The Mother of all Android phones is here. Samsung has just announced an addition to its GALAXY family of phones – the Mega 6.3 inch Android phone.

Despite the fact that it has the largest screen in any phone yet, it is ultra-thin & portable enough to be put into a pocket. The GALAXY Mega, says Samsung, offers a mix of popular smartphone & Tablet features such as a split screen, multitasking between video & other apps, & more.

“We are aware of a great potential in the bigger screen for extensive viewing multimedia, web browsing, and more,” said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Business, Samsung Electronics. “We are excited to provide another choice to meet our consumers’ varying lifestyles, all while maintaining the high-quality features of the award-winning Galaxy series.”

The 6.3-inch GALAXY Mega is powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, & houses 1.5GB of RAM. It also runs Android version 4.2 (Jelly Bean), albeit with Samsung’s usual TouchWiz skin slapped on top.

The Phablet will be available as either an 8GB or 16GB variant, plus there will be a microSD slot for up to 64GB of additional memory. The device is also LTE-enabled.

There will be another “smaller” version of the GALAXY Mega with a 5.8-inch screen. Both variants come with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, & a 1.9-megapixel camera on the front.

The phone will start selling from May onwards but there’s no word on the pricing yet.

You may click here to read Samsung’s press statement on the Mega.

Image credit: Samsung

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