I was in the market for a smart touch-screen phone, and I've been looking around for the past year or so. When the Samsung Beam came onto the market, I knew it was the phone for me. Not only does it have all of the features that smart phone users have become accustomed to, but the built-in projector...

If you're looking for a razor-thin phone, bleeding-edge speed and the greatest camera, look elsewhere. This is a chunky mid-range performer with all the usual Android features.. a nice enough touchscreen, great sat nav, an average camera.

I used to work in a mobile phone store so used to the latest tech, so my expectation of a phone that's not top of the range was quite low. But this thing kept up with my galaxy note 2 and my s3 for almost everything. RAM a little low but only because I use so many apps on it.

- Samsung I 8530 Galaxy BEAM ( WiFi ) Pros and Cons: Excellent projector, smooth handling, great quality, Worth buying. - Why do you like or dislike? I like the quality and easy to handle projector of this mobile and great sound.

Samsung Beam is a great buy for professional who need to give presentations on the go. This phone doubles up as a projector, is easy to carry and does not require any power or display cables. It is an excellent replacement for pocket projectors too. And as of now, has no viable alternative.

Pico projectors made the headlines a few years back, but then, who would have thought even these could actually be condensed into the size of a mobile phone? Thanks to Samsung, the concept of pico projectors that retain not only the shape and size but the capabilities of a handphone have...

Good projector performance with well-suited apps; Extremely responsive UI; Great battery life; Beautiful 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display

Samsung UI features that cannot be disabled mar the Android experience; Bulky physical appearance; Decidedly average multimedia capabilities

And here it is in our hands, one of the more notable handsets in recent memory, the pico projector-laden Samsung Galaxy Beam . We remember how excited we were in 2009 when we handled the first Samsung phone with built-in projector, the I7410 , and the next year when the first Beam made its way to...

Built-in 15 lumen pico projector; Large capacity battery plus a spare one in the box

Camera pictures oftentimes come with a yellowish overcast

Samsung just unveiled a mid-range samsung Galaxy Beam Android phone with a twist – it comes with an integrated HD projector

A pocket projector probably isn't at the top of most people's mobile must-haves, including ours, but once we tried it, we loved using this. It's a fun way to show off pictures and a great way to watch movies with more than few people if a screen just isn't handy.

Projector that easily manages 32-inch image; intuitive interface; solid build and design; excellent battery life

Aging Android Gingerbread OS; mediocre stills camera

Samsung's Galaxy Beam is a high-end Android smartphone with a unique trick up its sleeve – an in-built projector capable of projecting a 50 inch image onto a wall or screen! This is a really handy feature, allowing you to watch multimedia, play games or give a presentation on a big screen without...