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BLU Studio Touch 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

      Studio Touch:
      LCD
      S8600 Wave 3:
      OLED

    • Weight

      S8600 Wave 3: 19 g lighter

      Studio Touch:
      141 g
      S8600 Wave 3:
      122 g

    • Width

      S8600 Wave 3: 7 mm narrower

      Studio Touch:
      71.2 mm
      S8600 Wave 3:
      64.2 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      S8600 Wave 3: 1 in smaller diagonal

      Studio Touch:
      5 in
      S8600 Wave 3:
      4 in

    • Depth

      Studio Touch: 1.5 mm thinner

      Studio Touch:
      8.4 mm
      S8600 Wave 3:
      9.9 mm

    • Height

      S8600 Wave 3: 17.3 mm shorter

      Studio Touch:
      143.2 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. Studio Touch

      Height:
      143.2 mm +17.3 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
      Width:
      71.2 mm +7 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
      Depth:
      8.4 mm

    2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

      Height:
      125.9 mm
      Width:
      64.2 mm
      Depth:
      9.9 mm +1.5 mm versus Studio Touch

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Studio Touch

      141 g

      +19 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. Studio Touch

      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

    Studio Touch 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 Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    8 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. Studio Touch

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 64 GB

    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. Studio Touch

      2500 mAh

      +1000 mAh versus S8600 Wave 3

    2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

      1500 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Studio Touch2. S8600 Wave 3

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 143.2 Х 71.2 Х 8.4 mm
    • 125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
    Weight
    • 141 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.
    • 8 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 4 GB
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 64 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 2500 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Po
    • 1500 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
    • bada 2.0
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 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
    • 67.6%
    • 56.3%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 294 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    Rear camera, main
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 8 MP
    • f/2.0
    • 1/4''
    • AF
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • 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 Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    Processor CPU
    • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
    • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-T720MP2
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 402
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 1164
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    Release date
    • 2016
    • June
    • 2011
    • August
    Colors
    • Gold
    • Gray
    • Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
    • 150 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 725 h (2G) / Up to 625 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 16 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 Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 7(2600)
    • 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 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 Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 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 Studio Touch, S8600 Wave 3.
    SpecificationStudio TouchS8600 Wave 3
    Dop
    • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • proximity
    • 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)