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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
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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 4.4Android 4.0Android 4.2Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960TQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1.5GB1 GB2 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size6.3 in4.5 in5.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
N/A
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density233.0 ppi323.0 ppi441.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.4 f2.0 f
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
8x
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx1.3 Mpx2.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSDmicroSD

Dimensions

Height6.6 in5.09 in5.67 in5.35 in
Width3.47 in2.65 in2.91 in2.71 in
Depth0.31 in0.37 in0.33 in0.42 in
Weight7.02 oz5.22 oz5.96 oz
N/A

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.14.03.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Video outputMHL
N/A
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGPSGPS
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh1850.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h450.0 h850.0 h
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Talk time17.0 h7.0 h15.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
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Wireless charging no
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