Samsung S8500 Wave vs vivo Y50

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
    Y50:
    LCD
  • Weight

    S8500 Wave: 79 g lighter

    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
    Y50:
    197 g
  • Width

    S8500 Wave: 20.5 mm narrower

    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
    Y50:
    76.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8500 Wave: 3.23 in smaller diagonal

    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
    Y50:
    6.53 in
  • Rear camera layout

    S8500 Wave:
    Single
    Y50:
    Quad
  • Depth

    Y50: 1.8 mm thinner

    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
    Y50:
    9.1 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 +1.8 mm versus Y50
  2. 2. Y50

    Height:
    162 mm +44 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Width:
    76.5 mm +20.5 mm versus S8500 Wave
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8500 Wave

    118 g

  2. 2. Y50

    197 g

    +79 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. Y50

    Screen diagonal:
    6.53 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    102.9 cm²

Y50 has approximately 232.1% 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.

Recorded RAM for S8500 Wave, Y50, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageS8500 WaveY50
128 GB Unknown 8 GB RAM
S8500 Wave: Original memory entry

390 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. Y50

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSDXC (dedicated slot)

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. Y50

    5000 mAh

    +3500 mAh versus S8500 Wave

Specifications

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1. S8500 Wave2. Y50

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
  • 162 Х 76.5 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 197 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 6.53" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 2400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 390 MB
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 10.0; Funtouch 10.0
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 102.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 83.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 283 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Quad
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • (wide)
  • PDAF -8 MP
  • 13mm (ultrawide)
  • 1/4.0"
  • 1.12µm -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • (macro) -2 MP
  • (depth)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Signle
Specifications Unknown
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • (wide)
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Adreno 610
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2020
  • April 6
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Starry Black
  • Iris Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 230 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
  • Glass front
  • plastic back
  • plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
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
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
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
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8500 Wave, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
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, Y50.
SpecificationS8500 WaveY50
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
  • compass - Fast charging 15W