Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Beam vs Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs Samsung Galaxy Beam2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 February 2010 April 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2010 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black Black Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm
(4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in)
134.5 x 70 x 11.6 mm
(5.3 x 2.76 x 0.46 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 156g (5.5oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 720 MHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, -
GPU Mali-400 - -
RAM 768 MB 384 MB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.7 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (200 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.32% 53.04% 65.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 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, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Up to 630 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
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