India Gadget Reviews

We all know that the evolution of mobile phones is simply unstoppable. There is simply no predicting what mobile giants are capable of doing and giving us. Just when we think that they are never going to get more converged (than what we have today) we then suddenly see a mobile phone with integrated projector. Yes, I am talking about the projector phone, the Samsung Galaxy Beam. But let me state the fact, this is not the very first mobile phone with integrated projector. This is actually Samsung's second attempt in giving all of us a projector phone. The first one is also named as Samsung Galaxy Beam. In this article, we will talk about both the old and new Samsung Galaxy Beam. Read on!

Let's talk about their displays. The old one comes in with a 3.7" Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen display with 16 Million colors. On the other hand, the new one comes in with a bigger 4.0" TFT Capacitive touch screen display with 16 Million colors as well. It's hard to say that the new one is a downgrade when it comes with a bigger screen display. On the other hand, the smaller screened Galaxy Beam features the famous Super AMOLED screen display. On a lighter note, both of these handsets are packed with 480 x 800 pixels for their resolutions. The old one boasts a 252 ppi for its pixel density, while the new one comes in with 233 ppi pixel density only.

Let us now move to their processors and OS. The old Galaxy Beam ships with Android Éclair while the new one ships with Android Gingerbread. So between the two handsets, the new one boasts a more recent Android OS. This may not be an Ice Cream Sandwich handset but its Gingerbread OS works perfectly. The older handset ships with 720 MHz processor while the newer one comes in with a powerful 1GHz dual-core processor. Now, you will notice how the newer version is packed with a powerful and faster processor. This is close to the dual-core processor of Samsung's current flagship the Galaxy S2 which clocks at 1.2GHz.

Let's talk about their cameras. The older handset features an 8MP camera and can record videos at 720 pixels (at 30 frames per second). The newer one features a 5MP camera and can record videos at 720 pixels (at 30 frames per second) as well. Now, the camera of the latest Beam is downgraded to 5MP from 8MP.

When it comes to size, you will notice that the latest Galaxy beam is bigger and yet slimmer than the older version. Its actual dimensions are 124 x 64.2 x 12.5mm and it weighs at 145.3 grams only. The older one's measurements are 123 x 59.8 x 14.9mm and weighs in at 156 grams. You will also notice that it is lighter than the older models. Regardless of their sizes and differences, these handsets are still unique for featuring an integrated projector.