Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs LG GW825v

Comparing the Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam vs LG GW825v across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG GW825v runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam runs at 0.72 GHz, making LG GW825v the better performer.

Display: Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam offers a screen size of 3.7 inches, while LG GW825v offers 3.2 inches, making Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam the larger display of the two. Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG GW825v's LCD, making Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while LG GW825v offers 5 MP, making Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while LG GW825v offers 1500 mAh, making Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam and LG GW825v offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam

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LG GW825v

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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2010

24 Apr, 2010

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General

Operating System

Android v2.1

Windows Mobile

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8650

Processor

720 MHz

1 GHz, Qualcomm

RAM

384 MB

256 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi

292 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

52.93 %

47.72 %

Design

Height

123 mm

113 mm

Width

59.8 mm

54 mm

Thickness

14.90 mm

15.65 mm

Weight

156 grams

153 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

480x800 @ 24

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1800 mAh

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14.16(2G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer