Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

General Information

• Colors:
• Black

• Models:
• GT-I8530

• SAR:
• 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.28 W/kg (head)    

• Price:
• About 240 EUR

Network/Bearer

• 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

Physical Specifications

• 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, Built-in nHD projector

Display

• Type:
• TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• 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:
• microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 8GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 5 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 3.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML, Adobe Flash

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML, Adobe Flash, Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 760 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal) / 1.315:1 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 66dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -88.6dB / Crosstalk -89.1dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 52h