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  • sammy would have to go all metal for s5, going with faux leather tells you they admit plastic can’t compete but not ready for metal yet due to blah blah product cycle blah blah production pipeline . whatever build quality still comes short

  • Tell me more about the One Maxx now! I’m going to explode trying to decide on whether to to pull the trigger on the Note 3 or wait… but how long is the wait.

  • That Pen Window thing has to be one of the most unintuitive things ever and just goes to show that Samsung doesn’t think things through and are all about gimmicks. The functionality is pretty cool but really it’s just the “mini-apps” that TW has always had, except they’ve added an extra unintuitive step (drawing a square) that serves absolutely no purpose. Really, why does the user need to draw a square after hitting a menu button just to get to another submenu?

  • Greenairwaves90@gmail if anyone interested in an Verizon titanium grey one with accessories

  • Given all the touch wiz crap that’s loaded on the phone, how much of the storage space is actually useable?

  • so umm. ik samsung fanboys are going to give hate. but its the same lol. lol its exactly the same except spec wise lol.

  • Well I think I may upgrade my Note 2. I hope my media dock works with the note 3.. cant think of a reason why it wouldn’t

  • you should of checked how much usable memory was left after all the samsung bloatware. then double that for Verizon

  • is the charger micro USB? from pictures the slot looks completely different. also is the microsd card right next to it? no idea what those slots are on the bottom

  • Hey Samsung fan boys, tell me again why you are “upgrading” from the Note 2? You do know that those 3GBs of ram and the Snapdragon 800 isn’t gong to make you not lag any less than the Note 2.. It’s going to pretty much run the same way. More cores, “better processor and more ram on phones these days don’t mean much anymore. But hey, just like the Apple fanboys, keep making Samsung rich.

      • Oh yeah, i’m such a nokia fan boy, yet I never owned a Nokia in my life… I own and HTC One and a Gnex…

        Why does Apple consistently run laps around so many Android phones? They are optimized to run with the with the hardware as to where most Android manufactures just throw the best specs available in and call it a day. This is where the Moto X shines, but people like you are to dumb to pull your head out of your ass and realize that the spec wars is dumb now. But Moto of-coruse still failed to get things right, like the camera.

        • sorry for being excited about new product announcements, suppose that gives me the “dumb” title. I can happily admit my first cell phone was made by Nokia, and I played snake.

          • Right on brother! 252 for me. It was light years ahead of the game. I wish they would have stayed ahead of the curve. Loved that phone. As to the troll I put him at just out of high school physically but still in middle school mentally. Calling strangers on the internet names for jollies is a sure sign.

        • Spec wars are totally over! I mean like the capabilities of smart phones are like totally static. There won’t ever be an increase in the resource demands of apps and OS or a need to render high quality video quickly and smoothly and stuff. Properly optimized, a TI86 could like totally do everything the Note 3 can.

          *stupidity is the proudest human condition*

        • Moto did it right in many ways – and when the costs of producing their new architecture come down, they will be able to again include features like expandable storage and removable batteries. The Moto X is a ‘coffee table’ phone; a talking point – it demonstrates where we could go… it’s a demo.

  • are they updating software for the N2 then? heard them mention updates to several lines of theirs to adhere to the watch

    • If I’m not mistaken, I heard one of the gentlemen mention something about an October software update rolling out allowing the Gear to sync with the GS3 and Note 2.

  • JK Shin: “With the Samsung Galaxy S3 we were inspired by nature: pebbles, droplets of water etc. … with Note 3, we let our inspiration take us inside and took hints from your Grandmother’s faux leather sofa and chrome accented refrigerator.”

    • I was waiting on today to decide.I think I am going to go with the Lg G2.Not that impressed with the Note 3.Cheap looking back and no need for 3gb of ram unless the OS is a memory hog.I never used the spen on my Note 2 or the multi screen.
      Replaced the note with the S4 and really like the size a lot better.The G2 will be very close in size to the S4.Don’t think I could go back to a phone that big.

    • I am going to hold out for N5. Hope it won’t disappoint, although it would be nice to have MicroSD, which I am sure Google won’t put in the N5 again.

  • If the ui wasent soooo ugly I might think about it. But now its going to get unlocked and ROMed to the point of no additional features. Thus, the LG G2 looks pretty good in comparison.

  • There is no speaker grill on the back – it looks like the speakers are on the bottom, like the iPhone. Is this a good thing?

  • Definitely getting this on Tmobile and just skipping the Nexus 7 all together. I’ve been trying to use a stylus with my ipad and it’s just not cut out for what I want to do with it.

  • Leather back really? …

    [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/3b84213d33c58e73e9529ab49ac5e5be/tumblr_mgc3xpp2NF1s15sl9o1_400.gif[/img]

    • Leather back is far better than cheap (yes, anodized aluminum is cheap…if you dont believe me, go do some research on anodized car parts )scratched up aluminum or glossy (and low grade) abs plastic.

        • Meh, I’m not even sure about that. I really thought IM3 was awful. The humor was over done, and at times, not even that funny. The plots were all over the place, with way too much time spent walking around some rinky dink town doing random crap. Then there was the whole fake villain plot. Then you had Pepper saving Tony’s ass, because blowing Killian up while he was inside of a suit wasn’t good enough. Then Tony blows up all of his suits for no reason whatsoever. I mean he probably spent thousands of hours working on those suits, and instead of trying to find a good solution to make it all work out with them and Pepper he just blows them up. I thought it was all really dumb. At least in Iron Man 2 there were plenty of legit badass moments with Whiplash. Never felt the same way with Killian. Just my opinion though. Don’t hate me 🙂

          • Thank you. It is nice to know I am not the only one. Mickey at least made a good drunk Russian. Really did not care for IM3.

  • I have many questions, so I will reserve judgement until after a full DL review. But so far it is looking good and will likely be my replacement phone.

  • Is the leather a lot grippier than the slippery plastic? If so, I can see this being a big pro as the Note 2 is really easy to drop. I really feel 50/50 on this, I like the upgrades but at the same time it doesn’t seem like there’s much new stuff that isn’t software related.

  • It’s a deal breaker for me, it doesn’t have a finger print scanner…How can I make myself buy the G-Note 3 with no finger print scanner…/s
    On another Not3, it’s time to retire my aging vzw G-Nexus….Too bad vzw won’t release it until Nov/Dec…

    • I wanted to get the SGS4 since I first heard about it, but then I heard about the Galaxy Note 3 so decided to wait until I could see what it was all about. So far I’m really impressed, and it very well could be my next phone, IF it gets released at Verizon before the year is up. Looking forward to it.

      • To both of you, I say this… The rumor is that the Note 3 shall be released on every carrier on the same exact day.. We shall see how that turns out though with VZW in the mix…

        • Let’s hope you’re right, but pretty doubtful. But if somehow you are right, I’ll be totally jumping for joy in the streets!

      • He’s basing that from the previous GS4 and Note 2 launches where Verizon took 4-6 weeks after everyone else to launch the latest phone.

      • Vzw always releases phones later then other carriers when releasing the same device. Look at the GS4 release and what about the HTC One release, what a joke that was. The same goes for updates to the OS have you not notice how we blast vzw for this. Look at the G-Nexus everyone else is on 4.3 and the red headed step child is still on 4.2.2. I have PacMan 4.3 bld on mine so I can care less when vzw gets around in updating the G-Nexus if they get to it.

  • Still just a giant S4/S3. Nice specs though… remains to be seen if it is approaching “too big for a phone” status for me though.

    • So do you have or ever used a N2? If not, I’m not sure how you can justify your statement. If I’m correct, it’s basically the same dimensions as the Note 2 except the screen has been stretched (and bezel minimized). Looks awesome coming from a Note 2 user.

      • Who gives a sh!t! Let the user have his opinion. He’s just as entitled to have one as you are. You’re just baiting him into an argument for no reason. Everyone…the world should just start basing smartphone standards on jboogie1289’s experience…he know’s how exactly it should feel in your hand.

        • Take a deep breath junior!! This guy or better yet “PRO” is basing his opinion on what? I read his comment and based my answer on just that guy. He didn’t say that he had a Note 2 to begin with, just mentioned that the Note 3 looks more like a giant S3/S4. So yes, he stated his opinion and I stated mines big brother!! And if everyone based their experiences on jboogie1289’s then we would all have much more. Man please, move back.

          • Nice argument. The bottom line is this…Samsung’s Note product line does NOT suit everyone. It doesn’t make people uniformed or ignorant because they’ve never owned one. And to answer your question, the Note series is indeed a giant S3/4 with added functionality for S Pen. Put them side by side with the same Android version and aside from S Pen software pick out the differences. And don’t talk to me about Hardware either. From a usability and multitasking standpoint, both these devices are equally capable given your normal day to day user. The big question here for anyone considering a Note is simple…do I want a bigger screen and do I need a built in stylus.

          • I agree, that the Note series is NOT for everyone. No one was ever considered ignorant by me nor have I implied that they were considered ignorant because the comments that they’ve made. My response was only to ask have they ever used a Note line device in order to claim that it was becoming too big for their liking. Maybe this individual has used one hence the reason for his post. Hardware, meh, I’m not going to say much there because truth be told is that most handsets are basically the same on internals or close enough to not matter. So if the Note 3 was just a bigger S4 then there wouldn’t be an S-Pen and the S4 wouldn’t have some of the functions that it has that the Note series lack but that’s neither here nor there. As for me, I’m pleased with the Note series, can’t see myself going to any other handset of a smaller size from another manufacturer and no, I don’t have a use for the stylus but I like knowing that I have it there in the event that I would need it when a pen and paper isn’t available. No harm, no foul and thanks for the spirited chat. I stand corrected.

    • I would agree… Seems like a monster of a device. And I thought my GNexus was large. There is a fine line of just right and too big. I’m thinking this just became “too big.”

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