ZTE nubia N2 vs Samsung S8500 Wave Comparison and Differences
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ZTE nubia N2
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ZTE nubia N2 or Samsung S8500 Wave Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | ZTE nubia N2 | Samsung S8500 Wave | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2017, March | 2010, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm | 4.65 x 4.65 x 2.2 in | ||
| Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 118 g | 4.16 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Gold, Champagne Gold | Ebony Gray | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 60 h (3G) Music play - Up to 42 h |
Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h |
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| Approximate price | 260 EUR | 160 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 3.3" in | |
| Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 31.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 46.9% | ||
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1280 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 267 PPI | 283 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | ||
| Other specs | - Handwriting recognition | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 13 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 | -5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6 (Marshmallow); nubia UI 4 | Bada, upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3 | |
| Chipset | - Mediatek MT6750 (28 nm) | - Hummingbird Exynos | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) | - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Mali-T860MP2 | PowerVR SGX540 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 390 MB |
Benchmark
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator | |
| NFC | |||
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, LE | 3.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS, recordin | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound |
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging |
- TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace) |
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