| Samsung Wave 3 | Sony Xperia Acro S |
| Manufacture | Samsung | Sony |
| Model | Wave 3 | Xperia Acro S |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 122 gram | 147.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 126 x 64 x 10 | 126.00 x 66.00 x 11.90 |
| 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 | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | NA | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus | 12.1 megapixel. 16x digital zoom, auto focus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | 1.3 megapixel, 720p video capture |
| Display size | 4 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 480 | 720 |
| Display height | 800 | 1280 |
| PPI | 233.24 | 341.54 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz | 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm MSM8260 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 220 |
| Memory | 3 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 1 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage. 11 GB availalbe for user data. Expandable up to 32 GB with micoSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | 1 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG Vorbis, AMR-NB, AMR-WB |
| Java | NA | |
| Games | NA | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1910 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 450 |
| 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 |