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Samsung Galaxy Beam
I8530Samsung Galaxy Nexus
16 GBGT-I9250, GT-I9250M, GT-I9250T
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 64.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.6 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-02-26 | 2011-10-19 |
| 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.13 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.6 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 290 hours standby time 17.7 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is slightly better than Galaxy Beam, with a general score of 64.3 against 58.7. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a just a little lighter and a lot thinner phone than Galaxy Beam, although both of them were released with only 4 months difference. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Nexus has 4.3 version while Galaxy Beam has Android 2.3.6 version, providing the user some nice extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a lot higher 1280 x 720 resolution, a higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display and a larger display. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy Beam, because although it has a weaker graphics processing unit running at 200 MHz, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus also counts with more RAM memory.
Galaxy Nexus shoots better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Beam, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Galaxy Nexus also has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. Galaxy Beam features a slightly better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 32 GB.
Galaxy Beam counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, because it has a 14% more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Nexus is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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