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Samsung Galaxy Beam 2
SM-G3858Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim
SM-G3812B| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.2 |
| 2014-04-24 | 2014-03-15 |
| 5.30 x 2.76 x 0.46 inches | 5.24 x 2.60 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.90 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 120.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 199 pixels per inch | 245 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.76 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 2100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S3 Slim has a general score of 60.4, which is slightly better than Galaxy Beam 2's overall score of 55.6. Galaxy S3 Slim is a somewhat lighter and thinner cellphone than Galaxy Beam 2, even when both of them were released only 1 months apart. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S3 Slim has an older 4.2 version and Galaxy Beam 2 has Android 4.2.2 version.
The Galaxy S3 Slim's CPU is very similar to the Galaxy Beam 2 one, they have 4 processing cores and the same RAM amount. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Beam 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel count per inch of screen and a quite better 960 x 540 resolution.
The Galaxy S3 Slim captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Beam 2. Both of them have a back camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution. The Galaxy S3 Slim has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Beam 2, although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB.
Galaxy Beam 2 has better battery lifetime than Galaxy S3 Slim, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S3 Slim not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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