I had an S3 and wanted to get this on release day but couldn't. Was going to just wait for the Note 4 at that point. Glad I didn't! This is my favorite phone since the Palm series (650, 700, Centro). Love having a stylus again. I owned the Galaxy SII, & 3, my wife and daughters have the S2 and two S4's so I know a bit about Samsung phones. I have other tablets and Samsung TV's too. This phone is extremely fast with more programs than my other phones had. 32GB of memory on board is a nice bonus. The screen is *beautiful* and it's easy to see the difference when I compare it to the S Series phones I have. The S-pen features I'm still learning, but it's really amazing what you can do with it. I made a great collage in S Note last night that in the past I had to create using a program like Photoshop on a desktop or laptop and that was highly impressive. Having the speaker at the bottom of the phone is much better than on the back of the phone especially if I lay the phone down. Hiccup free for all games. Fits my hand perfectly and I like the leather back and silver sides. My first white phone looks clean still after two months in my hand. Two minor gripes and one major: Minor: Pressing the home button accidentally while you are on the home page opens "My Magazine". It would be nice if it was just the swiping up motion. Instead they really put pressure on us to use "Flipboard" (aka "My Magazine") even though the device is well over $500 for us - and they give us a separate widget for it on another screen - and plenty customization options in every other facet. Minor: How could this phone not come with a headset? All of my other Galaxy's came with headsets. Major: I got into Samsung monitors and TV's because of the color reproduction as I'm a photographer in addition to my other night job. This phone's digital zoom kills the 13 Megapixel pic quality when you have to zoom out. So run and get close to your subject. Probably the worst camera visual quality of the Galaxy series. On the plus side, there are tons of features for the camera that I haven't had enough time to finish playing with (but they would not affect the zoom quality). Not bad enough for me to give it a 4 star. The good far outweighs the bad.
I enjoy my galaxy note 3 so much the screen size is truly the sweet spot for perfect viewing size this thing is super fast very handy for quick notes pictures social and media consumption can't say enough good things about there are way too many too list best smart phone ever describes my current feelings you won't be disappointed.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color
I went from an iPhone 5 to a Galaxy Note 2 and now the Note 3. While I loved the Note 2 the Note 3 is amazing. I speed the memory and battery life is unsurpassed and I do not know how Samsung will top this phone. It is stylish, lightweight, and just the feel of the phone in your hand is amazing. The improvements with S note and the S pen make my life easier with my business.
I freaking love this phone! I have had every Galaxy S model phone Samsung has put out (Except the S4) and I am still impressed every time. The only issue I seem to be having is a rouge app that keeps draining my battery and is impossible to find but that's not the fault of Samsung...or at least I don't think it is.
I love my Galaxy Note 3! The features are fantastic, its blazing fast too! The only regret I had is I had to pay full msrp price for the phone due to no upgrade available, but I am glad I did! I cannot wait till KitKat 4.4 to make this fantastic phone even better!
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, fast processor