Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Samsung I8530 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

  I8530 Galaxy Beam: 25.7 g lighter

  Galaxy Note 5:

  171 g

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  145.3 g

• Width

  I8530 Galaxy Beam: 11.9 mm narrower

  Galaxy Note 5:

  76.1 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  64.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  I8530 Galaxy Beam: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Note 5:

  5.7 in

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  4 in

• Depth

  Galaxy Note 5: 4.9 mm thinner

  Galaxy Note 5:

  7.6 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  12.5 mm

• Height

  I8530 Galaxy Beam: 29.2 mm shorter

  Galaxy Note 5:

  153.2 mm

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  124 mm

• Release year

  Galaxy Note 5:

  2015

  I8530 Galaxy Beam:

  2012

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. Galaxy Note 5

   Height:

   153.2 mm +29.2 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

   Width:

   76.1 mm +11.9 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

   Height:

   124 mm

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.5 mm +4.9 mm versus Galaxy Note 5

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. Galaxy Note 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Galaxy Note 5 has approximately 96.7% more rectangular screen area than I8530 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.

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.