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| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 2.3.6 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2012-02-26 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.13 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 245 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Beam has a general score of 58.7, which is slightly better than the Nokia Lumia 530's 53.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Beam comes with Android 2.3.6 operating system, and Nokia Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. Even being the best in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Beam's body is a lot older, a little bit thicker and heavier than the Nokia Lumia 530.
Nokia Lumia 530 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Beam, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Nokia Lumia 530 also has a quite better resolution of 854 x 480 and a just a bit higher count of pixels per inch in the display. The Lumia 530 counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy Beam, because although it has a worse GPU and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Beam takes clearer pictures and videos than Lumia 530. Both have a camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution. Nokia Lumia 530 has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because although it has just 4 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Beam has a really longer battery lifetime than Lumia 530, because it has a 40% greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Beam not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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