Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

Display4.0" 480 x 800 pixels
ChipsetNovaThor U8500
Main camera5MP
Battery2000 mAh
I8530 Galaxy Beam product photo
4.8GoSolo score
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Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Launch

Announced
2012, February. Released 2012, July
Status
Discontinued

Body

Dimensions
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm (4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight
145.3 g (5.11 oz)
SIM
Mini-SIM
Durability
Built-in nHD projector

Display

Type
TFT
Size
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Platform

OS
Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset
NovaThor U8500
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Mali-400

Memory

Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

Modules
5 MP, AF
Features
LED flash
Video
720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

Module
1.3 MP

Sound

Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

Comms

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
microUSB 2.0

Features

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type
Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

Misc

Colors
Black
Models
GT-I8530
SAR
0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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