Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sonim Land Rover A8

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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

    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
    Land Rover A8:
    LCD
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 32 g lighter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
    Land Rover A8:
    150 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 12 mm narrower

    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
    Land Rover A8:
    68 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
    Land Rover A8:
    4 in
  • Depth

    S8500 Wave: 10.1 mm thinner

    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
    Land Rover A8:
    21 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 20 mm shorter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
    Land Rover A8:
    138 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. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm
  2. 2. Land Rover A8

    Height:
    138 mm +20 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    68 mm +12 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    21 mm +10.1 mm versus S8500 Wave

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8500 Wave

    118 g

  2. 2. Land Rover A8

    150 g

    +32 g versus S8500 Wave

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. S8500 Wave

    Screen diagonal:
    3.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²
  2. 2. Land Rover A8

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

Land Rover A8 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.

S8500 Wave: Original memory entry

390 MB

Land Rover A8: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. S8500 Wave

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

2. Land Rover A8

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

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. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. Land Rover A8

    3000 mAh

    +1500 mAh versus S8500 Wave

Specifications

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1. S8500 Wave2. Land Rover A8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 138 Х 68 Х 21 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 4" 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.
  • 390 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 48.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2014
  • Q3
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Black
  • Yellow
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 10 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8500 Wave, Land Rover A8.
SpecificationS8500 WaveLand Rover A8
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 IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)