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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz1.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
RAM memory3 GB1.5GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T760 MP8

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.3 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1125 x 2436 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
AMOLED
Pixel density458.0 ppi233.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRyesnono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 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 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernoyesno
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.65 in6.6 in6.08 in
Width2.79 in3.47 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight6.14 oz7.02 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Face scanneryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputNoMHLNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
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 transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2716.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time39.0 h420.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyesnono
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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