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Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

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  Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

Launch

Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

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)
SIM Mini-SIM
Built-in nHD projector

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)

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 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
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Positioning GPS, A-GPS

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

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)
Type Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

Misc

Colors Black
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)
Models GT-I8530
SAR 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price About 240 EUR

Main Camera

Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Single 5 MP, AF

Selfie camera

Single 1.3 MP

Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal) / 1.315:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 66dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h
Audio quality Noise -88.6dB / Crosstalk -89.1dB