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Huawei Honor Note 10 vs Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

      I8530 Galaxy Beam: 84.7 g lighter

      Honor Note 10:
      230 g
      I8530 Galaxy Beam:
      145.3 g

    • Width

      I8530 Galaxy Beam: 20.8 mm narrower

      Honor Note 10:
      85 mm
      I8530 Galaxy Beam:
      64.2 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      I8530 Galaxy Beam: 2.95 in smaller diagonal

      Honor Note 10:
      6.95 in
      I8530 Galaxy Beam:
      4 in

    • Rear camera layout

      Honor Note 10:
      Dual
      I8530 Galaxy Beam:
      Single

    • Depth

      Honor Note 10: 4.8 mm thinner

      Honor Note 10:
      7.7 mm
      I8530 Galaxy Beam:
      12.5 mm

    • Height

      I8530 Galaxy Beam: 53 mm shorter

      Honor Note 10:
      177 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. Honor Note 10

      Height:
      177 mm +53 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam
      Width:
      85 mm +20.8 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam
      Depth:
      7.7 mm

    2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

      Height:
      124 mm
      Width:
      64.2 mm
      Depth:
      12.5 mm +4.8 mm versus Honor Note 10

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Honor Note 10

      230 g

      +84.7 g versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

      145.3 g

    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. Honor Note 10

      Screen diagonal:
      6.95 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      18.5:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      122.6 cm²

    2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

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

    Honor Note 10 has approximately 169.2% more rectangular screen area than I8530 Galaxy Beam.

    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.

    Honor Note 10: Original memory entry

    128 GB · 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB · 6 GB RAM

    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. Honor Note 10

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    No
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. Honor Note 10

      5000 mAh

      +3000 mAh versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

      2000 mAh

    Specifications

    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.

    1. Honor Note 102. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 177 Х 85 Х 7.7 mm
    • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
    Weight
    • 230 g
    • 145.3 g
    Technology
    • AMOLED
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 6.95" inch
    • 4" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 1080 x 2220 px
    • 480 x 800 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 128 GB
    • 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB
    • 6 GB RAM
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 5000 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Po
    • 2000 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
    • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
    • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
    Chipset
    • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
    • NovaThor U8500
    NFC
    • Yes
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • No
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 122.6 cm2
    • 45.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 18.5:9 (height:width)
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 81.5%
    • 57.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 355 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Rear camera, main
    • 16 MP
    • Dual
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 16 MP
    • f/1.8
    • PDAF -24 MP B/W
    • PDAF
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    • 1.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 13 MP
    • f/2.0
    • 1.3 MP
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Processor CPU
    • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-G72 MP12
    • Mali-400
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 2000
    Antutu 8 score *
    • 251297
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Release date
    • 2018
    • July
    • 2012
    • February
    Colors
    • Midnight Black
    • Phantom Blue
    • Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 400 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)
    Body build
    • Front/back glass
    • aluminum frame
    		 Unknown
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    SIM card
    • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 34(2000)
    • 38(2600)
    • 39(1900)
    • 40(2300)
    • 41(2500)
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • WiFi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • DLNA
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    • BDS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • 3.1
    • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
    • USB On-The-Go
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.2
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • LE
    • 3.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • 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 Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • Stereo FM radio
    • RDS
    Others
    • HDR10
    • Dolby Atmos sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    		 Unknown
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Honor Note 10, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
    SpecificationHonor Note 10I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Dop
    • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Built-in nHD projector