Samsung Galaxy Beam

The Samsung Galaxy Beam comes complete with integrated projector capable of beaming a 50-inch picture onto the wall of your choice. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and packs a 1GHz dual-core processor, backed up by a 2000mAh battery.

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SPECIFICATIONS

• • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (2.3.6) TouchWiz UI
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 (124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.13 oz (145 g)
    

Display

• Physical size:
  • 4.00 inches
• Resolution:
  • 480 x 800 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 233 ppi
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

• Capacity:
  • 2000 mAh

Hardware

• System chip:
  • ST-Ericsson U8500
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1000 MHz
• Graphics processor:
  • • ARM Mali-400
• System memory:
  • 768 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 8000 MB
• Storage expansion:
  • Slot Type:
    • microSD, microSDHC
  • Maximum card size:
    • 32 GB

Camera

• Camera:
  • • 5 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Auto focus, Smile detection, Exposure control, White balance, ISO control, Geo tagging, Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer
• Camcorder:
  • • 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
• Front-facing camera:
  • 1.3 megapixels

Multimedia

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
  • • FM
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

Internet browsing

• Browser:
  • • Yes
  • Supports:
    • HTML, Flash
• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa

Technology

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS
• Navigation:
  • Points of interest (POI), Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation

Phone features

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  • • 3.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 b, g, n
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• • Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

• Notifications:
  • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer
• Projector:
  • Built-in
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 26 Feb 2012