Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2012, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q2

Body	Dimensions	124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
	Weight	145.3 g
		- Built-in nHD projector - Touch-sensitive controls

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- TouchWiz UI v4.0

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
	Internal	8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- SNS integration - MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 2000 mAh	The Samsung Galaxy Beam is not an ordinary handset, it packs a powerful projector. This is Samsung’s second attempt in giving us a projector phone. The first one was released back in 2009 and is named the Galaxy Beam as well. However, this first projector phone never came out except in Singapore. This is Samsung’s way of entertaining Chilean miners. This handset was a huge success back in the day it was released, although to a chosen few only.Come Mobile World Congress 2012, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Beam with projector module and it comes packed with 15 lumen and nHD with 640 x 360 screen resolution. This handset is expected to create a somewhat new watchable mobile experience even in low ambient lighting setting. You can also view a lot of things and in giant view as well. It can go big as much as 50 inches. Can you imagine viewing your favorite videos or movies in the absence of a big screen TV or your precious laptop? This is impossible before, but now the technology is here and Samsung finally did it for everyone to enjoy it. Let us now talk about the Galaxy Beam’s form factor. The handset comes in with bright orange sides. This is sure to attract a lot of attention mostly if you are use to loud and striking colors. It is quite on a chubby side but comes in with a sturdy build. The phone is 12.5mm thick and weighs exactly at 145 grams. But to the phone’s defense, it is quite comfortable to hold with its ergonomic and tapered back. Samsung used patterned and non-slippery back cover build out of soft-touch plastic. You will also notice this slight bulge above the phone’s circular 5MP lens with LED Flash. This is also where you will find the phone’s 15 lumen projector. So how does it work? The phone’s projector shows what is happening on your 4″ LCD display screen. It comes with 480 x 800p for its resolution. The actual display sports vivid and bright colors. Not to mention that you will also get excellent viewing angles on this handset. It comes with 223ppi for its pixel density. You do not have to worry about pixilation when it comes to this handset. On the phone’s right side, you will find the projector on/off switch. This is located just above the phone’s power/lock key. There is also a volume rocker on the phone’s left side and the microSD and SIM card slots are located at the phone’s right side. With this, you do not have to pry open the phone’s back cover just to access them. As you can see, Samsung made an excellent choice in giving us all the chance to own a projector phone. All we have to do now is to wait for it to hit the stores. For more information on the Samsung Galaxy Beam and deals on the Samsung Galaxy Note, visit us at