OnePlus 2 vs Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam

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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

    2:
    LCD
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    OLED
  • Weight

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 19 g lighter

    2:
    175 g
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    156 g
  • Width

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 15.1 mm narrower

    2:
    74.9 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    2:
    5.5 in
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    2: 5 mm thinner

    2:
    9.9 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    14.9 mm
  • Height

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 28.8 mm shorter

    2:
    151.8 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. 2

    Height:
    151.8 mm +28.8 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Width:
    74.9 mm +15.1 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    14.9 mm +5 mm versus 2

Weight

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

  1. 1. 2

    175 g

    +19 g versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    156 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. 2

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

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

2 has approximately 114% 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.

2: Original memory entry

16 GB · 3 GB RAM64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. 2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. 2

    3300 mAh

    +1500 mAh versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. 22. I8520 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151.8 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
  • 123 Х 59.8 Х 14.9 mm
Weight
  • 175 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • LTPS IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • 3 GB RAM64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 16 GB
  • 384 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Oxygen 3.5.6 UI
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 73.3%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 401 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.3µm
  • OIS
  • laser AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57)
  • 720 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 430
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 91253
  • 3020
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1050
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2740
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 3510
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Battery *
  • 1209
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single Core *
  • 208
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *
  • 591
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2015
  • July
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Sandstone Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 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
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.20 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for 2, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
Specification2I8520 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as OnePlus Two
  • 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