The Samsung i8520 (also known as Beam, or previously Halo) is a projector-enabled

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produced by

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. Its main feature is a built-in DLP WVGA projector that is able to project images at up to in size at 15 lumens. The i8520 also contains an 8-megapixel camera, that can be used along with the projector to allow the user to project directly what is in front of the camera (similar to the action of an

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). The camera is also able to record HD video at a resolution of

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at 30 frame/s. The phone also offers local

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connectivity,

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, and

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browsing, as well as containing a built-in GPS receiver. It was released initially in Singapore on 17 July 2010 with the carrier

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Successor

In February 2012 the i8530 Galaxy Beam was presented at the

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in Barcelona. It has a 15 lumens projector inside and 8GB of internal memory. the phone is 12.5mm thick and weighs 145.3 grams. It will run Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, has a 1.0 GHz dual-core processor. An update to the newer version of Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich is planned.Mobile Projector: Samsung Galaxy Beam in a brief test
(german), Netzwelt. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

Other features

*3.5 mm audio jack *Integrated DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) *Social networking integration with live updates *Google Search, Maps, Gmail *YouTube, Google Talk integration *MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player *MP4/H.263/H.264/Xvid/DivX player *Image editor *TV out *Organizer *Voice memo *T9

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External links

* Full specifications: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i8520_galaxy_beam-3150.php Android (operating system) devices I8520, smartphones, GPS Mobile phones introduced in 2010 {{Samsung-mobile-stub

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