Samsung Wave 3 vs. Samsung Wave II 6.6 Winner Samsung Wave 3 Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 3 Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash No multitasking When you switch apps the previous app is closed Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Fast processor 1.4 GHz Average weight 114 g Average size 64x125x9 mm Average sized screen 4.0" Thin 10 mm 5.0 Runner-up Samsung Wave II "Video playback was suitably impressive." techradar.com | talking about the Wave II's camcorder "The Bada web browser is easy to use." techradar.com | talking about the Wave II's web-browser Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave II Long talk time 13.8 hours Average standby time 25.8 days Very sharp screen 251 PPI

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Overview

Web browsing 10.0 vs 1.0 Winner: Samsung Wave 3 [details] The Wave 3 can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash Size 10.0 vs 4.2 Winner: Samsung Wave 3 [details] Around 20% lighter, 114 g vs 135 g Around 10% smaller, 64x125x9 mm vs 59x123x11 mm Around 20% thinner, 10 mm vs 12 mm Battery 6.2 vs 10.0 Winner: Samsung Wave II [details] More than 60% more talk time per battery charge, 13.8 hours vs 8.5 hours Around 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 25.8 days vs 20 days Network 10.0 vs 7.0 Winner: Samsung Wave 3 [details] Built in wifi hotspot lets you wirelessly share your Internet connection with wifi devices Screen 10.0 vs 9.5 Winner: Samsung Wave 3 [details] Around 20% larger screen, 4.0" vs 3.7" Photo & Video 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Both have camera flashes Both shoot high resolution HD movies Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Music 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Sensors 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Processing power 10.0 vs - Missing information [details] Storage 10.0 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 6.6 vs 5.0

Web browsing

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Wave 3 can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Size

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Weight	114 g	vs	135 g	The Wave 3 isn't too heavy, but the Wave II is quite heavy
	Thickness	10 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	64x125x9 mm	vs	59x123x11 mm	Average size
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Battery

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Talk time	8.5 hours	vs	13.8 hours	The Wave II has good talk time, but the Wave 3 is average
	Standby time	20 days	vs	25.8 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Unknown

Network

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The Wave 3 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	3.0	vs	3.0	Average bluetooth support

Screen

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Screen size	4.0"	vs	3.7"	Average sized screens
	Screen resolution	800x480	vs	800x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	233 PPI	vs	251 PPI	Sharp display of text, images and video
	Screen type	Super AMOLED	vs	Super LCD	Both the Wave 3 and the Wave II have good screens
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Photo & Video

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	None
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Keyboard & keypad

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Music

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Processing power

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Frequency	1.4 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	The Wave 3 has a powerful processor, but the Wave II is just average
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	512 MB	vs	Unknown

Storage

	Samsung Wave 3			Samsung Wave II
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	1.7 GB	vs	Unknown

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