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Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
Brand: Samsung
Category: Phone

  • Operating System
    Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4

  • Display
    4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.2% screen-to-body ratio)

  • Memory
    8GB 768MB RAM

  • Camera
    5 MP, AF

  • Battery
    Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam - Specs

Platform

  • Chipset
    NovaThor U8500
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU
    Mali-400
  • OS
    Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4

System on Chip (SoC)

Display

  • Size
    4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.2% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
  • Type
    TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

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
  •  
    Built-in nHD projector

Memory

  • Card slot
    microSDHC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal
    8GB 768MB RAM

Camera

Main Camera

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

Selfie camera

  • Single
    1.3 MP

Battery

  • Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh 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)

Features

  • Sensors
    Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Misc

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

Network

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

Sound

  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes

Launch

  • Announced
    2012, February. Released 2012, July
  • Status
    Discontinued

Comms

  • Bluetooth
    3.0, A2DP
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • Radio
    Stereo FM radio, RDS
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

Tracking/Positioning

Storage

SIM card

USB

Bluetooth

Memory cards

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