Status
Discontinued
Quick Summary
The Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam hits the sweet spot of the market, offering showcasing Samsung's hallmark display and hardware prowess, a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4, which pairs beautifully with its 4 inches display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. Under the hood, it offers snappy, capable performance for multitasking and gaming, backed by a reliable 2000 mAh battery.
Hardware Score Analysis
A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.
Performance
60%
Display
34%
Camera
15%
Battery
58%
Memory
21%
Launch
Display
Type
TFT
Size
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm² (~57.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Main Camera
Single
5 MP, AF
Video
720p@30fps
Features
LED flash
Selfie Camera
Single
1.3 MP
Body
Dimensions
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm (4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight
145.3 g (5.11 oz)
Features
Built-in nHD projector
Colors
Black
Connectivity
Technology
GSM / HSPA
SIM
Mini-SIM
Platform
OS
Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset
NovaThor U8500
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Mali-400
Memory
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal Storage
8GB 768MB RAM
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Miscellaneous
Models
GT-I8530
SAR
0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.28 W/kg (head)
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