The two are priced at Rs. 25,100 ($450 / €349) and Rs. 31,490 ($565 / €438), respectively

May 28, 2013 07:29 GMT  ·  By

Today, Samsung made both the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and the Galaxy Mega 6.3 smartphones official in India, announcing their availability starting with the first half of the next month.

In fact, the company confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is set to become available for purchase as soon as next week, with a price tag of Rs. 25,100 ($450 / €349) attached to it.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, on the other hand, will hit the market by mid-June, priced at Rs. 31,490 ($565 / €438).

The Galaxy Mega 5.8 smartphone was made official with a qHD (960 x 540 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen, while packing a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor inside, paired with 1.5 GB RAM.

Furthermore, the new device sports 8GB of internal memory, complemented by a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 64GB of additional storage space. It also features Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby capabilities.

The handset packs an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording, as well as a 1.9MP camera on the front, so as to allow users to make video calls while on the go.

At the same time, the smartphone hits the market with 3G HSPA+21Mbps, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS+GLONASS, and a 2600 mAh battery packed inside, as well as with Google’s Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS loaded on top.

Galaxy Mega 6.3 was unveiled with a 1280 x 720 pixels screen and with a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor inside, also paired with 1.5GB of RAM.

The smartphone sports 16GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, and a 3200 mAh battery, with the rest of its specs being similar to those of Galaxy Mega 5.8, its smaller brother.

However, the larger smartphone is thinner, measuring only 7.9mm, compared to 9.0mm on the smaller Galaxy Mega 5.8.

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