Phone Comparison - Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs Samsung Galaxy Beam

Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam
samsung i8520 galaxy beam
Samsung Galaxy Beam
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2010 February 2012
Status Available - July 2010 Available - July 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm
(4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in)
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight 156g (5.5oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 720 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.04% 57.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 630 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)