Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Ericsson Xperia active

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

  Xperia active:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia active: 7.2 g lighter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 g

  Xperia active:

  110.8 g

• Width

  Xperia active: 1 mm narrower

  S8500 Wave:

  56 mm

  Xperia active:

  55 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia active: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  S8500 Wave:

  3.3 in

  Xperia active:

  3 in

• Depth

  S8500 Wave: 5.6 mm thinner

  S8500 Wave:

  10.9 mm

  Xperia active:

  16.5 mm

• Height

  Xperia active: 26 mm shorter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 mm

  Xperia active:

  92 mm

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 +26 mm versus Xperia active

   Width:

   56 mm +1 mm versus Xperia active

   Depth:

   10.9 mm

2. 2. Xperia active

   Height:

   92 mm

   Width:

   55 mm

   Depth:

   16.5 mm +5.6 mm 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. Xperia active

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   26.8 cm²

S8500 Wave has approximately 15.7% more rectangular screen area than Xperia active.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.