Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 review: extra large medium

The size of the screen. As in the last year was the year of the multi processor - core, 2013 is undoubtedly the year of the big screen. There was a time when 5 inch diagonal size were considered to be exaggerated, but with every brand now flaunting a fullHD five-incher, seems to be the only way to go up.

And Samsung has done precisely that. With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 5.8 Mega Galaxy, Koreans are seeking to blur the boundaries between phone and phablet even more and add more inches to their repertoire of screen sizes.

Official image of Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is the lower half of the new Mega duo, and if a screen 6.3 "is too big for you, then 5.8" may be just your size. In addition, even there may be some people who could still be considered a phone.

Do so, what 5.8 Mega offers that other large screen devices not? Is the optional dual-SIM support and more attractive prices the only redemptive quality has over the likes of the Samsung Galaxy note II? Addressed it all those questions and more, but first let's take a look at the main features at a glance.

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; Quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE; Dual-SIM version available5.8 "16M - color qHD (540 x 960) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UIDual-core 1.4 GHz CPU Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU1.5GB of RAM8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080 p video recording @ 30 fps, continuous automatic and stereo sound approach 1.9 MP front-facing camera, recordingDual 1080 p video shooting and dual video recording"Drama, shot, shot and soundDual band Wi-Fi b/g/nWi-Fi Direct and DLNAGPS with A-GPS, GLONASS8GB port slotmicroUSB storagemicroSD built-in USB card host and MHLBluetooth v4.0Standard 3.5 mm audio jack accelerometer and proximity sensorActive with dedicated mic2, 600mAh thickness battery9mm; noise cancellation 180g of weightBig, even for a phabletResolution in the lower part of the screen sizeMidrange performanceDesign is played a little by nowShared camera interface makes complicated framing

One thing to keep in mind with respect to the 5.8-inch screen is going with a reduction in the resolution of the screen, so it is still less pixels per inch than the Mega 6.3. We will not say that in 190ppi the screen is "bad", but you can obviously do not measure up to the screens ultra-crisp 400 + ppi of the latest 1080 p flagships.

Compared with the 6.3 Mega, seems that some additional sacrifices come from having a smaller screen. In terms of connectivity, ido gone they are NFC capabilities, the infrared port, as well as support for the new Wi-Fi standard 11ac. But let's keep in mind that Mega 6.3 does not come with a dual-SIM version, so it is not one-way traffic.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 in our Office

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is powered by a Broadcom SoC, with a dual core CPU - something that we've seen yet recorded at 1.4 GHz, so we're curious to see how it rates against CPU 1.7 GHz dual core of the Mega 6.3 Krait. The latter is expected to his rival in the garbage benchmark tests, but is the apparent difference in real-life situations?

But everything in due time - then, come take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 outside.