HTC Wildfire (CDMA) vs Samsung Wave (GT-S8500)
Side by side comparison between HTC Wildfire vs Samsung Wave phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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480x800
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256MB
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Single-core
1500
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(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Wave (GT-S8500)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
4 Advantages 
15 Advantages | 21 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| 16 million |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| +14 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Model | Wildfire (CDMA) | Wave (GT-S8500) |
| Other model names | HTC Wildfire 6225, ADR6225, HTC A315c, HTC Bee | Samsung S8500 Wave I, GT-S8500B |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | HTC | Samsung |
| Release date | 10/29/2010 | 4/21/2010, Announced: 2/22/2010 |
| Depth | 12 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 10.9 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 61 x 117 millimeters (2.4 x 4.61 in) | 56 x 118 millimeters (2.2 x 4.65 in) |
| Weight | 115 grams (4.03 ounces) | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 3.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~44.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~46.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 480x800 pixels (5:3) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 125 PPI | 283 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| System version | Android 2.1 Eclair | Bada 1.0 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.2.1 Froyo | Bada 2.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | TouchWiz 3.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7625 | 32bit: Samsung S5PC110 Hummingbird |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| RAM memory | 384MB | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 512MB | 2GB (390MB available) Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.1 Mbps | 3.6/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | CIF (352x288) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA9 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | 3.5mm (same audio output) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BB96100 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.7 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 254 hours (10.6 days) | 550 hours (22.9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Silver • HTC Sense interface • HTC Footprints • HTC Caller ID Java framework | • Colors: Ebony Gray • 1GB microSD • mDNIe technology • Samsung Voice & Motion UI • DNSe Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC Wildfire (CDMA) | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.99W/kg (head) |