Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

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

  iPhone 4: 8.3 g lighter

  iPhone 4:

  137 g

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  145.3 g

• Width

  iPhone 4: 5.6 mm narrower

  iPhone 4:

  58.6 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  64.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 4: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 4:

  3.5 in

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  4 in

• Depth

  iPhone 4: 3.2 mm thinner

  iPhone 4:

  9.3 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  12.5 mm

• Height

  iPhone 4: 8.8 mm shorter

  iPhone 4:

  115.2 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  124 mm

• Release year

  iPhone 4:

  2010

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  2012

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. iPhone 4

   Height:

   115.2 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

   Height:

   124 mm +8.8 mm versus iPhone 4

   Width:

   64.2 mm +5.6 mm versus iPhone 4

   Depth:

   12.5 mm +3.2 mm versus iPhone 4

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. iPhone 4

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 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 24.8% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.