Sony Ericsson W380a vs Samsung Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson W380 vs Samsung Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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480x800
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768MB
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Dual-core
2000
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(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
1 Advantage 
25 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Model | Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson W380, Sony W380a | Galaxy Beam 2 i8530 |
| Country or region available |  USA |         (Latin America), (Europe), (Global, International), Saudi Arabia, Brazil, China, Philippines, Hong Kong |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Release date | 3/1/2008 | 7/19/2012 |
| Depth | 16 millimeters (0.63 inches) | 12.55 millimeters (0.49 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 49 x 92 millimeters (1.93 x 3.62 in) | 64.2 x 124 millimeters (2.53 x 4.88 in) |
| Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) | 145 grams (5.08 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 1.9" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~57.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 176x220 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 148 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 125MHz ARM9 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-400 MP1 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 768MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 14MB | 8GB (6GB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB Memory Stick micro M2 (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 850/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BST-39 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) EB585157LU |
| Battery capacity | 930 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 7 hours | 9.6 hours |
| Standby | 300 hours (12.5 days) | 760 hours (31.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Purple, Gray, Black Champagne, Black Orange • Memory Stick M2 512MB included • Walkman player • TrackID music recognition • Access NetFront 3.3 Browser • Second external OLED mono display 128x36 pixels • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Samsung TouchWiz 4 UI • WiFi hotspot • Built-in 15 Lumen Pico projector (640x360) • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson W380a | Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.36W/kg (head), 0.78W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.65W/kg (head) | 0.28W/kg (head) |