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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A8
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650PowerVR GX6650Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in6.3 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi401.0 ppi233.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
yesnono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
Memory card reader
N/A
noyesno
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in6.22 in6.6 in6.08 in
Width2.64 in3.06 in3.47 in2.98 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight4.55 oz6.07 oz7.02 oz5.4 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificMHLNo
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 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
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh2915.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h384.0 h420.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h24.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyesno
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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