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Full Specifications October 22, 2026
Samsung · 2010

Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam

Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam Android smartphone. Announced Feb 2010. Features 3.7″ display, 8 MP primary camera, 1800 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 384 MB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

Display 3.7"
RAM 384 GB
Storage 16GB storage, microSDHC
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1800 mAh
Build 156g, 14.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, July
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.1 (Eclair)
CPU 720 MHz

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm 2 (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother Projector UI Handwriting recognition

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 384MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm (4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in)
Weight 156g (5.50 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

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

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
featuresother Built-in WVGA projector MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player Photo editor ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor

Misc

Colors Black
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, July
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair)
CPU 720 MHz
Type Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm 2 (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother Projector UI Handwriting recognition
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 384MB RAM
Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Single VGA
Dimensions 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm (4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in)
Weight 156g (5.50 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
featuresother Built-in WVGA projector MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player Photo editor ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor
Colors Black
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)
Price About 260 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
29.7/100
Entry-level

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Processor 24
Display 54.3
Camera 38.8
Battery 35.6
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