| Nokia N78 | Samsung Galaxy Beam |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Samsung |
| Model | N78 | Galaxy Beam |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 102 gram | 145.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 113 x 49 x 15 | 124.00 x 64.00 x 13.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 Megapixels. 8x digital zoom. Autofocus | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 720p |
| Second Camera | CIF (352 x 288 pixels) | 1.3 mgeapixel |
| Display size | 2.4 inches | 4.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16700000 |
| Display width | 240 | 480 |
| Display height | 320 | 800 |
| PPI | 166.67 | 233.24 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1 GHz dual-core |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 70 MB expandable with microSD card | 6 GB RAM. 8 GB storage, expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3/ AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+/ WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Java | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 320 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 260 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | NA | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |