Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam vs Sony Ericsson M608

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

    M608: 33.3 g lighter

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    145.3 g
    M608:
    112 g
  • Width

    M608: 7.2 mm narrower

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    64.2 mm
    M608:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    M608: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    4 in
    M608:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 2.5 mm thinner

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    12.5 mm
    M608:
    15 mm
  • Height

    M608: 17 mm shorter

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    124 mm
    M608:
    107 mm
  • Release year

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    2012
    M608:
    2006

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. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    124 mm +17 mm versus M608
    Width:
    64.2 mm +7.2 mm versus M608
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. M608

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +2.5 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

Weight

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

  1. 1. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    145.3 g

    +33.3 g versus M608

  2. 2. M608

    112 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. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. M608

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

I8530 Galaxy Beam has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than M608.

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.

I8530 Galaxy Beam: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

M608: Original memory entry

80 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. I8530 Galaxy Beam

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. M608

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Micro (M2) · up to 4 GB · 64 MB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. I8530 Galaxy Beam2. M608

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
  • 107 Х 57 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 145.3 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
  • up to 4 GB
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Chipset
  • NovaThor U8500
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.2%
  • 34.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 2000
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2006
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Granite Black
  • Crystal White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, M608.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamM608
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/H.263 player -Sync ML -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Voice memo - M608c for China