Samsung S8500 Wave vs ZTE Racer II

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.

• Weight

  Racer II: 18 g lighter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 g

  Racer II:

  100 g

• Screen diagonal

  Racer II: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  S8500 Wave:

  3.3 in

  Racer II:

  2.8 in

• Depth

  S8500 Wave: 2.6 mm thinner

  S8500 Wave:

  10.9 mm

  Racer II:

  13.5 mm

• Height

  Racer II: 14 mm shorter

  S8500 Wave:

  118 mm

  Racer II:

  104 mm

• Release year

  S8500 Wave:

  2010

  Racer II:

  2011

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 +14 mm versus Racer II

   Width:

   56 mm

   Depth:

   10.9 mm

2. 2. Racer II

   Height:

   104 mm

   Width:

   55.4 mm

   Depth:

   13.5 mm +2.6 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. Racer II

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

S8500 Wave has approximately 27.7% more rectangular screen area than Racer II.

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.

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