Phone Comparison - Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs BLU Dash Music 4.0

Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam
samsung i8520 galaxy beam
BLU Dash Music 4.0
blu dash music 4.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU
Announced February 2010 August 2013
Status Available - July 2010 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
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 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
Weight 156g (5.5oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 720 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT 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% 57.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 630 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)