Monday, August 16, 2010

Should you buy a Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam ?

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Although galaxy beam is categorized as high end android smartphone (see the specs below), I think its not yet time to decide if you are to buy this phone. The pico projector is the heart of this phone, Galaxy Beam exists because of that feature. Not until we learn the specification of the projector, its price, and , of course, availabiity.

Notable specs:
Network HSDPA 7.2Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps UMTS (900/1900/2100),
EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
Display 3.7” WVGA Super AMOLED
Camera 8MP AF w/ Flash (Front : VGA)
Video H.264, H.263, MPEG4, Divx/Xvid, VC-1, 720p@30fps(de/encoding)
Audio MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3
FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear jack, 3D Sound Effect(Dual Speaker)
Value-added Features A-GPS, Wi-Fi(b/g/n), Specialized Projector UI, Hybrid Widgets, IM, Email,
DLNA, Samsung Kies, Push Service(SNS, IM, Email)
Connectivity Bluetooth v3.0 / USB 2.0 High Speed
Memory Internal memory: at least 2GB (4Gb ROM / 3Gb RAM + 16GB MoviNAND)
External memory: MicroSD (up to 32GB)
Size 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm / 156 g
Battery Life 1800 mAh
(Talk time: up to 470 mins (On 3G mode)/ up to 850 mins (On 2G mode))
(Stand-by time: up to 530 hrs (On 3G mode) / up to 630 hrs (On 2G mode))

by the way - Li-Ion 1800 mAh <- my personal favorite
Visit GSM Arena for more details

The more appropriate question here is

Is it worth the wait, knowing that there are great phones retailing this Q3 - Q4?

I'll watching this phone out for update. Check this blog from time to time.

Via Daily Mobile

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Definitely going to buy this phone. I'm looking for something unique in a phone, here it is. Projector!

Hihey said...

You are correct,pico projector feature is very promising piece of technology. In no time, this will be embedded on our car's dashboards or wristwatches etc. Possibilities are endless.