | |
| 50.7 | 55.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| bada | Windows Phone 8 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2012-09-19 |
| 4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches | 4.74 x 2.48 x 0.40 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 3.99 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gray and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | S-LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8627 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.92 |
| 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/2.80 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 620 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Windows Phone 8S has a global score of 55.6, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Wave II's general score of 50.7. The HTC Windows Phone 8S is a newer cellphone, and it is also somewhat thinner and lighter than Samsung Wave II. The HTC Windows Phone 8S works with Windows Phone 8 OS, while Samsung Wave II works with bada OS.
Samsung Wave II features a bit more vivid display than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 480, the Samsung Wave II also counts with a bit greater screen pixels density. The HTC Windows Phone 8S counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Wave II. Both have a SD card slot that allows up to 32 GB.
HTC Windows Phone 8S counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Wave II, because it has a larger number of 1 GHz cores and a faster graphics processor working at 450 MHz. HTC Windows Phone 8S counts with a superior camera than Samsung Wave II. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1280x720 video quality and a 5 mega pixels resolution back camera.
HTC Windows Phone 8S features a little better battery performance than Samsung Wave II, because it has 1700mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
HTC Windows Phone 8S not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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