Design
With a familiar rounded-rectangle design and slim bezel, the Galaxy Mega appearances like a stretched-out Galaxy S4. Keep in mind that this is a two-handed gadget; we merely could not reach our thumb throughout the display to tap the Phone icon, and we had to rearrange the Mega in our hand simply to push the house button.
On its face, the Mega sports a 1.9-MP video camera above the display, and below that lies a physical house button. An 8-MP video camera sits on the back towards the top, while the words Galaxy Mega adorn the bottom.
Determining 6.6 x 3.5 x 0.3 inches and weighing 7 ounces, the Galaxy Mega overshadows most smartphones, however it's definitely not the heaviest or biggest in the phablet course. The HTC One Maximum (6.47 x 3.24 x 0.4 inches) and Nokia Lumia 1520 (6.40 x 3.36 x 0.34 inches) have smaller sized footprints-- owing to their smaller sized 6-inch and 5.9-inch displays, respectively-- however are thicker and weigh even more. The HTC One Maximum weighs 7.65 ounces), and the Nokia Lumia 1520 weighs 7.26 ounces.
Display
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) DisplayThe Mega's 6.3-inch display is favorably substantial, however you'll need to use a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, instead of the complete 1080p display on the HTC One Maximum and Lumia 1520. The One Maximum is a more expensive $149 on Sprint, while the 1520 expenses $99 on AT&T.
When we viewed a 1080p HD trailer for "Bounty Killer," we delighted in rich colors and information so clear that we can see specific hairs in Matthew Marsden's bristle. Laid-back games and Internet browsing were particularly satisfying, thanks to the adequate realty.
Outdoors, the Mega's bright display outshone any glare from the sun. Seeing angles were plenty broad, and we saw no distortion in images when we tilted the phone approximately 70 degrees.
Signing up 398 lux on our light meter, the Mega's brightness is on a par with the typical smartphone (399 lux), however dimmer than the HTC One Maximum (441 lux), the HTC One (459 lux) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (446 lux).
Audio
Matching the Mega's huge display is the charitable volume provided by the gadget's innocuous-looking speaker. When we played "It's Time" by Think of Dragons at complete volume, the music covered a little room. The tune's balanced clapping introduction seemed unique and round, and diva Dan Reynolds' voice sounded out clear and loud in the rousing chorus.
The Mega notched 83 dB on the LAPTOP COMPUTER Audio Test, which determines a tone dipped into complete volume on the gadget from 13 inches. That's louder than the typical smartphone (80 dB), the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 (81 dB), the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (82 dB) and the Verizon HTC One (81 dB with Beats audio improvement ).
Keyboard
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) KeyboardThe Mega's giant display manages it plenty of area for an easily sized keyboard. While the gadget provides a smaller sized keyboard that you can rearrange for simple single-handed use, we discovered it troublesome to kind on.
A gadget of this size virtually pleads to be utilized with a stylus, and while Samsung does not include its S Pen with the Mega, your finger works simply great. The Mega acknowledged our poultry scratch and precisely changed it to text.
Software application and Interface
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) HomescreenRunning Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, the Mega is missing out on a few of the functions discovered on its advanced siblings (such as Air Motion and Smart Display), however still provides a lot of awesome TouchWiz personalizations.
You can personalize the Mega's lock display with faster ways and widgets, and individualize 7 house displays nevertheless you such as. Swipe down the notices drawer to toggle a suite of setups, consisting of connection alternatives and Samsung-specific functions such as Multi Window and S Beam.
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) Split ScreenParticularly beneficial for a gadget this size is Samsung's Multi Window mode, which let us utilize several apps side by side. You can introduce up to 2 windows at a time on the Mega.
On the Mega, Samsung left out such functions as Smart Display (consisting of Smart Rotation, Stay Time out and Scroll) and Air Motion, however you're not going to miss out on those devices. Air Motion functions-- such as Quick Glimpse, Air Jump, Air Browse, Air Move and Air Call Accept-- need a various IR sensor that isn't really constructed into the Mega. You still get Air View, which lets you preview files or messages in your E-mail and Gallery apps by floating a fingertip over the display.
It's good to see that the Mega takes benefit of its bigger display in some methods. We 'd such as to see Samsung go further and use a comparable therapy to the Settings app and various other apps.
Keep in mind that this is a two-handed gadget; we merely could not reach our thumb throughout the display to tap the Phone icon, and we had to rearrange the Mega in our hand simply to push the house button.
On its face, the Mega sports a 1.9-MP video camera above the display, and below that lies a physical house button. Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) KeyboardThe Mega's giant display affords it plenty of area for an easily sized keyboard. On the Mega, Samsung omitted such functions as Smart Screen (consisting of Smart Rotation, Stay Time out and Scroll) and Air Gesture, but you're not going to miss those tools. It's good to see that the Mega takes benefit of its larger screen in some ways.
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