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Apple iPhone 6 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus
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4.5 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.6 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
85 %
4 stars
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7 editorial reviews
It's got a huge screen and it's just plain big, but is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 the right phone for you? Find out in our review.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
14 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz1.7 GHz
N/A
CPU coresDual-core6-coreDual-core
N/A
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1.5GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Apple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
N/A

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in6.3 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi458.0 ppi233.0 ppi490.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnoyesno
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light source
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Height6.22 in5.65 in6.6 in6.39 in
Width3.06 in2.79 in3.47 in3.23 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz6.14 oz7.02 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesnoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.04.0
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
LightningUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHL
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

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