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Samsung Galaxy Beam
I8530
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| 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 |
| Blue and White | -- |
| $ 219.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 320 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.48 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Beam is just a bit better than Micromax Canvas Nitro, getting a score of 58.7 against 53.5. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Beam has an older 2.3.6 version and Micromax Canvas Nitro has Android 4.4.2. Micromax Canvas Nitro counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a larger number of cores , a much better graphics processing unit and 1,25 GB more RAM.
Micromax Canvas Nitro counts with a much better display than Galaxy Beam, because it has a greater pixels density, a way better 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy Beam has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Micromax Canvas Nitro. Both of them have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
The Micromax Canvas Nitro has longer battery performance than Galaxy Beam, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity. Micromax Canvas Nitro takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a lot higher (Full HD) video definition and a much better resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Beam not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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