Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge or Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S7 edge | Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, February | 2010, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.86 in | 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm | 4.84 x 4.84 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 157 g | 5.54 oz | 156 g | 5.5 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue | Black | |
| Battery | 3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 1800 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 27 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
Stand by time - Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 260 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.1% | 53.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 534 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Scratch-resistant glass | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -8 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 720p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 89 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 91 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 86 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | VGA | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
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| CPU | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 -Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
- 720 MHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
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| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 184713 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 257 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 639 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 527 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 252 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 723 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1456 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3744 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4571 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 2782 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G935FD, G9350 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935F, G935FD LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G9350 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935W8 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 3.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Built-in WVGA projector -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player -Photo editor -ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G935F (Global); G935FD (Southeast Asia, India); G9350 (Hong Kong); G935W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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