Huawei Honor 10 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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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

    Honor 10:
    LCD
    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 35 g lighter

    Honor 10:
    153 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 15.2 mm narrower

    Honor 10:
    71.2 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 2.54 in smaller diagonal

    Honor 10:
    5.84 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor 10:
    Dual
    S8500 Wave:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor 10: 3.2 mm thinner

    Honor 10:
    7.7 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 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. Honor 10

    Height:
    149.6 mm +31.6 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    71.2 mm +15.2 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm +3.2 mm versus Honor 10

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor 10

    153 g

    +35 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. Honor 10

    Screen diagonal:
    5.84 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    85.1 cm²
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

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

Honor 10 has approximately 174.6% 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.

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

Honor 10: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 4/6 GB RAM 8 GB RAM (GT version)

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. Honor 10

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

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. Honor 10

    3400 mAh

    +1900 mAh versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor 102. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 149.6 Х 71.2 Х 7.7 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.84" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/128 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM 8 GB RAM (GT version)
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.1
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 85.1 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 19:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 79.9%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 432 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF -24 MP B/W
  • PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 24 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 24 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G72 MP12
  • PowerVR SGX540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 206587
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1827
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 6215
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 8457
Unknown
Antutu 8 score *
  • 222145
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Battery *
  • 3482
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single Core *
  • 343
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *
  • 1374
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2018
  • May
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Phantom Blue
  • Phantom Green
  • Midnight Black
  • Glacier Grey
  • Lily White (GT version only)
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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
Body build
  • Front/back glass
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
  • 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
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • aptX HD
  • LE
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -32-bit/192kHz audio
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor 10, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationHonor 10S8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging: 50% in 24 min (5V/4.5A) - For Global market
  • 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)