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Samsung Wave 3
S8600| Global Score | |
| 49.5 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | bada 2.0 |
| 2012-02-27 | 2011-08-30 |
| -- | 4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 4.30 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 130.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 256 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | -- |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1000 MB RAM | -- |
| Yes 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 | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 480 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 3 has a score of 54.2, which is a little bit better than the ZTE Era's global score of 49.5. Samsung Wave 3 counts with bada 2.0 operating system, and ZTE Era comes with Android 4.0 operating system. The ZTE Era counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Wave 3, because it has more cpu cores.
The ZTE Era counts with a bit better looking display than Samsung Wave 3, because it has a bit higher resolution of 960 x 540, a quite bigger screen and a little bit higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen. The ZTE Era features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Wave 3, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB, the ZTE Era also has more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Wave 3 counts with a superior battery performance than ZTE Era. Samsung Wave 3 captures better photos and videos than ZTE Era, although it has a back camera with lot less megapixels and a way worse 1280x720 video resolution.
Samsung Wave 3 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it an obvious call.
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