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Motorola Milestone 2
ME722Samsung Galaxy Beam
I8530| Global Score | |
| 53.4 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 2.2 | Android 2.3.6 |
| 2010-09-01 | 2012-02-26 |
| 4.58 x 2.38 x 0.54 inches | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.13 ounces |
| $ 229.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP3630 chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 4.62 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 3.12 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Beam is slightly better than the Motorola Milestone 2, having a overall score of 58.7 against 53.4. The Samsung Galaxy Beam is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and lighter than Motorola Milestone 2. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Beam has newer 2.3.6 version while Motorola Milestone 2 has Android 2.2, providing a lot of extra features and a performance increase.
The Motorola Milestone 2 counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and a little bit more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Beam and Motorola Milestone 2 have really similar memory for games and applications, both have the same internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 32 GB.
The Galaxy Beam has a little bit better performance than Motorola Milestone 2, because it has more RAM, a larger number of cores and a much better graphics processing unit working at 500 megahertz. The Galaxy Beam captures a little bit better photos and videos than Motorola Milestone 2. Both of them have a 5 MP resolution back facing camera, the same (HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy Beam counts with a superior battery life than Motorola Milestone 2, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Beam is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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