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Samsung Wave II
S8530Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
SprintSM-N915P
| Global Score | |
| 50.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| bada | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches | 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 400.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super Clear LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 525 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 7.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 620 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | 18 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Edge has an overall score of 81.7, which is a lot better than the Samsung Wave II's general score of 50.7. Galaxy Note Edge's design is newer and thinner than Samsung Wave II's, but it's extremely heavier. Galaxy Note Edge counts with Android 5.0 OS, and Samsung Wave II works with bada OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge features a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Wave II, because it has a really larger display, a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a lot better display pixel density. Galaxy Note Edge counts with a much greater hardware performance than Samsung Wave II, because it has a much better graphics processing unit running at 500 MHz and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy Note Edge shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Wave II, because it has a way higher 16 MP resolution camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Wave II, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Wave II, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge costs a bit more money than Samsung Wave II, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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