Plum Capacity 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

    Capacity: 37 g lighter

    Capacity:
    98 g
    S8530 Wave II:
    135 g
  • Width

    S8530 Wave II: 2.2 mm narrower

    Capacity:
    62 mm
    S8530 Wave II:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Capacity: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Capacity:
    3.5 in
    S8530 Wave II:
    3.7 in
  • Height

    Capacity: 5.9 mm shorter

    Capacity:
    118 mm
    S8530 Wave II:
    123.9 mm
  • Release year

    Capacity:
    2012
    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. Capacity

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    62 mm +2.2 mm versus S8530 Wave II
    Depth:
    12 mm
  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    Height:
    123.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Capacity
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Capacity

    98 g

  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    135 g

    +37 g versus Capacity

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. Capacity

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 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 6.8% more rectangular screen area than Capacity.

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.

Capacity: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

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. Capacity

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

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

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  1. 1. Capacity

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. S8530 Wave II

    1500 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Capacity

Specifications

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1. Capacity2. S8530 Wave II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 62 Х 12 mm
  • 123.9 Х 59.8 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super Clear LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 2 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
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 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • bada 1.2; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.9%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Processor CPU
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Release date
  • 2012
  • May
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Red
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 120 h Talking time- Up to 5 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 Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Up to 114 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Up to 480 kbps
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • 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
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 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 Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Capacity, S8530 Wave II.
SpecificationCapacityS8530 Wave II
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Analog TV -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -PDF viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z301 Single SIM Z300 Dual SIM
  • 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)