Samsung S8530 Wave II vs Spice N-300

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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.

  • Weight

    S8530 Wave II: 45 g lighter

    S8530 Wave II:
    135 g
    N-300:
    180 g
  • Width

    S8530 Wave II: 15 mm narrower

    S8530 Wave II:
    59.8 mm
    N-300:
    74.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    S8530 Wave II: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    S8530 Wave II:
    3.7 in
    N-300:
    5 in
  • Depth

    N-300: 2 mm thinner

    S8530 Wave II:
    11.8 mm
    N-300:
    9.8 mm
  • Height

    S8530 Wave II: 26.5 mm shorter

    S8530 Wave II:
    123.9 mm
    N-300:
    150.4 mm
  • Release year

    S8530 Wave II:
    2010
    N-300:
    2014

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. S8530 Wave II

    Height:
    123.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm +2 mm versus N-300
  2. 2. N-300

    Height:
    150.4 mm +26.5 mm versus S8530 Wave II
    Width:
    74.8 mm +15 mm versus S8530 Wave II
    Depth:
    9.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8530 Wave II

    135 g

  2. 2. N-300

    180 g

    +45 g versus S8530 Wave II

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. S8530 Wave II

    Screen diagonal:
    3.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    39 cm²
  2. 2. N-300

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

N-300 has approximately 76.9% more rectangular screen area than S8530 Wave 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.

S8530 Wave II: Original memory entry

2 GB

N-300: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. S8530 Wave II

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. N-300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. S8530 Wave II

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. N-300

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus S8530 Wave II

Specifications

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1. S8530 Wave II2. N-300

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 123.9 Х 59.8 Х 11.8 mm
  • 150.4 Х 74.8 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 180 g
Technology
  • Super Clear LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.7" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • bada 1.2; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • Mediatek MT6571 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 39.0 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 61.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 252 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2014
  • August
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h Music play - Up to 30 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8530 Wave II, N-300.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIN-300
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Music recognition -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity