BLU Life Pro vs Samsung S8600 Wave 3

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

    Life Pro:
    LCD
    S8600 Wave 3:
    OLED
  • Weight

    S8600 Wave 3: 36 g lighter

    Life Pro:
    158 g
    S8600 Wave 3:
    122 g
  • Width

    S8600 Wave 3: 7.9 mm narrower

    Life Pro:
    72.1 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8600 Wave 3: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pro:
    5 in
    S8600 Wave 3:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Life Pro: 3 mm thinner

    Life Pro:
    6.9 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    S8600 Wave 3: 21.1 mm shorter

    Life Pro:
    147 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    125.9 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. Life Pro

    Height:
    147 mm +21.1 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
    Width:
    72.1 mm +7.9 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
    Depth:
    6.9 mm
  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    Height:
    125.9 mm
    Width:
    64.2 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +3 mm versus Life Pro

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pro

    158 g

    +36 g versus S8600 Wave 3

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    122 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. Life Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

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

Life Pro has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than S8600 Wave 3.

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 Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife ProS8600 Wave 3
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
S8600 Wave 3: Original memory entry

4 GB

Practical features

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

1. Life Pro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. S8600 Wave 3

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. Life Pro

    2500 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus S8600 Wave 3

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pro2. S8600 Wave 3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147 Х 72.1 Х 6.9 mm
  • 125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 158 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4" 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • bada 2.0
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 56.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8000
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 396
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1305
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Release date
  • 2013
  • November
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 210 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • UMA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.83 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pro, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationLife ProS8600 Wave 3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Samsung ChatON -TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player -MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Music recognition -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)