SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Mega 6.3 review: A 2013 super-sized phone that blurred the line between phablet and tablet.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2013·$500
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#18 of 28
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

When phones got truly enormous.

The Galaxy Mega 6.3 pushed size to the extreme in 2013 — a 6.3-inch phone that was nearly a small tablet. The HD-on-huge-panel and modest internals were the costs, but it foreshadowed the big-screen future that became normal a few years later.

01Display

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeTFT LCD
Size6.3 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

52/100

52/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2013.

Main8 MP, f/2.6, LED flash
Video1080p
Front1.9 MP

03Performance

46/100

46/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetExynos 5 Dual 1.7 GHz
RAM1.5 GB
Storage8 / 16 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for mid-range phones of 2013.

Capacity3,200 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 400 hours

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.

06Value

52/100

52/100 trails the 57-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2013.

What works
  • Enormous 6.3" screen for media.
  • Big 3,200 mAh removable battery.
  • microSD + jack.
  • Affordable big-screen option.
What doesn't
  • Only HD resolution on a huge panel.
  • Just 1.5 GB RAM.
  • Unwieldy 88 mm wide.
  • Mid-tier dual-core chip.
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? .