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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.6 | -- |
| 2012-02-26 | 2016-03-11 |
| 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.13 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 3.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 is a lot better than Galaxy Beam, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 58.7. Even though Galaxy S7 is a bit heavier than the Galaxy Beam, it's noticeably thinner and also way newer. Galaxy S7 has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560, a way greater screen pixels density and a larger screen.
Galaxy S7 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Beam, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB. Galaxy S7 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Beam, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S7 has a much better battery duration than Galaxy Beam, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S7 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Beam, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy S7 costs a little more money than Galaxy Beam, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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