Amazon Fire Phone 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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Fire Phone:
    LCD
    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 42 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 10.5 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Depth

    Fire Phone: 2 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 21.2 mm shorter

    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm

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. Fire Phone

    Height:
    139.2 mm +21.2 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    66.5 mm +10.5 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm +2 mm versus Fire Phone

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +42 g versus S8500 Wave

  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. Fire Phone

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

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

Fire Phone has approximately 96.5% more rectangular screen area than S8500 Wave.

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.

Recorded RAM for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire PhoneS8500 Wave
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
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. Fire Phone

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details panorama

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. Fire Phone

    2400 mAh

    +900 mAh versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 137456
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2125
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 285 h Talking time- Up to 22 h Music play - Up to 65 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 Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • 3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) -System wide tilt
  • auto-scroll
  • swivel
  • and peek functions
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationFire PhoneS8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • 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)