{"id":650106,"date":"2013-04-02T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=626441"},"modified":"2013-04-02T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T16:00:10","slug":"samsungs-reported-galaxy-mega-to-be-a-6-3-inch-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650106","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s reported Galaxy Mega to be a 6.3-inch smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"

How large can Samsung phones get? Bigger than 6-inches diagonally if SamMobile’s sources are correct. The site has a fairly good track record of sharing Samsung’s inner workings before the company itself does and on Tuesday it reported that two large new Galaxy phones are in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Over<\/a>Both will reportedly be part of the Samsung Galaxy Mega brand: one with a 5.8-inch display and the other with a 6.3-inch screen. Up to now, Samsung’s largest smartphone is the Galaxy Note 2. I purchased one of these devices because I like the 5.5-inch display; it provides ample room to run two mobile apps on the screen<\/a> at the same time. The new Samsung Galaxy S 4 can do the same on its 5-inch screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So how likely is it that Samsung is going large with a Galaxy Mega line? I’d put the odds at better than 75 percent for a few reasons.<\/p>\n

First, the company is already taking advantage of larger screen sizes with custom Android software such as the multi-app feature. Second, it now has full HD resolution on its phones: The Galaxy S 4 screen resolution is 1920 x 1080 with a whopping 441 pixels per inch.<\/p>\n

It’s more likely that screens will increase in size to take advantage of the very high pixel density long before we see another jump in mobile screen resolution. And I don’t think its a coincidence that the Galaxy Note 3 was previously rumored to be 6.3-inches in size.<\/p>\n

If SamMobile is correct, we may not have a long wait for these two smartphones that are borderline tablets: Both are expected by mid-2013, which is just three short months away.<\/p>\n

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