Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Vodafone 945

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

    S8600 Wave 3: 8 g lighter

    S8600 Wave 3:
    122 g
    945:
    130 g
  • Width

    945: 8.3 mm narrower

    S8600 Wave 3:
    64.2 mm
    945:
    55.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    945: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    S8600 Wave 3:
    4 in
    945:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    S8600 Wave 3: 4.2 mm thinner

    S8600 Wave 3:
    9.9 mm
    945:
    14.1 mm
  • Height

    945: 16.8 mm shorter

    S8600 Wave 3:
    125.9 mm
    945:
    109.1 mm
  • Release year

    S8600 Wave 3:
    2011
    945:
    2010

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. S8600 Wave 3

    Height:
    125.9 mm +16.8 mm versus 945
    Width:
    64.2 mm +8.3 mm versus 945
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. 945

    Height:
    109.1 mm
    Width:
    55.9 mm
    Depth:
    14.1 mm +4.2 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

Weight

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

  1. 1. S8600 Wave 3

    122 g

  2. 2. 945

    130 g

    +8 g 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. 945

    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 945.

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.

S8600 Wave 3: Original memory entry

4 GB

945: Original memory entry

300 MB

Practical features

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

1. S8600 Wave 3

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

2. 945

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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. S8600 Wave 3

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. 945

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. S8600 Wave 32. 945

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
  • 109.1 Х 55.9 Х 14.1 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
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 2.0
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.3%
  • 47.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 146 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Processor CPU
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Release date
  • 2011
  • August
  • 2010
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h (2G) / Up to 233 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • UMA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.83 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for S8600 Wave 3, 945.
SpecificationS8600 Wave 3945
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Samsung ChatON -TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player -MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Music recognition -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input