Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs T-Mobile MDA Compact V

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

  MDA Compact V: 5 g lighter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  122 g

  MDA Compact V:

  117 g

• Width

  MDA Compact V: 11.1 mm narrower

  S8600 Wave 3:

  64.2 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  53.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Compact V: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3:

  4 in

  MDA Compact V:

  3.2 in

• Depth

  S8600 Wave 3: 3.8 mm thinner

  S8600 Wave 3:

  9.9 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  13.7 mm

• Height

  MDA Compact V: 18 mm shorter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  125.9 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  107.9 mm

• Release year

  S8600 Wave 3:

  2011

  MDA Compact V:

  2009

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 +18 mm versus MDA Compact V

   Width:

   64.2 mm +11.1 mm versus MDA Compact V

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. MDA Compact V

   Height:

   107.9 mm

   Width:

   53.1 mm

   Depth:

   13.7 mm +3.8 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. MDA Compact V

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   29.1 cm²

S8600 Wave 3 has approximately 56.3% more rectangular screen area than MDA Compact V.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.