Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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

    Lumia 720:
    LCD
    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 10 g lighter

    Lumia 720:
    128 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 11.5 mm narrower

    Lumia 720:
    67.5 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Lumia 720:
    4.3 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Depth

    Lumia 720: 1.9 mm thinner

    Lumia 720:
    9 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 9.9 mm shorter

    Lumia 720:
    127.9 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 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. Lumia 720

    Height:
    127.9 mm +9.9 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    67.5 mm +11.5 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    9 mm
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm +1.9 mm versus Lumia 720

Weight

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

  1. 1. Lumia 720

    128 g

    +10 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. Lumia 720

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

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

Lumia 720 has approximately 69.8% 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.

Lumia 720: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Lumia 720

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Lumia 720

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Lumia 7202. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127.9 Х 67.5 Х 9 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • upgradable to 8.1
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8227
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.0%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 6.7 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 6.7 MP
  • 1/3.6''
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
  • PowerVR SGX540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 3000
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • White
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Cyan/Black
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 520 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G) Music play - Up to 79 h
  • 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
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Micro-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 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class B
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • ClearBlack display
  • Dolby Headphone -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Lumia 720, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationLumia 720S8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as Nokia 720 RM-885
  • 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)