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Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sharp MS1

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 technologyOLED versus LCDS8500 Wave: OLED · MS1: LCD
  • WeightS8500 Wave: 33 g lighterS8500 Wave: 118 g · MS1: 151 g
  • WidthS8500 Wave: 20.9 mm narrowerS8500 Wave: 56 mm · MS1: 76.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalS8500 Wave: 2.2 in smaller diagonalS8500 Wave: 3.3 in · MS1: 5.5 in
  • DepthMS1: 3.3 mm thinnerMS1: 7.6 mm · S8500 Wave: 10.9 mm
  • HeightS8500 Wave: 37 mm shorterS8500 Wave: 118 mm · MS1: 155 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.

Front
S8500 Wave: 118 × 56 mm 1 MS1: 155 × 76.9 mm 2
Side
S8500 Wave: 118 × 10.9 mm 1 MS1: 155 × 7.6 mm 2
  1. 1. S8500 Wave
    Height
    118 mm
    Width
    56 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    118 g
  2. 2. MS1
    Height
    155 mm
    Width
    76.9 mm
    Depth
    7.6 mm
    Weight
    151 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 155 Х 76.9 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 151 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 390 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2600 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 70.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 13 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Mali-T720MP3
General specs
General specs
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2016
  • October
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Hanayome White
  • Pure Pink
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 240 EUR
Battery life
  • 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationS8500 WaveMS1
Dop
  • 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)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass

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