| Local Name | I8520 Galaxy Beam |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 12 |
| EDGE | Class 12 |
| Announced | 2010, February |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, July |
| Dimensions | 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm (4.84 x 2.35 x 0.59 in) |
| Weight | 156g (5.50 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 3.7 inches (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~252 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass | Projector UI - Handwriting recognition |
| OS | Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) |
| CPU | 720 MHz |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB, 384 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA |
| Bluetooth | v3.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Features Summary | Built-in WVGA projector, MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player, MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player, Photo editor, ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black |
| SAR EU | 0.62 W/kg (head) |