Acer Liquid Glow E330 vs Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Liquid Glow E330: 20.3 g lighter

    Liquid Glow E330:
    125 g
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    145.3 g
  • Width

    Liquid Glow E330: 5.7 mm narrower

    Liquid Glow E330:
    58.5 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid Glow E330: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Glow E330:
    3.7 in
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Glow E330: 1 mm thinner

    Liquid Glow E330:
    11.5 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Glow E330: 7 mm shorter

    Liquid Glow E330:
    117 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    124 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Liquid Glow E330

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    58.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    124 mm +7 mm versus Liquid Glow E330
    Width:
    64.2 mm +5.7 mm versus Liquid Glow E330
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +1 mm versus Liquid Glow E330

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid Glow E330

    125 g

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    145.3 g

    +20.3 g versus Liquid Glow E330

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Liquid Glow E330

    Screen diagonal:
    3.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    39 cm²
  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

I8530 Galaxy Beam has approximately 16.9% more rectangular screen area than Liquid Glow E330.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid Glow E330: Original memory entry

1 GB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

I8530 Galaxy Beam: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Liquid Glow E330

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid Glow E330

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2000 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Liquid Glow E330

Specifications

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1. Liquid Glow E3302. I8530 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 117 Х 58.5 Х 11.5 mm
  • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 145.3 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • NovaThor U8500
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 39.0 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.9%
  • 57.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 252 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 2000
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Pink
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 240 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 760 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.68 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Glow E330, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationLiquid Glow E330I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector