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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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43
4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A8Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.3 in5.7 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi233.0 ppi518.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

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

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.44 in6.6 in6.08 in6.28 in
Width2.64 in3.47 in2.98 in2.89 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.27 in0.32 in
Weight4.55 oz7.02 oz5.4 oz6.1 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Dual sim support
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
no
DLNA certified
N/A
yesnono
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 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
N/A
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
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
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h420.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h20.0 h24.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnono
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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