Galaxy Mega 6.3 unboxing (Video)

Samsung announced its newest line of smartphones (made for giants) back in April: Galaxy Mega. If the name isn’t indication enough, maybe the screen sizes of these phones will get your phablet flags waving, as Mr. Fisher would say. The Mega comes in two sizes – 5.8 and 6.3-inches. Huge, at least for being marketed as a simply a phone, is an ...

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Galaxy S 4 Active render shows waterproof Android in gray for AT&T

While nothing’s yet to go official, it sure feels like a lot of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active’s story has already been revealed. We’ve seen what sure seems to be the phone in the flesh, checked out some specs, and heard about a possible AT&T launch. Today we add to that tale with the first leaked ...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Coming To U.K. In July

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, together with the 5.8, were introduced last month by the South Korean phone maker and the largest among the two will apparently arrive in the U.K. in July. That’s not exactly in-line with the rumored availability dates but later is always better than never. Those who love their big screens know to expect a 6.3-inch display with HD resolution (at 233PPI), 1.7GHz Dual Core ...

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Samsung Getting Galaxy Mega 6.3 Ready for AT&T?

Ready to start-off the week with a little bit of a smartphone mystery? We’ve got one for you that crosses paths with a few different lines of Samsung handsets, and really leaves us wondering just what the hardware could really be. Try to follow along with us and learn what we know about the so-called Samsung Melius. According to tipster superstar evleaks, the Samsung Melius will be an upcoming Android phone, model SGH-I527, for AT&T. The first twist is that the name Melius is one that has been previously associated with Samsung’s ...

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Samsung Galaxy Release Dates Rumored

The Galaxy S 4 may be the Samsung Android getting the bulk of the market’s attention, but it’s far from alone as a 2013 addition to the company’s lineup. Lately, we’ve been talking about a whole bunch of new Samsung devices, from those that have already gone official, like the two Galaxy Mega models, to ones that remain the stuff of rumors, like the Galaxy S 4 Active and S 4 Zoom, which

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Which Samsung Galaxy Mega Is Right For You?

Apparently Samsung wants to create a phone and/or tablet that’s perfect for every person on the face of the planet — even if that takes 7 billion different models. Okay, that may be a bit of an over-statement, but honestly! Samsung, can’t you do something about your runaway screen sizes? The Galaxy Note II has a diagonal screen measurement of 5.5-inches. That’s a pretty big “phone”. It’s so big, in fact, that we had to coin a new term to describe it: the ...

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Who Is Samsung’s Galaxy Mega For?

It seems Android smartphone superstar Samsung won’t be happy until it offers a Galaxy device at every possible screen size and price point. That’s a trend we’ve been commenting on for a while, but we’re not talking about brand dilution or new product categories today. The Galaxy product line seems in no danger of foundering under the weight of its wide selection, and the latest products out of Seoul aren’t exactly blazing a new trail in form factor. They’re ...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega, Microsoft 7-inch Surface, Optimus G Pro for AT&T & More – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Nexus 10 Cover finally arriving at the Google Play store. Later it’s Nokia talk as we go through their software updates and also the leaked video of the Lumia 920 getting tap to wake in the near future. Microsoft follows as we talk about a possible Surface 7-inch tablet. The LG Optimus G Pro is next as it’s rumored for an AT&T launch soon and we’ve also got news of the software Value Pack reaching current customers with some major enhancements. We end today’s show talking about the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 ...

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Samsung Announces Galaxy Mega 6.3, 5.8 Jumbo-Phones

We’ve been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy Mega lately but for those in the market for a jumbo-phone the South Korean manufacturer has just announces its latest additions to the Galaxy line-up, the Mega with two screen sizes: 6.3-, and 5.8-inches. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 packs a 6.3-inch screen with HD resolution, 1.7GHz Dual Core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8 and 16GB Internal Memory variants (expandable via microSD cards to 64GB), eight-megapixel main shooter in addition to the 1.9-megapixel ...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega Series Specs Get Rumored

Last week, we heard that Samsung might be expanding beyond the confines of its Galaxy Note lineup when it comes to the company’s phablet offerings, and could be planning to release a pair of so-called Galaxy Mega handsets, measuring-in with 5.8 and 6.3-inch screens. We had little but those sizes to go on earlier, but now some new info on the pair has arrived, attempting to describe their hardware in a little more detail. As you should have been able to tell from the pic accompanying the earlier news (and up top again ...

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 038

Sometimes you just have to schedule a podcast a few hours before a major news event, and as a result you’ve got to scramble to come up with some valid-sounding speculation about just how useful a Facebook Phone could really be. It’s not like we haven’t tossed this notion around before, but doing it on the air, off-the-cuff, imbues our lives with a certain energy, a certain je ne sais quoi, if you will. Or even if you won’t. Whatever; we have a good time riffing. You’ll listen and like it! Ahem. All that, plus some chat on just how big a copycat LG’s ...

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HTC One AT&T Pre-Order, Galaxy Mega Rumors, Steve Jobs Next iPhones & More – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the HTC One pre-orders on AT&T and Sprint aside from some RadioShack deals. Then we talk about the first leaks of an “HTC First”, and no, we’re not forgetting a part of the name. Then it’s Windows Blue rumors, as it’s believed that the final name for it will be Windows 8.1. Later we talk about the iPhone, as it’s rumored that the next two versions of the iPhone were decided on when Steve Jobs was still alive. We end today’s show talking about some new Samsung phablets being the Galaxy Mega ...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.3 The Next Big Thing

Those of you wondering which of the two screen sizes rumored for the next Galaxy Note was real, well it turns out both might become a reality. For the longest time the web has been full of rumors of a 5.9-inch or 6.3-inch Galaxy Note III, but now we’ve got new leaks talking about a new brand of phablets coming to Samsung dubbed the Galaxy Mega line-up. Yes, this is not just one device, one phablet is the Galaxy Mega 5.8, which gets is name because of the 5.8-inch display rumored, as opposed to the 5.9-inch display rumored on the Note III. Then we’ve got the Galaxy Mega 6.3, ...

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