Whos watching this when the new note 8 came out with a 6.3 inch screen and one of the hottest phones lol I remember when the mega came out and we thought it was a joke haha
@@Praneel you literally don't have any 5" phones anymore because of the new aspect ratio You can find like 2017 phones 5" phones but they have 16:9 ratio
5" was considered fairly big back then lool. I think the whole going bezeless trend has kind of made big phones the norm. I mean the galaxy s10 plus with a 6.4" screen is actually smaller in the hand then this phone due to no bezels and the aspect ratio
@@Praneel ih have the Huawei P9 lite 2017 and I am quite unfortunate as I think that is one of the last phones Huawei produced with the 16:9 ratio... It's a decent phone but after the Android 8 battery is a pure dissapointment it charges fast but drains really quickly idk what it is... In 30 mins it chsrges to 60-70% but it drains so quickly and shuts down at 20-35% sometimes even 50%
Crazy that a 5.9 - 6.4 inch screen is the norm now in 2019 and a niche item in 2013. Really amazing how the smart phone market has developed over the years
Funny how 6.3 inch screen and 3200mah battery were considered huge in 2013....In 2019 a phone with these specs is a low tier budget phone...Tech really advanced fast
Also amazing how phones with the same size screen are actually smaller in the hand this phone. A galaxy s10 plus with a 6.4" screen is still smaller then the galaxy mega lol
@@-joo3033 Yes, but 6 years ago that was much bigger than other phone batteries. Should be noted that Apple still use a 2950mah battery in one of the iPhone X models. I was surprised at that
6.3 isn't that big nowadays, but what I miss is the lower aspect ratio, which made the screens wider. 21:9 of today is like holding a ruler, or an old tv remote. Bring back the 16:9 screens for us old timers!
I remember seeing one of these when i was younger. Looked huge compared to my dads iphone 5. Now its crazy to think my 6.8 inch S23 Ultra is bigger than this and feels normal
Using my Mega 6.3 here, and I feel that the huge screen coupled with med-specs is an interesting package and it's really nice for those who crave a big display but don't really play graphically intensive games or heavy multitasking.
All those 6+ inch phones these days are just 5.5 inch to 5.8 inch phones that have been stretched vertically. This is a true 6.3 inch phone, and if it had the same aspect ratio it'd likely be considered a 7+ inch phone.
Those old 6 inch phones from back in the day are not taller but it is wider. So that's the reason of why it's uncomfortable to hold it in the hand. I also do have a 6.3 inch phone and I could reach all four corners. (With Samsung One-Handed mode 😏)
Watching this in 2020, it's fascinating to see how things have progressed. I remember seeing people using Megas back in the day and quietly laughing at them to myself. It just looked ridiculous putting something the size of a tablet to your ear. Yet I ordered a 6.9" Ultra (which I'm still waiting for), and I'm thinking: I could still use another 1/2" or so of screen! But back then, a 6.3" screen didn't equate to a 6.5" phone... you had to take into account the massive bezels on all sides. It's interesting how our expectations advances with the tech; like with battery capacity. I realize certain features require more power, but 3200mAh is still 3200mAh, yet it's not good enough anymore. One thing I do miss from back in the day are removable backs. Personally, I'd take the ease of exchanging batteries over IP ratings. Before waterproofing, I've dropped many a phone into everything, from water to soda to pee. There wasn't a time where a quick recovery, some rice and a blow drier didn't save the day👍
So glad this got recommended. Hearing Marques awed by the overwhelmingly massive...wait for it...6.3 inch display had me laughing the hardest I've laughed all week. The whole thing was great. And it made me almost miss the days where a 3200mah battery could last a day and a half. Was also cool to see how he's changed over the years. So much of the core is there, but he's evolved a ton. Definitely going to look at some more older videos.
TH-cam loves MKBHD so much they push more of his ten year old reviews of by now obsolete phones than they do of newer tech channels reviewing current products. 😂
I got that phone yesterday. Yes, it is big, but I've already gotten somewhat used to it. I do a lot of traveling & wanted a phone that could double as a tablet as well. Saves on having to lug the netbook out. I do feel more comfortable using an ear piece to talk on the phone with though. The phone is a bit big for my hands to use for any long term talking. It's a pretty cool phone!
Congratulations on having the most 2014 comment in a video that is somehow trending (somewhat) 5 years later cuz tablet, netbook, Bluetooth earpiece, 6.3" "big" phone
I'm subscribed to your channel because you do great video reviews. Particularly, you hit the sweet spot of technical expertise blended with the common sense of what most people are looking for in actual use of the device. I pored way too much effort into selecting my next phone for the next two years. I'm 55 and my eyes and ears don't work as well as they did at 25. I even agonized over which operating system to use as I have used WP for four years and found it to be super easy, stable and fluid in use. My patience for the WP marketplace to catch up finally ran out. I ordered my Mega yesterday. Besides your review, I find it telling that almost all actual owners love it in use. I think it says a lot about how much optimization of hardware with software determines overall experience beyond pure specifications alone. A point you have commented on before. I don't game, I read and absorb media while traveling. Albeit getting long in the tooth, the Mega is a good all rounder without being excellent in any one area, and I thank you for helping us narrow our choices in the bewildering sea of tech choices. At $9.99 on contract with ATT, the Mega 6.3 is now in the bargain bin and the new Mega 2 is smaller at sub 6 inches. I'll keep watching even though I am no longer shopping! Intelligent, articulate and aspiring young people like you give my generation assurance that our future is bright.
Love it!! I have had the Galaxy s2 for almost two years and I'm surprised that I haven't gave up on it. But the battery life and I aren't getting along, as we'll as the random rebooting. So I believe that this will be the next upgrade for me. Thank you!
you always give the best reviews. although i dont understand really what the specs mean you have a way of not making the reviews look boring. your doing a great job keep it up
You do not need to be rooted to run 2 apps at the same time. The multi-window feature is available right out of the box. Even the Galaxy S3 can run 2 apps at the same time right out of the box on Android 4.1.2
This phone has 6.3 inch display and 3200 mAh battery what a monster phone Back in 2019 Samsung launch m30s with 6.4 inch display and 6000 mah battery totally normal
Hey Marques Brownlee... The experiment was a success., and the market has spoken, and they want bigger phone, Korea has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy W to Korea (Samsung galaxy mega 2 for the global market.) Price?. $ 350 to $ $ 400. I just hope the Galaxy Note 4 to the same size and will not hesitate to get it. Size? 7 inch retinal pleasure xD... 720p resolution, a quad-core processor at 1.2 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB expandable storage and a photo section that conforms to what is necessary, integrating cameras 2 and 8 megapixels. Finally the next BIG BIGGER REAL THING is here... THE PHABLET.
Yeaah, another episode of *Why is this in my recommendation?*
Ikr
I have the same shit happened to me and this phone is not even sold new anymore 😂😂😂
Same here ytvis wierd
Yep
Im a victim too
Marques has grown so much over the years. I’m so proud of him :)
I still watch this video yearly. Crazy how far we reached!
Whos watching this when the new note 8 came out with a 6.3 inch screen and one of the hottest phones lol I remember when the mega came out and we thought it was a joke haha
Jamani Bergh I'm watching this on a note 8 lol
I’m watching on a Samsung Galaxy S4
Interesting .. watching on my S8+
Watching on my s8
If the note 8 has a 16:9 aspect ratio. It is not that populair.
2019 and 6" is considered normal. 5.8" is considered a little too small (S10e) 😂
And 5inch?
@@Praneel you literally don't have any 5" phones anymore because of the new aspect ratio
You can find like 2017 phones 5" phones but they have 16:9 ratio
5" was considered fairly big back then lool. I think the whole going bezeless trend has kind of made big phones the norm. I mean the galaxy s10 plus with a 6.4" screen is actually smaller in the hand then this phone due to no bezels and the aspect ratio
@@ML19096 unless its a budget phone like alcatel 1 - 3v - nokia and i have alcatel 1 and i just wish it had 16:9 instead of the tall 18:9.
@@Praneel ih have the Huawei P9 lite 2017 and I am quite unfortunate as I think that is one of the last phones Huawei produced with the 16:9 ratio...
It's a decent phone but after the Android 8 battery is a pure dissapointment it charges fast but drains really quickly idk what it is... In 30 mins it chsrges to 60-70% but it drains so quickly and shuts down at 20-35% sometimes even 50%
Crazy that a 5.9 - 6.4 inch screen is the norm now in 2019 and a niche item in 2013. Really amazing how the smart phone market has developed over the years
I erased the original comment so you're left wondering how I got over 1.4k likes.
Stop
TFYSTMYLS
Exactly
hahaha i was wondering the same!
original comment.
I am from the future.. 😂 and 6inch phones are ruling here
No. 6 inch is small.
7 inch rules
I'm from YOUR future and I'm watching this on my Note 10+
Im from YOUR future and Im watching on my S20 Ultra
@@kenbee1957 im from the future I have the s20 ultra and say hi to covid 19
The camera on this phone sucked lol
Funny how 6.3 inch screen and 3200mah battery were considered huge in 2013....In 2019 a phone with these specs is a low tier budget phone...Tech really advanced fast
Currently on a 6.3 inch phone with 3750mah battery. $280 new lmao
Also amazing how phones with the same size screen are actually smaller in the hand this phone. A galaxy s10 plus with a 6.4" screen is still smaller then the galaxy mega lol
3200Mah is really small in 6.3 inch phone... My Honor 10 has 3400Mah and 5.84 inch display...
@@-joo3033 Yes, but 6 years ago that was much bigger than other phone batteries. Should be noted that Apple still use a 2950mah battery in one of the iPhone X models. I was surprised at that
@@nbain66 I had the Nokia lumia 1320...6Inch display and 3400Mah battery...
Samsung Galaxy Mega 720p AMOLED display in 2013!
Apple iPhone XR 720p LCD display in 2019!
*800p
mind blown
I owned a mega... Its not amoled
@@deepgeny1 Well MKBHD says it in the video
@@bebopman5 Yes
6.3 isn't that big nowadays, but what I miss is the lower aspect ratio, which made the screens wider. 21:9 of today is like holding a ruler, or an old tv remote. Bring back the 16:9 screens for us old timers!
16:10
@@ADeeSHUPA *pocket tablet intensifies*
then you have one option: iPhone 8 Plus, the catch? No more is updates
TH-cam just got a really good drug dealer recently
Oof
Why is this in my recommendation?
*Okay, first of all it's the TH-cam algorithm*
Stop
Fucking idiot just answered his own question
Don't
You remind me of a certain blue shirt kid
@@pog7059 LMAO
I remember seeing one of these when i was younger. Looked huge compared to my dads iphone 5. Now its crazy to think my 6.8 inch S23 Ultra is bigger than this and feels normal
screen real estate progresses over time, what a time to believe
i feel like phones back then were wider as well
My mom has one and when we went out to eat a waitress stopped her and asked "Is that the new note 4" LOL
Its bigger than the note 4
That's why I said lol
***** LOOLOLOL
+Anthony Alvarez lmfao 😂
RICHIESCO12 lol
Using my Mega 6.3 here, and I feel that the huge screen coupled with med-specs is an interesting package and it's really nice for those who crave a big display but don't really play graphically intensive games or heavy multitasking.
What's your opinion now?
There is high graphic games on phone 10 years ago? Wow
Why is this in my recommendation in 2019??
In all honesty, Marques has come so far
Whenever I see an old recommended video, I feel like I am time travelling.
Why is he even a amazed about a 6.3inch display??
Ohh wait a sec.....it's 2019...! :-P
All those 6+ inch phones these days are just 5.5 inch to 5.8 inch phones that have been stretched vertically. This is a true 6.3 inch phone, and if it had the same aspect ratio it'd likely be considered a 7+ inch phone.
Those old 6 inch phones from back in the day are not taller but it is wider.
So that's the reason of why it's uncomfortable to hold it in the hand.
I also do have a 6.3 inch phone and I could reach all four corners.
(With Samsung One-Handed mode 😏)
its 2020 and iphones r getting smaller and bigger the same time wtf
@@rrektless You're right. The Galaxy Mega is actually still wider then any modern Samsung phone.
3200mAh is a ridiculously large battery
-2014
Soon we will have on every phone 5000mAh and it would be normal or too low 😆
Andy Kantorovich sitting here watching on my 5000mah battery s20 ultra😂😅😅
@@zizikanaan2353 dude saaaaaame
im watching on my note 4
2013:the screen size is so big
2020:this screen size is standard
Watching this in 2020, it's fascinating to see how things have progressed. I remember seeing people using Megas back in the day and quietly laughing at them to myself. It just looked ridiculous putting something the size of a tablet to your ear. Yet I ordered a 6.9" Ultra (which I'm still waiting for), and I'm thinking: I could still use another 1/2" or so of screen! But back then, a 6.3" screen didn't equate to a 6.5" phone... you had to take into account the massive bezels on all sides. It's interesting how our expectations advances with the tech; like with battery capacity. I realize certain features require more power, but 3200mAh is still 3200mAh, yet it's not good enough anymore. One thing I do miss from back in the day are removable backs. Personally, I'd take the ease of exchanging batteries over IP ratings. Before waterproofing, I've dropped many a phone into everything, from water to soda to pee. There wasn't a time where a quick recovery, some rice and a blow drier didn't save the day👍
Yeah no I like exchangeable batteries but fuck using rice if I can have a waterproof phone lmao
So glad this got recommended. Hearing Marques awed by the overwhelmingly massive...wait for it...6.3 inch display had me laughing the hardest I've laughed all week. The whole thing was great. And it made me almost miss the days where a 3200mah battery could last a day and a half.
Was also cool to see how he's changed over the years. So much of the core is there, but he's evolved a ton.
Definitely going to look at some more older videos.
TH-cam loves MKBHD so much they push more of his ten year old reviews of by now obsolete phones than they do of newer tech channels reviewing current products. 😂
"We bought the 5 inch Galaxy s4" man times have changed😂
Wow old videos still hold up
It's crazy to watch this video back nearly 4 years on seeing how far your videos have come. Awesome stuff man!
I got that phone yesterday. Yes, it is big, but I've already gotten somewhat used to it. I do a lot of traveling & wanted a phone that could double as a tablet as well. Saves on having to lug the netbook out. I do feel more comfortable using an ear piece to talk on the phone with though. The phone is a bit big for my hands to use for any long term talking. It's a pretty cool phone!
Congratulations on having the most 2014 comment in a video that is somehow trending (somewhat) 5 years later
cuz tablet, netbook, Bluetooth earpiece, 6.3" "big" phone
R u still alive bro ???
Fast forward 5 years and I have a Note 9 with a 6.4" screen and it's Samsung's flagship. Look how far we've come
note 9 is smaller than this becuase this was 16.9 and is way wider. note 9 is just as long but not as wide
Nice, you got me YT, I clicked on this video 6 years later
Views on 16.04.2019 (1.072.121)
GO BIG OR GO HOME
Everyone else on TH-cam: ENDGAME
TH-cam itself: Galaxy Mega
This is still a great review but it's crazy how much more polished your videos have gotten in the last few years
I'm from the future 6.5 and 6.8 inch are the rulers now 😂🤣💯
Here in 2019, and seeing everyone's comments. Now these are norms.
Lol in the era of the s10
I'm subscribed to your channel because you do great video reviews. Particularly, you hit the sweet spot of technical expertise blended with the common sense of what most people are looking for in actual use of the device. I pored way too much effort into selecting my next phone for the next two years. I'm 55 and my eyes and ears don't work as well as they did at 25. I even agonized over which operating system to use as I have used WP for four years and found it to be super easy, stable and fluid in use. My patience for the WP marketplace to catch up finally ran out. I ordered my Mega yesterday. Besides your review, I find it telling that almost all actual owners love it in use. I think it says a lot about how much optimization of hardware with software determines overall experience beyond pure specifications alone. A point you have commented on before. I don't game, I read and absorb media while traveling. Albeit getting long in the tooth, the Mega is a good all rounder without being excellent in any one area, and I thank you for helping us narrow our choices in the bewildering sea of tech choices. At $9.99 on contract with ATT, the Mega 6.3 is now in the bargain bin and the new Mega 2 is smaller at sub 6 inches. I'll keep watching even though I am no longer shopping! Intelligent, articulate and aspiring young people like you give my generation assurance that our future is bright.
Most people don’t seem to realize that a 6.3in screen then is the same size phone as a 6.8in screen today, because of thicker bezels back then.
Yup the bezels make all the difference and the size ratio for phones were different then much more wider I miss wider screens.
I'm from the "Every iPhone" video.
What's up, me too
It's interesting watching theses old reviews.
Mega 6.3 is not that bad.. cheap and good.. RECOMENDED
or this phone is for someone who wants a big ass screen for pokemon emulators
THIS! I remember when my sister bought this phone and showed it to me. First thing I did was play Leafgreen.
Love it!! I have had the Galaxy s2 for almost two years and I'm surprised that I haven't gave up on it. But the battery life and I aren't getting along, as we'll as the random rebooting. So I believe that this will be the next upgrade for me. Thank you!
2013:too big for my jeans
2019:carries a note 9 in jeans
In the same jeans :))
The old Instagram icon! 🤣
you always give the best reviews. although i dont understand really what the specs mean you have a way of not making the reviews look boring. your doing a great job keep it up
who is here after the new galaxy fold video 😌
You eat a lot of Cheerios
Lol
lmao xddd LOL
Damn! My boy's arms are looking like a broom sticks😂
I'm here from 2022 we have 21/9 Imax cinematic ratio screens with 4k resolution .5G foldable devices.
How many cameras do you have on the back in 2022. We have 3 or 4
Philipp Hotter 5
How much does it cost over there? Ill start saving for that now
Watching this on my Samsung Galaxy A50 😅 Well, time flies like an arrow 🔥
Someone brought one of these into my work today and we were all amazed by it. Absolutely gargantuan device
Okay, now it's just nostalgia.
People calling this phone a joke back then will now call it 'ahead of its time' :p
Arman Salim it wasn't ahead of its time, it was a piece of garbage.
Good to hear someone who actually gets what the manufacturer was trying to do as far as optimize run time, sacrificing resolution and other features.
Biggest battery 3200mAh, should i tell him?
Watching in 2019 because for some reason it was on my recommendation list 😂
remember when 6.3 inch big?
*laughs in note 10 plus*
So. This is 2019. Not sure what the algorithm be smokin.
It's due to a jump shift into an alternate universe ,seriously
That phone was ahead of its time, lol
Crazy how that screen size is like the norm nowadays and that battery is miniscule at this point. Times have changed
TH-cam we are in 2019 not 2013
I don't know why the heck did this vid showed up on my recommended vids today!! 04.05.2019
This is insane. We have come so far. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
1:45 Wait, thats actually the headphone jack?
Yeah it was a common thing til 2016
Sometimes I like TH-cam's algorithm 😂
2024 here, this phone is still taller and wider than the s24 ultra
Oh TH-cam.. thx for this 5 (almost 6) years old recommendation lol
ya thank youtube for bringing me to u now i can master bates
Screw the damn algorithm TH-cam, who else watchin this in 2019?
I love your reviews keep it up your like the only person that is all about the phones.
What i like from this phone is..
Big battery life and the big screen.. ;)
not anymore in 2018
I hope they make a mega 2
They did :P
WAIT THEY DID?
No they didn't :-P
Bhaskar Malik They just did!
:P
Ah the good ol days. Now days you have to open a Galaxy fold to get that "Phablet" effect.
watching this in 2018
Every phone is this size now lol
2021 here, my S20 has a 4000mah battery, a 6.3 inch screen and it's the smallest model in the s20 lineup.
In 2024 here I am watching this on a 6.8 inch screen
First, that is a lot of cheerios. Second, is it possible to run 2 apps on screen at the same time say texting and youtube?
Yes you can run multiple on the screen simultaneously e.g. texting & youtube or streaming via the browser.
Berelore Yes. With root, Xposed & XHalo
You do not need to be rooted to run 2 apps at the same time. The multi-window feature is available right out of the box. Even the Galaxy S3 can run 2 apps at the same time right out of the box on Android 4.1.2
Removable phone backs 💔
Its fun going back in time to see how technology which once was unthinkable to not even matching to reality of today's standard.
Throwback to when we could remove our back panel and batteries
This phone has 6.3 inch display and 3200 mAh battery what a monster phone
Back in 2019 Samsung launch m30s with 6.4 inch display and 6000 mah battery totally normal
Great review Marques! Probably the best one for the Galaxy Mega! Thank you and keep on!
Then: Galaxy mega is gigantic with the 6.3 inch display
Now: 6 inches is the standard for smartphone screens..
Times change
Now most are over 6.5 inch, you can't even get one below 6.2 in 2022.......
We need a Samsung mega 2
Every samsung is samsung mega now in terms of screen size
what's surprising is that 6 years later, his voice barely changed at all.
watching this in 2019 is a little ... trippy almost
Lol
Who came here after the S20 video
Best review I have seen so far well done!!!
Hey Marques Brownlee... The experiment was a success., and the market has spoken, and they want bigger phone, Korea has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy W to Korea (Samsung galaxy mega 2 for the global market.) Price?. $ 350 to $ $ 400. I just hope the Galaxy Note 4 to the same size and will not hesitate to get it. Size? 7 inch retinal pleasure xD... 720p resolution, a quad-core processor at 1.2 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB expandable storage and a photo section that conforms to what is necessary, integrating cameras 2 and 8 megapixels. Finally the next BIG BIGGER REAL THING is here... THE PHABLET.
Lol yea
Another game of 'Why is this in my recommended?!" !
I had this phome & the battery life is amazing!! I really liked it.
Hell yeah! 3200 mAh is awesome and many high-end phones have it too. :D
i am from future 2027 we have 7 inch screens now
There's already 7inch screen phone before 2020
Now 6 years later phones below 6.5 inches are being considered small😂😂😂😂 time changes
Idk if small but I would say that 6'1 - 6'5 inches it's the standard, below 6 in it's definitely "small" lol
Below 6 inches not 6.5
Yellow Snow but those modern phones are so thin you end up with a 5" screen when watching videos or plating videogames 😂.
watching this on 2021 - loving baby Marques.
TH-cam is smoking some high level sh** compared to me , to put this in recommended..🤣🤣🤣
Dude amazing review! keep it up! I'm considering on getting this phone and your review covered all I needed to know.
lol watching in 2017 and 3200 mah is meh in this point in time.
longlostpotato ._. hahaha i have one too and we are in the same situation
6 inch screens are meh at this point in time.
Alex 2017 What’s the mWh rating of these batteries as mAh does not mean anything
@Vitor Cavalcanti what phone? I'm using s10+ 6.4 inch 4100 mah
Still more than most Iphones lul
Congratulations TH-cam! You are teaching me Smartphone History!
i know its been out a while now, but im interested in this model now. first time watching your channel. good review man.
2023: 8" screen
No shade but did MKBHD have anorexia back then