Oppo R9s Plus 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.

  • Weight

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 29 g lighter

    R9s Plus:
    185 g
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    156 g
  • Width

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 21 mm narrower

    R9s Plus:
    80.8 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    R9s Plus:
    6 in
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    R9s Plus: 7.5 mm thinner

    R9s Plus:
    7.4 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    14.9 mm
  • Height

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 40.6 mm shorter

    R9s Plus:
    163.6 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    123 mm
  • Release year

    R9s Plus:
    2016
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    2010

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. R9s Plus

    Height:
    163.6 mm +40.6 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Width:
    80.8 mm +21 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Depth:
    7.4 mm
  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    14.9 mm +7.5 mm versus R9s Plus

Weight

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

  1. 1. R9s Plus

    185 g

    +29 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. R9s Plus

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

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

R9s Plus has approximately 154.7% 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.

Recorded RAM for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
64 GB 6 GB RAM Unknown
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. R9s Plus

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. R9s Plus

    4000 mAh

    +2200 mAh versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. R9s Plus2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 163.6 Х 80.8 Х 7.4 mm
  • 123 Х 59.8 Х 14.9 mm
Weight
  • 185 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 6" 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.
  • 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 384 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.1 (Marshmallow); ColorOS 3
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 99.2 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 75.1%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 367 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/1.7
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.12µm
  • OIS
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 720 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 510
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 99326
  • 3020
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1455
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 4665
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2016
  • October
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 570 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)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Hybrid 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)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • 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 R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 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 R9s Plus, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationR9s PlusI8520 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (VOOC)
  • 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