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| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Jolla | Samsung |
| Sailfish | Android 2.3.6 |
| -- | 2012-02-26 |
| 5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 inches | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 5.13 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 245 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| Krait 200 (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Beam is a bit better than Jolla Smartphone, having a global score of 58.7 against 53.5. The Galaxy Beam comes with Android 2.3.6 operating system, and Jolla Smartphone comes with Sailfish operating system. Despite being the best cellphone in our current comparison, Galaxy Beam is a just a little bit heavier and incredibly thicker cellphone than Jolla Smartphone.
Jolla Smartphone has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Beam, because it has a bit larger display, a bit higher 960 x 540 pixels resolution and a little bit higher display pixels density. Jolla Smartphone has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Beam, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 64 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Jolla Smartphone has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because although it has a worse 450 MHz graphics co-processor, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Jolla Smartphone also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Beam has just a bit better camera than Jolla Smartphone, although it has a back camera with a lot worse resolution.
Jolla Smartphone has a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a 5 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Beam not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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