Thursday, July 25, 2013

Smart expands coverage of LTE in over 170 cities and municipalities across the country and offering their Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE!


Check out, Smart LTE is now present in over 170 cities and municipalities across the country, including the province of Rizal, North Luzon, South Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Smart LTE also covers all 17 cities and municipalities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela.


The increasing number of areas covered allows Smart subscribers using LTE-compatible devices to wirelessly access the Internet at speeds of up to 42 megabytes per second (Mbps). This means enjoying movies or videos, uploading or downloading photos, among others, on their mobile device with no lag, no buffering, and no delays.

To get more people to experience and take advantage of LTE, Smart disclosed that that it will exclusively carry the new Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3”, one of the world’s most advanced Android ‘phablets’. A phablet is a ‘hybrid’ category of smartphones that offer the supersized screen of a tablet.

Available at Smart All-In Plan 1200*, and free at Unli Data Plan 2000**, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3” is the largest LTE-capable smartphone in the market today, bringing into one handy device the perfect combination of super-fast LTE connectivity and the maximized viewing experience of a phablet.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Specifications
6.3-inch HD (1280x720) capacitive display (233ppi)
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with TouchWiz UI
1.7GHz dual-core Exynos 5250 processor
Cortex-A15 with Mali-T604 GPU
1.5GB of RAM
8GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 64GB
8MP autofocus camera with LED flash
1080p@30fps Full HD video recording
1.9MP front-facing camera
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
HSDPA 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps / LTE 100/50Mbps
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
3G (UMTS 850/900/1900/2100)
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Li-Ion 3,200mAh battery
167.6 x 88 x 8mm (dimension)
199g (weight)
Color: Black and White
Price Prepaid: Php25,500

Here are the various postpaid plans where the Galaxy Mega 6.3 is available:

Smart All-In Plan plans:
All-In Plan 500: Php18,000 cash out
All-In Plan 800: Php15,000 cash out
All-In Plan 1200: Php12,000 cash out or Php500 for 24-month installment
All-In Plan 1800: Php7,000 cash out
All-In Plan 2500: FREE
Smart Unli Data Plans:
Unli Data Plan 1500: P4,000 cash-out
Unli Data Plan 2000: FREE