Android smartphone manufacturers today try to add features that will distinguish their devices from the rest of the run-of-the-mill Android phones. Some go in for a slim form factor, some focus on design, and others give you free cloud storage. Some even boast of glasses-free 3D capabilities.It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and boasts of a 15 lumens projector.
The Galaxy Beam has a two-tone colour – black and yellow making it look like a taxi (front and back is black and the device has a yellow border surrounding it).
Below the Galaxy Beam’s display are two touch sensitive buttons – menu and back and one physical button – home. On the left of the device are the volume rocker, headphones jack and the SIM card slot. The SIM card rests under a flap cover, which is nice as it protects the card.
The top of the Galaxy Beam has the projector. It would have been nice there was a cover for the projector as it is exposed and can easily get scratched due to wear and tear.
Overall, the design of the Galaxy Beam is your everyday run-of-the-mill Android device with the biggest difference being that it isn’t gunning for a slim design thanks to the projector it shows off.
The biggest addition to the features of the phone has to be the projector and its controls. To access the projector, unlock the device and press and hold the projector button and voila! The projector comes on. Once on, the menu gives you access adjusting the focus, rotating the image that the projector shows and enabling quickpad.One disadvantage of the Galaxy Beam is that it didn't play MOV and MP4 files straight out of the box. We downloaded a third party app from the Google Play store to run the videos on the device.
The Galaxy Beam’s audio output is quite good if you are in a small quite room. It lacks bass and if you are watching a movie, sometimes it is difficult to make out the dialogues but the fact that the speaker is loud is pretty impressive.
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