Motorola DROID Mini vs Samsung I8520 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

  DROID Mini: 26 g lighter

  DROID Mini:

  130 g

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  156 g

• Width

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 1.5 mm narrower

  DROID Mini:

  61.3 mm

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  DROID Mini:

  4.3 in

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  DROID Mini: 6 mm thinner

  DROID Mini:

  8.9 mm

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  14.9 mm

• Release year

  DROID Mini:

  2013

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  2010

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. DROID Mini

   Height:

   121.3 mm

   Width:

   61.3 mm +1.5 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Height:

   123 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.9 mm +6 mm versus DROID Mini

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. DROID Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

DROID Mini has approximately 30.8% 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.

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.

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