The Note 3 has been a solid phone for me the past 2 years. The size is a little large for most people one-handed, but it's good for me (I'm 6'3"/190cm tall) and I have dropped it and damaged the plastic edge, but it seems to have saved the screen (I immediately purchased an otterbox case to avoid further damage). Battery life could be better and the phone is frequently slow to respond-- or I'm just impatient.
I love the S pen, the hands free features, the screen size and quality. I like the base Android experience, but Samsung's interface isnt too bad and I like the consistency across Samsung phones (I've had a Captivate, S3 and the Note 3).
Overall, if you are close to power and can keep it charged, I recommend the phone. I'm contemplating the Note 5 b/c I've enjoyed this phone so much.
Loved that you could take still shots while video taping. Great for tapeing kids sports and dance recitials. Got awesome pics of my daughters karate kicks thatvway
I upgraded from a Galaxy SIII to this Note 3. I'm an engineer and I use my Note 3 for many tasks where i need the additional RAM space that allows no waiting between engineering apps. I rely on the camera for great pictures for recording details from my experiments. I like the interface, an improvement from the S3. The bigger screen also helps for visualization of Web pages. The internal 32GB for files and apps is great. Plus room to add more space for picture files or work files. The bigger screen also helps when using spreadsheets and documents. ... i could go on. I really like this phone and look forward to the next note upgrade
Pros: Inexpensive, Realistic color, Bright display, Durable, great battery life.