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Samsung is kicking off Mobile World Congress early with a pair of Android devices that’ll both dazzle and disappoint. Earlier, we heard about the the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 2, an Ice Cream Sandwich tablet that’ll replace the current 10-inch Galaxy Tab. Now its time to say hello to the Galaxy Beam. The Beam is your standard dual-core Android phone, except it has a 15 lumens projector, which will let you project your video clips, maps, and presentations as an image up to 50-feet wide. It’s designed to work well in your home, lecture hall or conference room.
Besides its ability to project, the Beam also sports a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch (WVGA:480×800) TFT display, Quad-band 14.4 Mbps HSPA connectivity, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone ships with 8GB of internal memory and a microSD slot that’ll support up to 32 GB. Unlike the Galaxy Tab 2 which will ship with Android 4.0, the Galaxy Beam will sadly debut with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
If you’re looking for a projector phone, the Beam may be worth a closer look. Otherwise, you’ll want to wait for some exciting, non-Gingerbread devices to come down the pike. MWC hasn’t even started yet and we expect to see several spectacular phones in the next few days.
[Via Samsung]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
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