Samsung S8530 Wave II vs T-Mobile Concord

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.

  • Weight

    Concord: 35 g lighter

    S8530 Wave II:
    135 g
    Concord:
    100 g
  • Width

    S8530 Wave II: 2.2 mm narrower

    S8530 Wave II:
    59.8 mm
    Concord:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Concord: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    S8530 Wave II:
    3.7 in
    Concord:
    3.5 in
  • Height

    Concord: 6.9 mm shorter

    S8530 Wave II:
    123.9 mm
    Concord:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    S8530 Wave II:
    2010
    Concord:
    2012

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 +6.9 mm versus Concord
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm
  2. 2. Concord

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    62 mm +2.2 mm versus S8530 Wave II
    Depth:
    11.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8530 Wave II

    135 g

    +35 g versus Concord

  2. 2. Concord

    100 g

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. Concord

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

S8530 Wave II has approximately 6.8% more rectangular screen area than Concord.

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

Concord: Original memory entry

512 MB · 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. Concord

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

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. Concord

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. S8530 Wave II2. Concord

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 123.9 Х 59.8 Х 11.8 mm
  • 117 Х 62 Х 11.4 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • Super Clear LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.7" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • bada 1.2; TouchWiz UI 3
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Hummingbird
  • BCM21553
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 39.0 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 50.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 252 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • 832 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2012
  • August
Colors
  • Ebony Gray
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 80 EUR
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 300 h Talking time- Up to 8 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
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
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8530 Wave II, Concord.
SpecificationS8530 Wave IIConcord
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 - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input