Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Sony Xperia SL

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

  S8600 Wave 3:

  OLED

  Xperia SL:

  LCD

• Weight

  S8600 Wave 3: 22 g lighter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  122 g

  Xperia SL:

  144 g

• Screen diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3:

  4 in

  Xperia SL:

  4.3 in

• Depth

  S8600 Wave 3: 0.7 mm thinner

  S8600 Wave 3:

  9.9 mm

  Xperia SL:

  10.6 mm

• Height

  S8600 Wave 3: 2.1 mm shorter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  125.9 mm

  Xperia SL:

  128 mm

• Release year

  S8600 Wave 3:

  2011

  Xperia SL:

  2012

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

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. Xperia SL

   Height:

   128 mm +2.1 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +0.7 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. Xperia SL

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Xperia SL has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than S8600 Wave 3.

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.

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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