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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi233.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height6.22 in6.6 in6.28 in
Width3.06 in3.47 in2.89 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight6.07 oz7.02 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

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+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2915.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h420.0 h
N/A
Talk time24.0 h17.0 h24.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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