O2 XDA Serra 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

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 9 g lighter

  XDA Serra:

  165 g

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  156 g

• Width

  XDA Serra: 8.8 mm narrower

  XDA Serra:

  51 mm

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  XDA Serra: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  XDA Serra:

  2.8 in

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 3.2 mm thinner

  XDA Serra:

  18.1 mm

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  14.9 mm

• Height

  XDA Serra: 21 mm shorter

  XDA Serra:

  102 mm

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  123 mm

• Release year

  XDA Serra:

  2008

  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. XDA Serra

   Height:

   102 mm

   Width:

   51 mm

   Depth:

   18.1 mm +3.2 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Height:

   123 mm +21 mm versus XDA Serra

   Width:

   59.8 mm +8.8 mm versus XDA Serra

   Depth:

   14.9 mm

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. XDA Serra

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

I8520 Galaxy Beam has approximately 60.5% more rectangular screen area than XDA Serra.

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.