SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Mega 6.3 review: Gigantic 6.3" phablet from the pre-large-phone era.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2013·$550
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#8 of 28
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Before phones got big.

Galaxy Mega 6.3 was almost comically large in 2013, when most phones were under 5". Its low-res screen and weak chip drew mockery, but it foreshadowed the big-screen era that the entire industry would soon embrace.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2013.

TypeTFT LCD
Size6.3 inches
Resolution720 x 1280 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2013.

Main8 MP, f/2.6
Selfie1.9 MP

03Performance

48/100

48/100 trails the 53-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2013.

ChipsetExynos 5 dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPUPowerVR SGX544

04Battery

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2013 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3200 mAh removable

05Build

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Huge 6.3" screen before big phones were normal
  • Big 3200 mAh removable battery
  • microSD expansion
What doesn't
  • Low pixel density at 720p across 6.3"
  • Weak dual-core chip
  • Unwieldy for most hands
Cross-shop it against
Apple iPad Air 2
$499 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 28-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .