Plum Axe Plus 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.

  • Weight

    Axe Plus: 6 g lighter

    Axe Plus:
    112 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 9.1 mm narrower

    Axe Plus:
    65.1 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Axe Plus:
    4 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Depth

    Axe Plus: 1 mm thinner

    Axe Plus:
    9.9 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 11 mm shorter

    Axe Plus:
    129 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
  • Release year

    Axe Plus:
    2014
    S8500 Wave:
    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. Axe Plus

    Height:
    129 mm +11 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    65.1 mm +9.1 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm +1 mm versus Axe Plus

Weight

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

  1. 1. Axe Plus

    112 g

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    118 g

    +6 g versus Axe Plus

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. Axe Plus

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

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

Axe Plus has approximately 46.9% 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.

Axe Plus: Original memory entry

4 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. Axe Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. Axe Plus

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Axe Plus

Specifications

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1. Axe Plus2. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 65.1 Х 9.9 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 112 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4" 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.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 54.2%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Face detection
  • 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 Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • PowerVR SGX540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6100
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2014
  • May
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 650 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
  • 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 Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Axe Plus, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationAxe PlusS8500 Wave
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Also known as Plum Z403
  • 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)