Motorola ROKR E6 vs Samsung S8530 Wave II

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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.

  • Weight

    ROKR E6: 14 g lighter

    ROKR E6:
    121 g
    S8530 Wave II:
    135 g
  • Width

    ROKR E6: 8.3 mm narrower

    ROKR E6:
    51.5 mm
    S8530 Wave II:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    ROKR E6: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    ROKR E6:
    2.4 in
    S8530 Wave II:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    S8530 Wave II: 2.7 mm thinner

    ROKR E6:
    14.5 mm
    S8530 Wave II:
    11.8 mm
  • Height

    ROKR E6: 12.9 mm shorter

    ROKR E6:
    111 mm
    S8530 Wave II:
    123.9 mm
  • Release year

    ROKR E6:
    2006
    S8530 Wave II:
    2010

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. ROKR E6

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    51.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +2.7 mm versus S8530 Wave II
  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    Height:
    123.9 mm +12.9 mm versus ROKR E6
    Width:
    59.8 mm +8.3 mm versus ROKR E6
    Depth:
    11.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. ROKR E6

    121 g

  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    135 g

    +14 g versus ROKR E6

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. ROKR E6

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

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

S8530 Wave II has approximately 118.5% more rectangular screen area than ROKR E6.

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.

ROKR E6: Original memory entry

8 MB

S8530 Wave II: Original memory entry

2 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. ROKR E6

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details SD · up to 2 GB

2. S8530 Wave II

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. ROKR E6

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    1500 mAh

    +500 mAh versus ROKR E6

Specifications

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1. ROKR E62. S8530 Wave II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.5 Х 14.5 mm
  • 123.9 Х 59.8 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 121 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super Clear LCD
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 MB
  • 2 GB
Memory card support
  • SD
  • up to 2 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • bada 1.2; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.2%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • CIF
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Release date
  • 2006
  • December
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 235 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for ROKR E6, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationROKR E6S8530 Wave II
Dop
  • Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/MP3 player -Business card scanner -Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Music recognition -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)