| Samsung Wave 3 | Motorola XT531 |
| Manufacture | Samsung | Motorola |
| Model | Wave 3 | XT531 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 122 gram | 114.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 126 x 64 x 10 | 114.00 x 62.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Bada | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | NA |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | NA | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 4 inches | 3.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | NA |
| Display width | 480 | 320 |
| Display height | 800 | 480 |
| PPI | 233.24 | 164.83 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 3 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | 1 | MP3, AMR NB, WMA9 |
| Java | NA | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1540 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 672 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 480 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Bada HTML5 | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | NA | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |