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Samsung S8500 Wave
Display
3.3" 480 x 800 pixels
Chipset
Hummingbird
Main camera
5MP
Battery
1500 mAh
5.1
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Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM
Mini-SIM
Display
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS
Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Hummingbird
CPU
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
390MB
Main Camera
Modules
5 MP, AF
Features
LED flash
Video
720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Module
Yes
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Misc
Colors
Ebony Gray
SAR
0.99 W/kg (head)
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