Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Sony Ericsson P990

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

  S8600 Wave 3: 28 g lighter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  122 g

  P990:

  150 g

• Width

  P990: 7.2 mm narrower

  S8600 Wave 3:

  64.2 mm

  P990:

  57 mm

• Screen diagonal

  P990: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3:

  4 in

  P990:

  2.7 in

• Depth

  S8600 Wave 3: 16.1 mm thinner

  S8600 Wave 3:

  9.9 mm

  P990:

  26 mm

• Height

  P990: 11.9 mm shorter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  125.9 mm

  P990:

  114 mm

• Release year

  S8600 Wave 3:

  2011

  P990:

  2005

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. S8600 Wave 3

   Height:

   125.9 mm +11.9 mm versus P990

   Width:

   64.2 mm +7.2 mm versus P990

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. P990

   Height:

   114 mm

   Width:

   57 mm

   Depth:

   26 mm +16.1 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

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. S8600 Wave 3

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. P990

   Screen diagonal:

   2.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   22.6 cm²

S8600 Wave 3 has approximately 101.7% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

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