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Samsung Galaxy Beam vs Samsung Galaxy Beam2

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2012 April 2014
Status
Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors
Black Gray, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
134.5 x 70 x 11.6 mm
(5.3 x 2.76 x 0.46 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (200 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
57.32% 65.78%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, - [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400 [Similar] -
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
8 GB storage -
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games
Yes 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, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8GB storage, 768 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
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