Samsung GT-i8520 Beam vs Samsung Galaxy S5
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP67 |
| Dimensions | 123.00 x 59.80 x 14.90 mm | 142.00 x 72.50 x 8.10 mm |
| Weight | | 145.00 g |
| Display size | 3.70" | 5.10" |
| Display | Color / AMOLED 16M colors 480 x 800 px (3.70") 252 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.10") 432 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 850 min. (14.2 h) 3G: 470 min. (7.8 h) | 3G: 1260 min. (21.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 630 h. (26.3 days) 3G: 530 h. (22.1 days) | 3G: 390 h. (16.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1800 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2800 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 512 MB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 384 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 2.1 Eclair | Android 4.4.2 Kitkat |
| Interface | - | TouchWiz |
| Processor | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974AC |
| Processor clock | - | 2500 MHz |
| GPU | - | Adreno 330 @578 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 1Q 2010 | 2Q 2014 |
| Other names | i8520; Beam; Halo | SM-G900F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | | Samsung S5K2P2 |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 5312x2988 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | | Samsung S5K8B1 |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 7.20 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 10 | class 12 |
| EDGE | class 10 | class 12 |
| Bluetooth | v3.0 | v4.0 LE |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v3.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |