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Samsung Beam i8520
ManufacturerSamsung
Availability by regionJuly 2010
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy Beam I8530
Compatible networksHSDPA (3.5G), Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Form factorCandybar
Dimensions123 × 59.8 × 14.9 mm
Weight156 g
Operating systemAndroid OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
System-on-chipTI OMAP 3440
CPU720 MHz ARM Cortex-A8
GPUPowerVR SGX530
Memory384 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 16 GB internal, microSD expandable up to 32 GB
Removable storagemicroSD, microSDHC
BatteryStandard battery, Li-Ion 1800 mAh
Rear camera8 megapixels (3264×2448), autofocus, image stabiliser, video (720p@30 frame/s), LED flash, camera geo-tagging, auto-panorama shot, face, smile and blink detection
Front cameraVGA video call (front)
Display480×800 px, 3.7 in (252 ppi), Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
ConnectivitymicroUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0 with A1DP, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Data inputsTouchscreen
SAR0.62 W/kg

The Samsung i8520 (also known as Beam, or previously Halo) is a projector-enabled smartphone produced by Samsung. Its main feature is a built-in DLP WVGA projector that is able to project images at up to 50 inches (1,300 mm) in size at 15 lumens. The i8520 also contains an 8-megapixel camera, that can be used along with the projector to allow the user to project directly what is in front of the camera (similar to the action of an overhead projector). The camera is also able to record HD video at a resolution of 720p at 30 frame/s. The phone also offers local Wi-Fi connectivity, e-mail, and web browsing, as well as containing a built-in GPS receiver. It was released initially in Singapore on 17 July 2010 with the carrier StarHub.

Successor

In February 2012 the i8530 Galaxy Beam was presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It has a 15 lumens projector inside and 8GB of internal memory. the phone is 12.5mm thick and weighs 145.3 grams. It will run Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, has a 1.0 GHz dual-core processor. An update to the newer version of Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich is planned.

Other features

  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Integrated DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
  • Social networking integration with live updates
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail
  • YouTube, Google Talk integration
  • MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
  • MP4/H.263/H.264/Xvid/DivX player
  • Image editor
  • TV out
  • Organizer
  • Voice memo
  • T9

See also

References

  1. Samsung Galaxy Beam: play smartphone games on a 50in screen Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. Mobile Projector: Samsung Galaxy Beam in a brief test (german), Netzwelt. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

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