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Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

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Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, July 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm (4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145.3 g (5.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
 Built-in nHD projector
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 760 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8530 GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 240 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal) / 1.315:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 66dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -88.6dB / Crosstalk -89.1dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h Endurance rating 65h

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