Nokia C5-06 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

    C5-06: 52.3 g lighter

    C5-06:
    93 g
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    145.3 g
  • Width

    C5-06: 13.2 mm narrower

    C5-06:
    51 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    C5-06: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    C5-06:
    3.2 in
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    4 in
  • Depth

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 1.3 mm thinner

    C5-06:
    13.8 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    C5-06: 18.2 mm shorter

    C5-06:
    105.8 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    124 mm
  • Release year

    C5-06:
    2011
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    2012

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. C5-06

    Height:
    105.8 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    13.8 mm +1.3 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam
  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    124 mm +18.2 mm versus C5-06
    Width:
    64.2 mm +13.2 mm versus C5-06
    Depth:
    12.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. C5-06

    93 g

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    145.3 g

    +52.3 g versus C5-06

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. C5-06

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 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 61.3% more rectangular screen area than C5-06.

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.

C5-06: Original memory entry

40 MB · 128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. C5-06

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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. C5-06

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2000 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus C5-06

Specifications

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1. C5-062. I8530 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105.8 Х 51 Х 13.8 mm
  • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 93 g
  • 145.3 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 40 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset Unknown
  • NovaThor U8500
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.3%
  • 57.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 2000
General specs
General specs — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2011
  • October
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Graphite black
  • Aluminium Grey
  • Red
  • Orange
  • Blue
  • Black Illuvial
  • White Illuvial
  • White/Red
  • White/Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 240 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min Music play - Up to 35 h
  • 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 C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.90 W/kg (head)
  • 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 C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for C5-06, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationC5-06I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -QuickOffice document viewer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector