Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 52.4 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3.4 | bada 2.0 |
| 2011-08-25 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 inches | 4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.44 ounces | 4.30 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 79.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 327,68 MB 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 |
| 2.22 | 3.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 430 hours standby time 6.9 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Wave 3 has a general score of 54.2, which is a bit better than the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V's 52.4 overall score. Samsung Wave 3's construction is just a bit lighter and much thinner than the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V, although both of them were released only 0 months apart. Samsung Wave 3 comes with bada 2.0 OS, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V has Android 4.0 OS.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Wave 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Samsung Wave 3 has a much better memory to store more apps and games than Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 32 GB, the Samsung Wave 3 also has 3,07 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Wave 3 features a little better performance than Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V, although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, they both have a Single-Core processor. The Samsung Wave 3 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V both count with incredibly similar battery performance. The Samsung Wave 3 counts with a much better camera than Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition and the same resolution camera in the back.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Wave 3 is also the cheapest.
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