Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam vs Sony Ericsson P1

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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

    P1: 21.3 g lighter

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    145.3 g
    P1:
    124 g
  • Width

    P1: 9.2 mm narrower

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    64.2 mm
    P1:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P1: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    4 in
    P1:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 4.5 mm thinner

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    12.5 mm
    P1:
    17 mm
  • Height

    P1: 18 mm shorter

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    124 mm
    P1:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    2012
    P1:
    2007

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 +18 mm versus P1
    Width:
    64.2 mm +9.2 mm versus P1
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. P1

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    17 mm +4.5 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

    +21.3 g versus P1

  2. 2. P1

    124 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. P1

    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 P1.

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

P1: Original memory entry

160 MB · 128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. P1

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Micro (M2) · up to 4 GB · 512 MB included

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. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2000 mAh

    +1050 mAh versus P1

  2. 2. P1

    950 mAh

Specifications

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1. I8530 Galaxy Beam2. P1

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
  • 106 Х 55 Х 17 mm
Weight
  • 145.3 g
  • 124 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
  • 160 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
  • up to 4 GB
  • 512 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
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, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
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%
  • 35.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
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, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2007
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 170 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 440 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
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)
  • SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for I8530 Galaxy Beam, P1.
SpecificationI8530 Galaxy BeamP1
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector
  • Infrared port - Media Player (MP3
  • AAC
  • video) -SyncML -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Business card scanner -Organizer -Voice memo - P1i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe P1c GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz for Mainland China