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while Samsung is continuing its quest to make a phone available in every single size but as the Galaxy mega 5.8 worth a look find out in our review hey everybody I'm Chris look now size-wise the Galaxy mega 5.8 is sandwiched in between the note 2 and the mega 6.3 but its specs are decidedly lower how much lower well let's take a look the Galaxy mega 5.8 gets its name from its 5.8 inch qHD display inside we're looking at a 1.4 gigahertz dual-core Broadcom CPU 1.5 gigs of ram and 8 gigs of internal storage expandable via microSD the primary rear facing camera is 8 megapixels and capable of 1080p video capture while the front facing camera is 1.9 megapixel providing the power we're looking at a 2600 milliamp hour battery the model we're reviewing is the duo's model which has slots for two sims but otherwise it's identical to the single sim model the design of the mega 5.8 is similar to its big brother the 6.3 except it's well smaller not too small though as it's still noticeably larger than the venerable galaxy note 2 like pretty much any other modern galaxy model the general setup and button layout are the same power button on the right volume rocker on the left headphone jack on top and USB port on the bottom even with the one-handed operation options this is still a tricky device to use with one hand generally you'll want to stick with two while you aren't happy that the mega 6.3 only had a 720p display the q HD resolution of 960 by 540 on the 5.8 is even less promising providing a pixel density of just 190 pixels per inch luckily things do look fairly good for the most part pixelation and lack of sharpness are definitely apparent if you look closely but most of the time you'll be holding the mega 5.8 far away enough that it shouldn't matter as this is a TFT display colors are well represented without being overly saturated though some buyers might be disappointed that this isn't one of Samsung's Super AMOLED displays the screen is generally pretty bright though it's glossy surface does make it somewhat hard to see in bright sunlight we usually don't see Broadcom CPUs and Samsung devices so we were interested to see how the mega 5.8 would hold up in benchmarks as usual we started with antutu benchmark we run the test ten times and while sometimes scores are nearly identical every time this time they varied quite a bit we saw scores ranging from the high 7000 to the low 10000 our final average score was 9000 419 next we turn to Epic Citadel the ultra high quality setting wasn't available so first we try high quality mode reaching an average frame rate of 50 6.1 frames per second high performance mode barely made a difference with an average frame rate of 56 point 7 frames per second the hardware is powerful enough to keep the UI responsive and apps running smoothly but you might want to look elsewhere if you're planning on heavy gaming the galaxy mega 5.8 runs Android 4.2.2 with the latest version of Samsung's TouchWiz UI like the mega 6.3 the 5.8 includes a landscape or tablet mode though you probably won't want to use this for simple things like making a call if you're using the device for entertainment it's definitely handy since no carrier had got their hands on our review unit there's thankfully very little bloatware included Samsung has its usual suite of apps included S Memo s planner s translator s voice and its own app store but even apps we usually see like Flipboard aren't included which is nice given a smaller amount of internal storage the mega 5.8 has an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera just like the 6.3 like that phone photos are pretty much what you would expect from a mid-range device the camera UI includes quite a few shooting modes like auto beauty face best photo continuous shot best face sound & shot panorama and sports I took my test photos in auto mode with everything set to default except the resolution which I set to max colors are well represented though just like the 6.3 I thought that photos could have been a little sharper the 1080p video capture is solid and colors are as vivid here as they are with still photos my only real disappointment with the video is that no fun options like slow or fast motion are included though that really shouldn't be a surprise since they weren't available on the mega 6.3 either the 2600 milliamp hour battery and relatively modest hardware mean that you can expect a good deal of battery life out of the mega 5.8 after 16 hours of benchmarking testing and downloading a few apps the battery still had 68 percent capacity although the screen brightness was set fairly low and no Sims were installed even with fairly heavy use the mega 5.8 should hold up to a full day no matter how long we're talking if you find yourself running out of juice a power saving mode is available in settings the Galaxy mega 5.8 is one of those phones words kind of hard to figure out who it's for now if you want a big phone with mid-range specs the Galaxy mega 6.3 is the better choice and it can be found for about the same price which is around five hundred and fifty dollars right now now the note 2 is similar in size and better in pretty much every way if you need dual Sims however the Galaxy mega 5.8 isn't a bad choice if you want to know more we have a written companion to this video at Android authority comm you can find the link in the description make sure to stay tuned to android authority for more reviews news QA giveaways and more i'm chris whoop and as always thanks for watching