Screen size
Galaxy M08Winner: 6.7"+51%
S8500 Wave3.3"
Quick verdict
Galaxy M08 leads the measured specs 15-2.
Measured wins
Galaxy M08
15
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
S8500 Wave
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy M08
GSM / HSPA / LTE
S8500 Wave
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy M08
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S8500 Wave
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy M08
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
S8500 Wave
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G bands
Galaxy M08
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
S8500 Wave
-
Speed
Galaxy M08
HSPA, LTE
S8500 Wave
HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy M08
2026, October 01
S8500 Wave
2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status
Galaxy M08
Released Oct 2026
S8500 Wave
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy M08
167.4 x 77.4 x 8 mm (6.59 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
S8500 Wave
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Galaxy M08
197 g (6.95 oz)
S8500 Wave
118 g (4.16 oz)
Build
Galaxy M08
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
S8500 Wave
-
SIM
Galaxy M08
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
S8500 Wave
Mini-SIM
Other
Galaxy M08
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
S8500 Wave
-
Type
Galaxy M08
PLS LCD, 90Hz
S8500 Wave
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy M08
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
S8500 Wave
3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy M08
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~262 ppi density)
S8500 Wave
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
Corning Gorilla Glass
Other
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy M08
Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9
S8500 Wave
Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Galaxy M08
Mediatek Helio G99+ (6 nm)
S8500 Wave
Hummingbird
CPU
Galaxy M08
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
S8500 Wave
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
Galaxy M08
Mali-G57 MC2
S8500 Wave
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Galaxy M08
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S8500 Wave
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy M08
64GB 4GB RAM
S8500 Wave
390MB
Dual
Galaxy M08
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens
S8500 Wave
-
Features
Galaxy M08
LED flash
S8500 Wave
LED flash
Video
Galaxy M08
1080p@30/60fps
S8500 Wave
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy M08
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
S8500 Wave
Yes
Video
Galaxy M08
Yes
S8500 Wave
Loudspeaker
Galaxy M08
Yes
S8500 Wave
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy M08
Yes
S8500 Wave
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy M08
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S8500 Wave
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy M08
5.3, A2DP, LE
S8500 Wave
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy M08
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
S8500 Wave
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
Galaxy M08
No
S8500 Wave
-
Radio
Galaxy M08
FM radio
S8500 Wave
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy M08
USB Type-C 2.0
S8500 Wave
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy M08
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
S8500 Wave
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Other
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
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)
Type
Galaxy M08
6000 mAh
S8500 Wave
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy M08
25W wired
S8500 Wave
-
Stand-by
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play
Galaxy M08
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 35 h
Colors
Galaxy M08
Silver
S8500 Wave
Ebony Gray
Models
Galaxy M08
SM-M085F, SM-M085F/DS
S8500 Wave
-
SAR
Galaxy M08
0.62 W/kg (head)
S8500 Wave
-
SAR EU
Galaxy M08
0.75 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
S8500 Wave
0.99 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy M08
About 160 EUR
S8500 Wave
About 160 EUR