Samsung Wave vs. Samsung Galaxy S - Specs and Price Comparison Between S8500 and i9000

Carmela S. from Valle Verde 2, Pasig City (who's also a dear friend from Ateneo) emailed TP this request yesterday:

"TP, can you do a comparison table between Samsung Wave S8500 and Samsung Galaxy S i9000 - just like the one that you did for iPhone 4 and Samsung Galaxy S? I'm hoping it could help me decide which Samsung phone to get my brother. Thanks!"

Hi Carmela! Thanks for the note.


Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S, respectively.

Here you go: TechPinas' Samsung Wave vs. Samsung Galaxy S Definitive Comparison Table --

Detail/Feature	Samsung Wave	Samsung Galaxy S
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Dimensions/ Weight	118 x 56 x 10.9 mm 118 g	122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm 119 g
Screen/ Features	3.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels capacitive touchscreen "SuperAMOLED" - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Scratch-resistant surface - TouchWiz UI 3.0 - Handwriting recognition - Smart unlock	4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels capacitive touchscreen "SuperAMOLED" - TouchWiz 3.0 User Interface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Swype text input
Operating System	Bada OS	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor	ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
Internal storage	1.5 GB system storage, 390 MB user available storage	8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 2GB ROM
Wifi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
3G	Yes, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps	Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
MicroSD	Yes, supports up to 32GB	Yes, supports up to 32GB
Camera	5 MegaPixels, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash - Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stablilization, touch focus Video capture: 720p@30fps with video light Secondary camera VGA only, for video calls	5 MegaPixels, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, No LED flash - Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection Video capture: 720p@30fps Secondary camera VGA only, for video calls
GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroUSB	Yes to all	Yes to all
Stereo FM Radio	Yes, supports FM recording	Yes
Games and Apps	Yes	Yes, via Android Market
Java	Yes, via MIDP 2.0	Yes, via third party apps
Browser - Flash support	Yes	Yes, via upcoming Froyo update
Image and Video Editor	Yes	Yes
Speakerphone	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack and DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack
Messaging System	SMS (threated view), MMS, Email, Push Email, Palringo IM	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
microSIM card requirement	No, uses standard SIM	No, uses standard SIM
Battery life	Stand-by time of up to 600 hours on 2G, 550 hours for 3G Talk time of up to up to 15 hours on 2G and up to 7 hours on 3G	Stand-by time of up to 750 hours on 2G and up to 576 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 13 hours and 30 minutes on 2G and up to 6 hours and 30 minutes on 3G
Availability and Price in Philippines	Now out in the Philippines Only Php 19,900	Now out in the Philippines via Globe Telecom, Free with Plan 2499 (from June 30 to July 31, 2010 only). Php 32,995 via Globe Prepaid Kit

Carmela, note that both of these phones are actually flagship or top-of-the-line releases by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy S has a bigger screen, more sizable internal storage and runs on Android -- but it's also at least Php 10,000 more expensive than Samsung Wave.

In my opinion, Galaxy S slays Wave in practically all departments -- save for one: Image and Video Capture. Wave has LED flash for stills and torchlight for video capture; Galaxy S doesn't.

Which one to get? You tell me. :)

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