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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.6 out of 5
7 user ratings
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-coreDual-core
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
Apple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi458.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnoyesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coating
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Light source
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • White
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Plastic
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height6.22 in5.65 in6.6 in
Width3.06 in2.79 in3.47 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz6.14 oz7.02 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
LightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2915.0 mAh2716.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h39.0 h420.0 h
Talk time24.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
Wireless charging noyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A

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