Nokia E50 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.

  • Weight

    E50: 18 g lighter

    E50:
    104 g
    S8600 Wave 3:
    122 g
  • Width

    E50: 20.7 mm narrower

    E50:
    43.5 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E50: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    E50:
    2.1 in
    S8600 Wave 3:
    4 in
  • Depth

    S8600 Wave 3: 5.6 mm thinner

    E50:
    15.5 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    E50: 12.9 mm shorter

    E50:
    113 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    125.9 mm
  • Release year

    E50:
    2006
    S8600 Wave 3:
    2011

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. E50

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    43.5 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +5.6 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    Height:
    125.9 mm +12.9 mm versus E50
    Width:
    64.2 mm +20.7 mm versus E50
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. E50

    104 g

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    122 g

    +18 g versus E50

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. E50

    Screen diagonal:
    2.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    13.7 cm²
  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

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

S8600 Wave 3 has approximately 233.5% more rectangular screen area than E50.

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.

E50: Original memory entry

70 MB · 32 MB RAM

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. E50

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

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. E50

    970 mAh

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    1500 mAh

    +530 mAh versus E50

Specifications

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1. E502. S8600 Wave 3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
  • 125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 4" 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.
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • bada 2.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 13.7 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.8%
  • 56.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 190 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • QCIF
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
General specs
General specs — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
  • 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 E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • UMA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
  • 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 E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for E50, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE50S8600 Wave 3
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer
  • 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)