Samsung S8500 Wave vs vivo V5 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
    V5 Plus:
    LCD
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 40.6 g lighter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
    V5 Plus:
    158.6 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 18 mm narrower

    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
    V5 Plus:
    74 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
    V5 Plus:
    5.5 in
  • Depth

    V5 Plus: 3.6 mm thinner

    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
    V5 Plus:
    7.3 mm
  • Height

    S8500 Wave: 34.6 mm shorter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
    V5 Plus:
    152.6 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 +3.6 mm versus V5 Plus
  2. 2. V5 Plus

    Height:
    152.6 mm +34.6 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    74 mm +18 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    7.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8500 Wave

    118 g

  2. 2. V5 Plus

    158.6 g

    +40.6 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. V5 Plus

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

V5 Plus has approximately 169% 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

V5 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. V5 Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. V5 Plus

    3160 mAh

    +1660 mAh versus S8500 Wave

Specifications

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1. S8500 Wave2. V5 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 152.6 Х 74 Х 7.3 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 158.6 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 5.5" 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)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3160 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 6 (Marshmallow); Funtouch 3
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 73.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.0
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Dual
Specifications Unknown
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.8'' 8 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Adreno 506
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 60125
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 850
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 3784
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 3061
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 170
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 990
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2017
  • January
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Gold
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 450 EUR
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
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual 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 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 40(2300)
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
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
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 Plus
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
  • 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8500 Wave, V5 Plus.
SpecificationS8500 WaveV5 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 (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging