Samsung Galaxy Beam2

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• Leopold
• n5p
• 16 Jan 2015

Hi Chris. Faster Fix didn't work for me and I did exactlt what you said. Yhis is a known problem and even the guy who runs the allaboutthegalaxybeam Youtube channel knows about this problem. This problem cannot be repaired via software because some phone manufacturers actually Build GPS hardware to lock on to the nearest regional satellites, and as this phone was not intended to work outside China, it always struggles to find the signal Also in China the GPS is not accurate because the government of that country does not trust it.
I owned two of these and while I acknowledge that the projector is good, ir has glitches and I used them quite a lot. The white line is a problem and frequently appears if you start up the phone in cinema mode. The o ly fix is what I personally worked out after extensive use and I have detailed the workaround. I think some owners of this phone are in denial about its problems. Yes the projector is cool, but tue phone is junk and is laggy as hell. The ram gets used up so quickly and on my second Beam 2 I did not even install any apps akd deleted many other preinstalled ones and it was still laggy. I am glad you are enjoying your phone Chris but maybe after you use it for a while you will identify the problems.

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• chris
• xyK
• 15 Jan 2015

I just got the phone and is simply amazing!The worst thing from this phone is actually the 2 mediocre cameras.
Now leopold when u say visual problems do you mean the white vertical line on the left while playing a video eg?
Can be simply disappear if you enable and close the dynamic contrast feature.Also the gps works and fast lock too,just download Faster GPS PROGRAM AND SET YOUR COUNTRY AND REGION.On me the phone works pretty fast and it's awesome,i would rather have his phone rather just having an s5 or note 4 anytime....
The phone needs better specs hope they came up with something nice next year
8 MP Secondary 2.1 MP
Quad-core 415?1.5 ram at least....down to earth specs no crazy stuff

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• Leopold
• n5p
• 15 Jan 2015

The projector has visual problems sometimes and this has not been fixed by Samsung. It is also slow with little ram. Regularly freeezes and GPS no work. I ask Samsing please fix my phone. Out of box, Samsung Beam 2 has no Google Play services so it has to be rooted which I done. Still it remain slow. I also think previous model was better because gps worked, it ran OK on gingerbread and the projector had no glitches. The Beam 2 projector is better and you can make more adjustments but the rest of the phone is extremely poor and underperforms, and for 2015, this phone just does not cut it. I think it will be China exclusive because this has potential of harming Samsung repuration as it is very poor performer.

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• Rentahero
• n5p
• 15 Jan 2015

I bought two Beam 2 phones. The first was rooted by myself and I installed Google ay services etc. The projector is slightly better than the first, and you can increase contrast to increase visbility. The projector has glitches with a white line on the left side of the screen if you switch on the cinema mode. Also if you switch this mode on and increase contrast you always the white line on the left of the image.
There is a workaround. Start the projector in normal mode, rotate projection, adjust contrast and then go to the DLP app and select cinema mode. The problem should not occur. However if you leave the projector in cinema mode and start up in that mode you will get the white line. Also if you start up the projector in cinema mode and don't get the white line, adjusting the contrast will present it, so start up in normal mode, make adjustments and then select cinema mode. I have used this extensively and this is the only way. Firmware updates so far have not corrected this issue.
The other thing is the GPS does not work outside of China. There is no software fix. This is a hardware issue since most GPS assemblies are designed to lock on the nearest regional satellites and no matter what you do this won't change. It doesn't work most of the time and when it does it is very useless as it can take absolute ages to lock on. Like I said most of the time it doesn't lock on anyway.
As for performance, apart from the projector the phone is terrobly laggy and frequently freezes. The person who runs the allbouthtegalaxybeam always praises this phone, but in my experienxe this is a terrible phone. It really is. If you use the internet for a while, it starts freezing. Even Opera Mini feezes. I sold my first one and missed the projextor so bought a second one which was as bad so I sold that too. The concept is good and once you get used to the projector and workaround the glitches, it is OK, but I feel the previous Beam was better. The projector was almost as good, and the OS was much more stable especially if you left it running on Gingerbread. The Jelly Bean update has issues and the phone becomes practically unusable with it, but the person who runs he allabouthegalaxybeam Youtube Channel will soon release a Kitkat updateband if thatbis stable it is probably better off sticking to that model. The previous Beam had a louader speaker, came with two batteries and a separate charger, and was a nice little device. For that model you could also purchase a dock in which you can charge the phone and use the projector simultaneously. That same dock can be used as a tripod mount for the projector so I think in spite of having a slightly better projector, the Beam 2 is laggy, glitchy and uninteresting. It has no spare battery charger or dock/tripod mount The GPS does not work, and as phone it constantly freezes so is unreliable. On some occasions it freezes when you get a phone call and you can't even answer because it has become unresponsive. If this phone had officially been released outside of China the review websites would have slaughtered it. In fact, Samsung have stopped making them. There is very little demand for these generally which is sad since a projector can be very useful. Having said that, Samsung need to make a much better phone than this to include this feature. Yes the projector is good for the size, but it is very glitchy and that does taint the experience. Even the person who runs the allbouthegalaxybeam Youtube channel acknowledges the white line issue with the projeftor and he has also experienced the GPS problem.

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• Rahat Amir Birmani
• PAm
• 26 Dec 2014

PPI is low and 480*800 is low. only projector is extra

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• Yasir
• 6PI
• 20 Dec 2014

When lunching in Pakistan... ?

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• zee
• 9A6
• 05 Dec 2014

Aesir, 28 Nov 2014Could you tell me please where I can buy it?On ebay from star644 or cal zee #075 1474 3632. Last few left.thnks

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• Aesir
• 8{5
• 28 Nov 2014

tutu, 19 Nov 2014I've had the Beam 2 for a month now and I think it was wort... moreCould you tell me please where I can buy it?

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• Anonymous
• npP
• 24 Nov 2014

Imran, 13 Nov 2014I think his projector lens will be weak after some time Wh... moreI use the firt version for more than 2 years and its still very good..

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• Anonymous
• B}I
• 20 Nov 2014

Imran, 13 Nov 2014I think his projector lens will be weak after some time Wh... moreNope. It wont.

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• tutu
• mYs
• 19 Nov 2014

I've had the Beam 2 for a month now and I think it was worth the 400$. It was only released for China Mobile so I ordered it from Beijing.

At first it was a headache rooting it, installing Google Play services and uninstalling the chinese apps (the Samsung launcher and bloatware it comes installed with is lame). But after a few days of deciphering tutorials from this very helpful yet sometimes confusing youtube channel 'allaboutthegalaxybeam2" its now rooted and working really well. I do wish the projector was brighter but its good enough that i can watch movies on my wall at night (with all the lights turned off) and do smaller/close range projections in more lit . I use an app called Show Box which lets u stream literally any movie/show with subtitles of ur choosing- i reccomend it to anyone who gets a Beam 2.

The one thing that does bug me is the lack of RAM. It comes with 1gb that is not upgradable, and the Roehsoft RAM Expander app (that uses SD space to expand RAM) unfortunatley doesnt seem to work with this model.

So with low RAM i'll occassionally get lag and will have to be careful not to run too many apps at once. I've experienced lag when running high def videos on VLC Player, when navigating between apps, and I assume games wont run very well.

So I love it but hopefully the Beam 3 will have:
- a brighter projector (perhaps with the option of more lumens when the phone is plugged in)
- more projector settings (with gamma etc...)
- at least double the RAM
- a more streamlined launcher, less bloatware
- a worldwide release

These small changes aside, having a projector in your pocket with all the capabilities of a smartphone is pretty amazing. It really makes me feel like im in the future when I use it.

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• Imran
• KID
• 13 Nov 2014

I think his projector lens will be weak after some time
What u say about this?

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• Anonymous
• t7X
• 15 Oct 2014

I think being a teacher they should have this to lessen their time to cut, draw or to make instructional materials.

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• AnonD-300364
• tSv
• 09 Oct 2014

irfan55, 10 Sep 2014Projector is a very expensive technology, That's why they j... moreadding a projector currently on a phone doesnt cost much, if you consider it just this beam's projector. adding a higher quality projector that displays 720P is another thing....but just adding this projector to the beam only costs them about $20-30

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• AnonD-300364
• tSv
• 09 Oct 2014

Khan, 02 Sep 2014Beam 2 not better than beam 1it is better, but i did say just a little better. but dont judge if you havent tried it please

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• AnonD-316733
• NFa
• 08 Oct 2014

where do i buy it from? i'm in Madinah/ Saudi Arabia

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• shehzad
• Hkt
• 24 Sep 2014

irfan55, 10 Sep 2014Projector is a very expensive technology, That's why they j... morei want this mobile galaxy beam 2

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• irfan55
• p2I
• 10 Sep 2014

Projector is a very expensive technology, That's why they just can upgrade the projector but can not upgrade other technologies on that phone,

But yes, they can add a cool projector on Galaxy S6 (Next Phone of Samsung), But can you pay 2500 or 3000 $ for buy that phone ???

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• Amino
• Nkm
• 10 Sep 2014

Anonymous, 05 Jul 2014i am from egypt this phone is ammazing and i hope to launc... moreAnd the screen type also is so bad its tft one ... it must be as all sam mobiles screens super amouled or the better one the ips screens

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• Amino
• Nkm
• 10 Sep 2014

mobilgod, 05 Jul 2014amazing beam... i have the beam1 but she have problem whith... moreAm from egypt to .. and if i were u i will never buy this phone till they upgrade the rear camera at least to 13 mb and the screen size to 4.7 or 5" at least and it's ram also must be atleast 1.5 giga byte with 2800 to 3000 mah battary.

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