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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
Editiorial reviews
23
4.5 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
58 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreDual-core
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650ARM Mali-T760 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
MediaTek MT6752Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi312.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
N/A
  • White
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.22 in5.12 in6.6 in
Width3.06 in2.52 in3.47 in
Depth0.28 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz
N/A
7.02 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 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
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2915.0 mAh2500.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
420.0 h
Talk time24.0 h
N/A
17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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