Samsung S8500 Wave vs TECNO Phantom 6 Plus

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 technology

    OLED versus LCD

    S8500 Wave:
    OLED
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    LCD
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 78.7 g lighter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    196.7 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 27.5 mm narrower

    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    83.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    6 in
  • Depth

    Phantom 6 Plus: 3.2 mm thinner

    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    7.7 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 42.4 mm shorter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
    Phantom 6 Plus:
    160.4 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 +3.2 mm versus Phantom 6 Plus
  2. 2. Phantom 6 Plus

    Height:
    160.4 mm +42.4 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    83.5 mm +27.5 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    7.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8500 Wave

    118 g

  2. 2. Phantom 6 Plus

    196.7 g

    +78.7 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. Phantom 6 Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    99.2 cm²

Phantom 6 Plus has approximately 220.2% 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

Phantom 6 Plus: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Phantom 6 Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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. Phantom 6 Plus

    4050 mAh

    +2550 mAh versus S8500 Wave

Specifications

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1. S8500 Wave2. Phantom 6 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 160.4 Х 83.5 Х 7.7 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 196.7 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 390 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4050 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 (20 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 99.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 74.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 367 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 21 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 21 MP
  • f/2.0
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Deca-core 2.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Mali-T880 MP4
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 70145
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1345
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 4113
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2016
  • September
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Champange Gold
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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8500 Wave, Phantom 6 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WavePhantom 6 Plus
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 Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - Fast battery charging