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Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2010 November 2013
Status
Available - July 2010 Available - Q4 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm
(4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight
156g (5.5oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 5.25 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.04% 68.61%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
720 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU
- -
RAM
384 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM 8 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 630 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h
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