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BLU Studio Mini 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 technologyOLED versus LCDStudio Mini: LCD · S8500 Wave: OLED
  • WeightS8500 Wave: 69 g lighterS8500 Wave: 118 g · Studio Mini: 187 g
  • WidthS8500 Wave: 15.5 mm narrowerS8500 Wave: 56 mm · Studio Mini: 71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalS8500 Wave: 2.2 in smaller diagonalS8500 Wave: 3.3 in · Studio Mini: 5.5 in
  • DepthStudio Mini: 0.5 mm thinnerStudio Mini: 10.4 mm · S8500 Wave: 10.9 mm
  • HeightS8500 Wave: 32.5 mm shorterS8500 Wave: 118 mm · Studio Mini: 150.5 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.

Front
Studio Mini: 150.5 × 71.5 mm 1 S8500 Wave: 118 × 56 mm 2
Side
Studio Mini: 150.5 × 10.4 mm 1 S8500 Wave: 118 × 10.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Studio Mini
    Height
    150.5 mm
    Width
    71.5 mm
    Depth
    10.4 mm
    Weight
    187 g
  2. 2. S8500 Wave
    Height
    118 mm
    Width
    56 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    118 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150.5 Х 71.5 Х 10.4 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 187 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 78.1 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 72.5%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 293 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • IMG8322
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2019
  • September
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 USD
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
  • 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
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features
SpecificationStudio MiniS8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • 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)

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