The Samsung Galaxy Beam was one of the first mobile devices to pack in a built-in pico projector, however, it didn't do very well perhaps because of not-so-good tech specs and a rather bulky plastic build. Recently, a smartphone that looks to be the Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 was registered in Tenaa, China's mobile device database under the SM-G3858 model number. While it doesn't really name itself as the Galaxy Beam 2, the bump on the top looks remarkably similar but rather than go for a plastic build, this smartphone offers a brushed metal backside. Tech specs for the SM-G3858 include a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, microSD support, 4.66-inch display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution along with Android 4.2.2. Measuring in at 11.6mm thick, it is still quite bulky but not as thick as the original Galaxy Beam which was 12.5mm. For now, it looks to be released in China first, with a possible global rollout and Malaysia release date sometime later in 2014. Stay tuned for more updates.

Tiny Pico Projectors have been around for quite a while with attachments for various smartphones and even the Samsung Galaxy Beam which had a pico projector built-in. Plans for a tablet with a built-in Pico Projector have been in development for a few years as well and one of the first to reach us is the Promate lumiTab. The full tech specs for the Promate lumiTab are as follows:

• DLP LED (WVGA:854x480)
• 35 Lumens brightness
• More then 100-inch screen projection (1.5x)
• 7-inch 1024x600 wide viewing angle
• 1.5 Ghz TI OMAP4460 Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB storage + Micro SD card
• Hardware 1080p video decoding + 3D Graphics acceleration
• HDMI video output
• 2MP front camera + 2MP rear camera
• 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 + USB 2.0
• High-quality stereo loudspeakers
• Google Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
• 4800mAh Lithium Polymer battery
• 379g