Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Ericsson P910

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.

  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 32 g lighter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
    P910:
    150 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 2 mm narrower

    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
    P910:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P910: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
    P910:
    2.9 in
  • Depth

    S8500 Wave: 15.1 mm thinner

    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
    P910:
    26 mm
  • Height

    P910: 3 mm shorter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
    P910:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    S8500 Wave:
    2010
    P910:
    2004

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 +3 mm versus P910
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm
  2. 2. P910

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +2 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    26 mm +15.1 mm versus S8500 Wave

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8500 Wave

    118 g

  2. 2. P910

    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. P910

    Screen diagonal:
    2.9 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    25 cm²

S8500 Wave has approximately 23.8% more rectangular screen area than P910.

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

P910: Original memory entry

64 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. S8500 Wave

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

2. P910

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · up to 2 GB · 32 MB included

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

    +500 mAh versus P910

  2. 2. P910

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. S8500 Wave2. P910

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 2.9" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 208 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 390 MB
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • up to 2 GB
  • 32 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Symbian 7.0
  • UIQ v2.1 UI
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 24.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 37.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 132 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4000 156 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2004
  • Q3
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Urban Grey
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 400 h Talking time- Up to 13 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 8
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.50 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.88 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
  • Handwriting recognition -JogDial
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8500 Wave, P910.
SpecificationS8500 WaveP910
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)
  • Infrared port - MP4/MP3 player -Predictive text input -Sync ML -Organizer - P910i 900/1800/1900 MHzP910c 900/1800/1900 MHz for China MainlandP910a 850/1800/1900 MHz for North and Latin America