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From Anandtech, BGR and PhoneArena :
AnandTech:
The Note 3 is an iterative product, that’s absolutely true, but the improvements in the Note 3 are pretty dramatic. It really does feel better, thinner, lighter all while having a bigger, more usable display. The silicon inside is incredibly quick, easily the fastest in the Android camp. It's also good to see Samsung on the forefront of RF technology here, implementing an envelope power tracker alongside Qualcomm's 3rd generation LTE modem. The combination results in a fairly robust, very high-end platform that is modern on both compute and modem/RF fronts. Given my affinity for the latter, I'm happy.
Battery life benefits from the large chassis and associated battery, as well as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 platform which seems to manage power a lot better than the outgoing Snapdragon 600. I was also impressed by the Galaxy Note 3's IO performance. Although it didn't beat the Moto X in random write IO performance, it came extremely close and absolutely destroyed everything else in sequential write speed. Samsung clearly went all out with the Note 3 and pretty much tried to win all of our tests. The beauty of that approach is it should lend itself to an awesome user experience.
BGR:
The Galaxy Note 3 is the best smartphone Samsung has ever made. In fact, the Note 3 is one of the best Android phones ever, period. It’s fast, it’s very capable, and unlike most smartphones these days, the S Pen and Samsung’s related software suite give the Note 3 genuinely compelling differentiation. This phone does things your phone can’t. Important, useful things that make your life easier.
While the massive size and plasticky build would prevent me from ever carrying the Note 3 personally, the size is a big draw for millions of smartphone users across the globe. And when it comes to supersized smartphones with screens that measure more than 5 inches diagonally, there is simply nothing on the market right now that can hold a candle to the Galaxy Note 3.
PhoneArena:
On top of all that, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is simply one balanced performing smartphone! At $300 with a 2-year contract, there’s no denying the fact that it’s an expensive cost, but as we’ve come to learn, the hefty pricing does come with some perks. The phablet category saw some new entrants into the space this year, but the Note 3 continues to be the best in its class.
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GSMArena:
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the phablet flagship for this year and the upcoming holiday season. Samsung made sure of it and despite having many opponents to shuffle through before it can get the user's seal of approval, the Galaxy Note 3 does offer something the competition just doesn't - the S Pen.
Oh a little bit I forgot in the AnandTech quote
The Galaxy Note 3 is more or less the fastest Android smartphone we've tested up to this point.
[ This Message was edited by: Tsepz_GP on 2013-10-02 16:09 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:02:50
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So poeple blindly trust the cons they read about the Note 3, but what about this one from the verge :
For all its branding bluster, the Xperia Z1’s 5-inch display is a letdown, just as the Xperia Z was. The expanded color range is nice to have, but it doesn’t offer distinguishably better images than any of the leading competitors such as HTC’s One series. It also does nothing to rectify Sony’s chronic weakness with displays: poor viewing angles. Colors start washing out as soon as you tilt the phone away from you, and seeing the Z1 sitting side by side with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 really puts the Sony phone to shame. So it’s the same old story: a pixel-dense 1080p display that is nevertheless a clear step behind the competition.
X-Reality, the big ace up Sony’s sleeve, turns out to actually do more harm than good. Watching The Great British Bake Off on BBC’s iPlayer, I noticed lots of excess sharpness added to the footage, which lent the show a very artificial look. Perhaps this kind of post-processing excess will work well with dark and moody sci-fi movies, but it really ruins the look of more natural and realistic scenes.
Source:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4784014/sony-xperia-z1-review
Note3:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/[....]4/samsung-galaxy-note-3-review[ This Message was edited by: rikken on 2013-10-02 16:10 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:05:51
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He had to find the ONE review that didn't have a good thing to say about the Note 3 amongst MANY from very credible sources like AnandTech, BGR, GSMArena etc...
Oh here's CNet's:
Stuffed into the Note is a stonking 2.3GHz quad-core processor, together with 3GB of RAM. Those are some seriously potent specs, so I wasn't surprised when it delivered the best scores on my benchmark tests that I've ever seen.
On the Geekbench 2 benchmark test, it achieved a whopping 4,139, casually beating the Xperia Z1's (the previous top performer) score of 3,706 and laughing in the face of its predecessor's 1,998. Its 22,487 result on the Quadrant test is again the best score I've ever had from a mobile device.
That really is an astonishing benchmark score.
Those are undeniably impressive scores, but it's important to take them with a pinch of salt. For one, Samsung has been accused of tweaking the processor specifically to give better scores. Whether that's true or not, the fact remains that benchmarks aren't always totally accurate tests of how they'll perform in real life. Thankfully though, I found the Note 3 to be every bit as blistering in my own use as the tests suggested.
There's zero lag when swiping around the home screen, placing apps, pulling down notification bars, or jumping into menus. Photo editing in snapseed is extremely nippy and playing back Full HD video is stutter free.
Glossy racer Asphalt 8 played without any hiccup whatsoever.
Gaming is handled with aplomb too. Water racer Riptide GP 2 played with deliciously smooth frame rates, as did the graphically intense Asphalt 8 and N.O.V.A 3. With the graphical prowess of the updated Jelly Bean software eventually allowing for even more demanding games, the Note 3 is well-poised to be able to hand the next generation of titles.
Such a shame for the fans who support manufacturers who make the phones that are just mere "Also-Rans" to the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3.
Kinda looking desperate there randomuser.
Oh, almost forgot SlashGear
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is far and away the most mature smartphone of this size on the market today. More than that, Samsung has outdone themselves in this category – with the likes of Air Command, the S Pen suite becomes a solid experience that I’ll no longer have to explain to relatives is just for writing notes and drawing pictures. Here there’s a real solid draw.
[ This Message was edited by: Tsepz_GP on 2013-10-02 16:29 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:19:21
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:21:38
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It's all good looking at review sites but according to my personal review I didn't like the S4 and since I put my money on the counter, that is more important to me than any benchmark. Not saying that all the review sites are crap (apart from the Verge) but what I see in real time is that Samsung aren't that hot. Just an observation from my workplace which is a medical research institute, everyone had an S4 on launch but within a today I only know one person who kept theirs. On the surface it looks like loads of sales but what then?
Back onto the Note 3, yes it is the best phablet because of its size otherwise I would go for the ZU but clearly that was designed for basketball players only. I went for the S4 because of its small footprint compared to its screen and that appeals to me about the Note 3 but no matter what I hear or read, Samaungs have never performed like that in my hands so I'm going to go for a long try before I buy.
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:38:40
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OMG how annoying Tsepz_GP is! What a troll!!!! Is there ignore list in Esato??? If not, Laffen please integrate.
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Posted: 2013-10-02 17:41:55
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Awesome! I'm happy for you, enjoy whatever you get, badassmam.
Vipera,
the only troll here is the one talking about me instead of sticking to talking about the Note 3, speaking of, another great review by The Verge
I don't get why so many at Esato hate them so much....oh wait
But since the first Note’s introduction in 2011, competitors have flooded the market with phones that are bigger than ever before. None have been able to match Samsung’s breakaway success yet, though, and none have really given users a compelling reason to have such a large phone.
All day and all night
The Note has always been one of the fastest Android phones on the market, and the Note 3 is even faster than before. The T-Mobile version I reviewed has Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line S800 processor and 3GB of RAM (different global versions swap the S800 for a Samsung Exynos chip, but all of the US models will have the Qualcomm), which gives the Note 3 speedy performance with no hiccups. I never really had to wait for the phone to do anything (apart from the Gallery app, which was uncharacteristically slow at times), and Samsung’s customizations don’t noticeably hold the phone back from being as fast as it could be. You won’t notice many of the speed increases unless you compare the Note 3 side-by-side with other devices, and raw power isn’t everything, but there’s plenty of raw power here.
PERFORMANCE IS RARELY AN ISSUE FOR THE NOTE 3 AND BATTERY LIFE IS ALMOST NEVER A CONCERN
The big phone category is well, bigger than ever, but the Galaxy Note 3 proves that Samsung still owns this arena. The wealth of iterative improvements over last year’s quite-capable model are more than welcome, and the overall experience is better than ever. It feels nicer, runs faster, lasts a long time, and is just a better device overall than the Note II. If you really liked the earlier models, you’ll love the Note 3, but it probably won’t convert those that never bought into the idea. Samsung didn’t reinvent the wheel here, it just gave it a smoother ride.
All these reviews explain the hate Samsung are getting here and again further prove Rikkens point from the beginning of this thread.
Haters gotta hate I guess,
as you all were...
[ This Message was edited by: Tsepz_GP on 2013-10-02 17:04 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 18:01:52
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@tsepz
Only cnet mentioned that the Note 3 is lag free and blazing fast while anandteh give a `more or less' fastest android smartphone (perhaps based on benchmark).
the rest....:-
BGR specifically mention smartphone with more than 5 inch category
phonearena specifically mention about phablet category
GSMarena specifically mention about phablet category
Frankly, I can't comment about note 3 performance since I don't have it, but based S3 and S4, Samsung UI and customization is laggy.
[ This Message was edited by: MyP910 on 2013-10-02 17:27 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 18:14:09
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Expected you to come and try twist it all
Every single one of them said its fast and ON TOP OF THAT the best phablet, a category that includes LG G Pro, Z Ultra and their fellow also-rans, end of story.
but based S3 and S4, Samsung UI and customization is laggy.
Your opinion.
For me and +40million others say otherwise.
Thanks for playing, cheers!
[ This Message was edited by: Tsepz_GP on 2013-10-02 17:38 ]
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Posted: 2013-10-02 18:37:40
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http://anandtech.com/show/738[....]cheating-in-android-benchmarks
Note 3 and 10.1 2014 has to cheat in almost everything
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Posted: 2013-10-02 20:31:24
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