Acer beTouch E100 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Depth

    S8500 Wave: 1.9 mm thinner

    beTouch E100:
    12.8 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    beTouch E100: 5 mm shorter

    beTouch E100:
    113 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
  • Release year

    beTouch E100:
    2009
    S8500 Wave:
    2010

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. beTouch E100

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    12.8 mm +1.9 mm versus S8500 Wave
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm +5 mm versus beTouch E100
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. beTouch E100

    118 g

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    118 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. beTouch E100

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    29.1 cm²
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Screen diagonal:
    3.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²

S8500 Wave has approximately 6.3% more rectangular screen area than beTouch E100.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

beTouch E100: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

S8500 Wave: Original memory entry

390 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. beTouch E100

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
See details panorama
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. S8500 Wave

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. beTouch E100

    1140 mAh

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

    +360 mAh versus beTouch E100

Specifications

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1. beTouch E1002. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 56 Х 12.8 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1140 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 29.1 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.1%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 146 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 320p
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • panorama
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • Scroll Wheel
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for beTouch E100, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationbeTouch E100S8500 Wave
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Acer C1
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)