LG K10 vs Samsung I8520 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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    K10:
    LCD
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    OLED
  • Weight

    K10: 14 g lighter

    K10:
    142 g
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    156 g
  • Width

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 15 mm narrower

    K10:
    74.8 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

    K10:
    5.3 in
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    K10: 6.1 mm thinner

    K10:
    8.8 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    14.9 mm
  • Height

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 23 mm shorter

    K10:
    146 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    123 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. K10

    Height:
    146 mm +23 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Width:
    74.8 mm +15 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    14.9 mm +6.1 mm versus K10

Weight

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

  1. 1. K10

    142 g

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    156 g

    +14 g versus K10

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. K10

    Screen diagonal:
    5.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    77.4 cm²
  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

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

K10 has approximately 98.7% more rectangular screen area than I8520 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.

K10: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1 GB RAM - K430DSF/ 1.5 GB RAM - K420N · K430DS/ 2 GB RAM - K430DSY

I8520 Galaxy Beam: Original memory entry

16 GB · 384 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. K10

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

2. I8520 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. K10

    2300 mAh

    +500 mAh versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. K102. I8520 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146 Х 74.8 Х 8.8 mm
  • 123 Х 59.8 Х 14.9 mm
Weight
  • 142 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.3" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM - K430DSF/ 1.5 GB RAM - K420N
  • K430DS/ 2 GB RAM - K430DSY
  • 16 GB
  • 384 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.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) K420N -Mediatek MT6753 K430DS
  • K430DSF
  • K430DSY
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 77.4 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.9%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 277 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • AF (LTE model) -8 MP
  • AF (3G model)
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • or 8 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 K420N -Octa-core 1.14 GHz Cortex-A53 K430DS
  • K430DSF
  • K430DSY
  • 720 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306 K420N -Mali-T720MP3 K430DS
  • K430DSF
  • K430DSY
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 23981
  • 3020
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 567
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1732
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 1508
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2016
  • January
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • White
  • Indigo
  • Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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)
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - K420N
  • K430DSF
  • K430DS -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - K420N LTE band 3(1800)
  • 20(800) - K430DS LTE 700 / 1800 / 2600 - K430DSF
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for K10, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationK10I8520 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Versions: K420N (Europe); K430DS (Russia); K430DSF (LATAM); K430DSY (Taiwan) Also known as LG K10 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Built-in WVGA projector -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player -Photo editor -ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor