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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia TL Mobile Phone
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
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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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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
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.4Android 4.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz1.5 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelBroadcom BCM28155Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960TMediaTek MT6572
GPU modelBroadcom VideoCore IVQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1.5GB1.5GB1 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.3 in4.5 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density190.0 ppi233.0 ppi323.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Technology
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
N/A
IPS LCD
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.4 f
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.3 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB32GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.4 in6.6 in5.09 in5.35 in
Width3.24 in3.47 in2.65 in2.71 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.37 in0.42 in
Weight6.42 oz7.02 oz5.22 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.03.13.0 HS
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHL
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGPS
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh3200.0 mAh1850.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time440.0 h420.0 h450.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h17.0 h7.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

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