Nokia E52 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

    E52: 24 g lighter

    E52:
    98 g
    S8600 Wave 3:
    122 g
  • Width

    E52: 15.2 mm narrower

    E52:
    49 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E52: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

    E52:
    2.4 in
    S8600 Wave 3:
    4 in
  • Height

    E52: 9.9 mm shorter

    E52:
    116 mm
    S8600 Wave 3:
    125.9 mm
  • Release year

    E52:
    2009
    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. E52

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    Height:
    125.9 mm +9.9 mm versus E52
    Width:
    64.2 mm +15.2 mm versus E52
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. E52

    98 g

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    122 g

    +24 g versus E52

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. E52

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 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 155.3% more rectangular screen area than E52.

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.

E52: Original memory entry

60 MB

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. E52

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

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. E52

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. E522. S8600 Wave 3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
  • 125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.4" 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.
  • 60 MB
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • bada 2.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.4%
  • 56.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Rear camera, main
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • QVGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
General specs
General specs — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Release date
  • 2009
  • May
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Metal Grey Aluminium
  • Golden Aluminium
  • Graphite Grey
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
  • 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 E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • UMA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.20 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 E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for E52, S8600 Wave 3.
SpecificationE52S8600 Wave 3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • 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)