Samsung S8500 Wave vs Sony Xperia SX SO-05D

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 SX SO-05D:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia SX SO-05D: 23 g lighter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 g

  Xperia SX SO-05D:

  95 g

• Width

  Xperia SX SO-05D: 2 mm narrower

  S8500 Wave:

  56 mm

  Xperia SX SO-05D:

  54 mm

• Screen diagonal

  S8500 Wave: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  S8500 Wave:

  3.3 in

  Xperia SX SO-05D:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  Xperia SX SO-05D: 1.5 mm thinner

  S8500 Wave:

  10.9 mm

  Xperia SX SO-05D:

  9.4 mm

• Height

  Xperia SX SO-05D: 3 mm shorter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 mm

  Xperia SX SO-05D:

  115 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 +3 mm versus Xperia SX SO-05D

   Width:

   56 mm +2 mm versus Xperia SX SO-05D

   Depth:

   10.9 mm +1.5 mm versus Xperia SX SO-05D

2. 2. Xperia SX SO-05D

   Height:

   115 mm

   Width:

   54 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

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 SX SO-05D

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   37.7 cm²

Xperia SX SO-05D has approximately 21.8% 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.

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

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