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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) marked Samsung's first foray into making budget smartphones with premium builds, a ...Read more
You get a solid camera, decent display and nostalgic design with the Galaxy J7 Prime, but similarly priced budget phones offer more pizazz.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is an affordable midrange phablet on Boost Mobile that offers good bang for the buck compared with rivals.Read more
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5 editorial reviews
Size isn't everythingRead more
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Review | this article looks at critical aspects of the Galaxy Mega 5.3 usage model to help you decide if it is your best...Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 has just entered the scene: a cheap, but Note-like device, in terms of screen size. How does it hold up against the competition?Read more
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7 editorial reviews
It's got a huge screen and it's just plain big, but is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 the right phone for you? Find out in our review.Read more
Screen size. Just like last year was the year of the multi-core processor, 2013 is surely the year of the big screen. There was a time when 5 inches of...Read more
Get the pros and cons, key specs, and reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 from users, Engadget editors, and other tech reviewers.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Broadcom BCM28155Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Broadcom VideoCore IVQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory3 GB1.5GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in6.3 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi190.0 ppi233.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Scene modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self timeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
White
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialMetal
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.97 in6.4 in6.6 in5.38 in
Width2.95 in3.24 in3.47 in2.75 in
Depth0.31 in0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz6.42 oz7.02 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h440.0 h420.0 h370.0 h
Talk time21.0 h12.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes

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