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Samsung Galaxy Beam
I8530| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Micromax | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 2.3.6 |
| -- | 2012-02-26 |
| -- | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| -- | 5.13 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 294 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6592 chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 210 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Beam is a little bit better than the Micromax Canvas 4 plus, with a score of 58.7 against 53.5. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Beam has older 2.3.6 version and Micromax Canvas 4 plus has Android 4.4.2. Micromax Canvas 4 plus features a much better looking display than Galaxy Beam, because it has a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720px and a larger screen.
The Micromax Canvas 4 plus has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a faster GPU running at 700 MHz, more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Micromax Canvas 4 plus shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy Beam, because it has a way higher 13 MP resolution back facing camera and a much better 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Micromax Canvas 4 plus features a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Beam, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB, the Micromax Canvas 4 plus also has more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Beam and Micromax Canvas 4 plus have quite similar batteries performance.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Beam is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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