| Attribute | Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam × | Apple iPhone 3GS × |
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| General | ||
| Brand | Samsung | Apple |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2012-02-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| Body | ||
| Width (mm) | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Length (mm) | 124 | 115.5 |
| Height (mm) | 64.2 | 62.1 |
| Weight (g) | 145.3 | 135 |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Network | ||
| Technology |
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| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) | iOS 3 |
| Chipset | NovaThor U8500 | - |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 | 600 MHz Cortex-A8 |
| GPU | Mali-400 | PowerVR SGX535 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDHC (dedicated slot) | No |
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| Display | ||
| Size (in) | 4 | 3.5 |
| Resolution (px) | 480 x 800 | 320 x 480 |
| Protection | - | Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Removable | Non-removable |
| Capcity (mAh) | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Main Camera | ||
| Main Camera Type | Single | Single |
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| Main Camera Video | 720p@30fps | 480p@30fps |
| Main Camera Features | LED flash | - |
| Selfie Camera | ||
| Selfie Camera Type | Single | - |
| Selfie Camera Properties |
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| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | 3.0, A2DP | 2.1, A2DP (headset support only) |
| GPS | + | + |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | + | + |
| 3.5mm jack | + | + |
| Features | ||
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| Misc | ||
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| SAR EU Head (W/kg) | 0.28 | 0.45 |
| SAR EU Body (W/kg) | - | 0.4 |
| SAR Head (W/kg) | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| SAR Body (W/kg) | 0.78 | 0.79 |
| Browser | - | HTML (Safari) |
| Stand-by (h) | 760 | 300 |
| Talk time (h) | Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G) | Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) |
| Music play (h) | - | 30 |