Samsung launches its biggest phablet Galaxy Mega at Rs 31,490

Samsung launched its biggest phablet,
Galaxy Mega, on Tuesday. The phablet is
available in two sizes, 5.8 inches and 6.3
inches, priced at Rs 25,100 and Rs 31,490
respectively. The Mega 5.8-inch weighs 182
grams, while its bigger iteration weighs 199
grams, both are fairly light for their sizes.
Samsung says Mega will fit in most pockets
and is targeted at users who love watching
videos on their phones. Galaxy Mega has an
8-MP rear camera with a 1.9-MP front
camera. Samsung's Story Album app helps
users organise their albums better.
"Consumers in India prefer large displays in
their smartphones owing to the time they
spend in extensive multimedia viewing and
more," Vineet Taneja, Country Head,
Samsung Mobile and Digital Imaging
Business said at the launch.
It comes with a variety of Samsung apps
such as Group Play (for easy sharing of
data), S Memo (notes), S Translator, etc.
Both Galaxy Mega 6.3 inches and 5.8 inches
run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 16 GB
internal memory and a microSD card slot
that supports up to 64 GB. Samsung says the
Mega has a battery life of around 12 hours
on 3G.
The Galaxy Mega has been launched with
two operator-specific data offers. Reliance
users will get 2 GB data per month free for
three months and unlimited access to
WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and BigFlix
movies. Vodafone users will get 2 GB 3G
data per month free for two months.
Samsung said its smartphone market share
is 47.4 per cent, while the same including
tablets is 43.4 per cent. These two Mega
phablets compete with Nokia Lumia 820,
Sony Xperia SP and HTC 8X.
This launch follows Samsung's launch of
the cheapest Android phone, Galaxy Star at
Rs 5,240.