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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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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 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory1.5GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
TN TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticGlass
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.6 in5.38 in5.47 in
Width3.47 in2.75 in2.79 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight7.02 oz4.59 oz5.15 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL

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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
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 UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2330.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h370.0 h550.0 h
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h11.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging noyesno

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