Samsung Galaxy Note3 User Reviews

ithehappy posted on Feb 01, 2016, 5:10 PM
Posts: 48; Member since: Apr 24, 2014

Best phone I have used so far

ithehappy has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

I came to this phone after selling Moto X 2013. At first it was slightly hard for me to come back to TouchWiz after using Vanilla android, but got settled down in short time.

The thing which absolutely made me loved this phone is its display, it is just fantastic. I have never seen a display this nice, and I use the Movie/Cinema mode, and for me the colour calibration was more than okay. The display just shines, its awesome. Next thing obviously is the S Pen and the overall integration of it to the apps like S Note etc. God knows how many times I took down a phone no. or an address when I couldn't find my pen, that was a life saver. Then the call quality and reception, both were very good. And for a phone of 5.7 inches I would say it was compact enough. The audio output was good too. And then there was the IR blaster. And then there was the battery life, which was really good, especially on Lollipop. 4-5 hours or SOT was very much achievable, and this was after I used the phone for almost a year, and it was charged twice a day almost every now and then. Day to day tasks were more than fine, there was slight hiccups here and there, blame TouchWiz for that. But I really liked the 5.0 release of Samsung. The ONLY thing which was a little less-right was the software experience, vanilla android is still better, but TW has changed dramatically, and its improving even now. And the camera lacked OIS, and I didn't like that, but for day time shots it was good.

This was probably my 33rd...  

I came to this phone after selling Moto X 2013. At first it was slightly hard for me to come back to TouchWiz after using Vanilla android, but got settled down in short time.

The thing which absolutely made me loved this phone is its display, it is just fantastic. I have never seen a display this nice, and I use the Movie/Cinema mode, and for me the colour calibration was more than okay. The display just shines, its awesome. Next thing obviously is the S Pen and the overall integration of it to the apps like S Note etc. God knows how many times I took down a phone no. or an address when I couldn't find my pen, that was a life saver. Then the call quality and reception, both were very good. And for a phone of 5.7 inches I would say it was compact enough. The audio output was good too. And then there was the IR blaster. And then there was the battery life, which was really good, especially on Lollipop. 4-5 hours or SOT was very much achievable, and this was after I used the phone for almost a year, and it was charged twice a day almost every now and then. Day to day tasks were more than fine, there was slight hiccups here and there, blame TouchWiz for that. But I really liked the 5.0 release of Samsung. The ONLY thing which was a little less-right was the software experience, vanilla android is still better, but TW has changed dramatically, and its improving even now. And the camera lacked OIS, and I didn't like that, but for day time shots it was good.

This was probably my 33rd or 34th phone, and I can firmly say this is the best phone I have ever used. I enjoyed this phone for a good 14 month period, and I wished to use it even more, but I somehow messed it up, and the phone doesn't boot any more. So keenly looking to get the Note 4 now.

Thank you Samsung for making a good product, and having SD card and removable battery, and IR blaster, wake up and bring back those features back for latest flagships or be Titanic.

radex posted on Jan 24, 2015, 2:58 PM
Posts: 7; Member since: May 30, 2014

Great device fails in what it is good at !!!

radex has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I have been living with my sm-n900 note 3 ( thats the octa core version ) for almost 3 months and the device is almost perfect , but ... there is always a but ... , I am having few problems with the screen itself , the purple smearing/shadowing when the pixels go from black to another color is really annoying , sometimes when I watch movies with fast movement in dark scenes black just becomes purple , another big issue is that my screen is divided into 3 thirds the lower third of the screen is the ( yellowest ) then the middle third of the screen is less yellow and the upper third of the screen is the least ( yellow ) , what I mean that the screen has three different color temperatures !! although this is not visible unless it is completely dark around , still it is annoying xD

Ahmadovich posted on Sep 24, 2014, 10:07 PM
Posts: 43; Member since: Mar 16, 2014

BEAST is simply too small to describe such phone!

Ahmadovich has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Upgraded from a two-year-old S III and yeah a whole new experience! Bought my S III on exactly 29/10/2012 and my Note 3 on 28/8/2014.

Simply, Buy it and you won't regret it.

ihavenoname posted on Aug 29, 2014, 2:51 AM
Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013

Great phablet, not perfect though.

ihavenoname has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Very nice phone. Has been very reliable and durable (no case needed), display is awesome, software is gimmicky, bloated and sometimes very ugly, but there are some very nice features as well. Camera, awesome. Performance, very good, SD800 and 3GB of RAM are bit muffled by TW, but you can't really notice it irl. Can't really complain, I've really enjoyed it, but mainly because of software, I'm leaving it at some point.

ihavenoname alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy Note4

OnePlus One

LG G Pro 2

Google Nexus 6

AdrianUniq posted on Jul 12, 2015, 12:42 PM
Posts: 26; Member since: Dec 08, 2013

Note 3

AdrianUniq has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

The Note 3 is definetlly the best Samsung smartphone now. Even better then S5. I could not compare it to an iPhone, HTC One or other phones. NOTE 3 is the most practical, bussines-like, fast and cool smartphone.

I dislike the samsung apps that could not be deletet !!!

Immolate posted on May 13, 2014, 3:42 PM
Posts: 310; Member since: Jun 17, 2011

Still the finest large smart phone you can buy

Immolate has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I've had the original Note on AT&T followed by the Note 2 on Verizon and now the Note 3, also on Verizon. I'm over fifty, and my eyes are weaker than they once were, so I appreciate the bright, big screen. The N3 feels smaller and lighter than it should in the hand. It's fast of course, and stat-tacular, but every new flagship can claim that quality. What really makes this a prize is the mammoth screen. It's beautiful, bright, lovely to behold. More, the N3 is built around that screen, with it's multi-tasking, split screen and stylus. TouchWiz, which started out an ugly duckling, has become something of a swan through brute force evolution. The battery life, as I'm sure you've heard, is fantastic. I often find myself seven hours into work with four or five percent of the battery used. I don't use my phone much when I'm working, but think about that. Overall, the finest mobile phone I've owned, and I've owned a bunch.

phichart posted on May 03, 2014, 2:09 AM
Posts: 335; Member since: May 03, 2014

Best of the best

phichart has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have galaxy note 3 for more than 6 months already. I love my note 3 but I want more battery life and better speaker! Galaxy note 3 is awesome and very nice camera. Now waiting for galaxy note 4. I wish Samsung galaxy note 4 is waterproof!

tg1088 posted on Apr 20, 2014, 9:30 PM
Posts: 6; Member since: Apr 01, 2014

Much better phone than the last Samsung I owned.

tg1088 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I've just upgraded from a Samsung Droid Charge to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. This is a nice upgrade given the tons of features the Note 3 has over the Charge. The UI is much faster, the screen is large, and crystal clear with Full HD quality, the battery can last me 24-48 hours. Another thing I like is the 3.0 USB cable, the phone charges very fast (I've noticed the phone being fully charged in as little as an hour).

tg1088 alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S5

LG G2

HTC One (M8)

Apple iPhone 5s

Samsung GALAXY Note II

Motorola DROID MAXX

mrguy posted on Mar 26, 2014, 1:03 PM
Posts: 7; Member since: Oct 28, 2013

top of the line

mrguy has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

The note 3 is an exceptionally great phone. This is one of those phones that Samsung decided to throw everything into that actually made it a great phone, and I’m one of those guys whose had every phone there is to have and the note 3 is the only phone I would go back to any day of the week. Let’s break this down shall we; (keep in mind this is my own opinion

Build quality: everyone seems to have a problem with the build quality of a phone, I always say it does matter about how it looks as long as it isn't terrible and performs great. With that being said. I love the build quality of the note 3. The black on feels great in the hands that "foleather" the white one still feels like plastic to me honestly. Reception: I haven’t had any dropped calls since I got the phone, and I am in a dead zone sometimes but calls still go through great with no distortion. Internet: The internet is very smooth and I do not have any lag whatsoever that I’ve had with previous phones Multimedia: I love the way that the note 3 has organized the gallery, video player, music, and all of the visual customizations that they threw in too improve how it looks and how smooth it is to operate. My favorite part is the gallery how you can change the look of the albums. Camera: one of the things that I love about the note 3. The 13megapixel camera is great combined with the 2.1 front facing camera. The 4k recording is a good feature even though you won’t notice it on phones with a 1080p display. And the smooth...  

The note 3 is an exceptionally great phone. This is one of those phones that Samsung decided to throw everything into that actually made it a great phone, and I’m one of those guys whose had every phone there is to have and the note 3 is the only phone I would go back to any day of the week. Let’s break this down shall we; (keep in mind this is my own opinion

Build quality: everyone seems to have a problem with the build quality of a phone, I always say it does matter about how it looks as long as it isn't terrible and performs great. With that being said. I love the build quality of the note 3. The black on feels great in the hands that "foleather" the white one still feels like plastic to me honestly. Reception: I haven’t had any dropped calls since I got the phone, and I am in a dead zone sometimes but calls still go through great with no distortion. Internet: The internet is very smooth and I do not have any lag whatsoever that I’ve had with previous phones Multimedia: I love the way that the note 3 has organized the gallery, video player, music, and all of the visual customizations that they threw in too improve how it looks and how smooth it is to operate. My favorite part is the gallery how you can change the look of the albums. Camera: one of the things that I love about the note 3. The 13megapixel camera is great combined with the 2.1 front facing camera. The 4k recording is a good feature even though you won’t notice it on phones with a 1080p display. And the smooth motion recording makes video look awesome. There are a few downsides; one is the lack of optical image stabilization, those are one of the key things that every phone should have these days. It does have a different type of stabilization which is digital image stabilization, meaning it doesn’t stabilize it from a hardware point. It does it from a software point. One other thing is the amount of noise that is present under low light conditions. It makes it kind of hard to take a good picture at night. Interface: with Samsung’s UI called Touch wiz, It does somewhat lag when handling day to day task. But the 3 GB of ram helps to carry some of the weight of the stutters and bloat ware that Samsung comes with. The 3 GB of ram is very sufficient with handling all of the day to day necessities that are required for a consumer (along with the 2.3 GHz snapdragon 800 processor). Taking pictures, playing games, surfing the web, texting, anything that needs to be taken care of everyday. I have big hands so the keyboard works perfect for me. Keyboard: I love using the stock keyboard, but don’t worry if you want the note 3 but have small hands there is a one handed use mode where you can change up the size of the keyboard or even the whole screen if needed. The display is wonderful except in direct sunlight it becomes barely visible, and I can get a full day out of the battery. (I ran out of space for more words.)
it wouldn't let me post more words. I forgot to mention the Spen sorry

iTechies posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:40 AM
Posts: 88; Member since: Dec 28, 2013

A game changer

iTechies has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

note 3 is still the best phone out there today! and even the G2/G2 pro is still nothing compared to this phone! it has tons of features especially the s pen which gives you experience more than just a phone!

iTechies alternatives:

Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy S5

seefo21 posted on Mar 01, 2014, 5:04 PM
Posts: 8; Member since: Oct 15, 2012

great phone

seefo21 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

It's a fabulous phone. Great big screen, large memory, large RAM, a good camera, reasonable weight, great battery ، quick response, fast Internet and attractive shape ................... AND That's why I love Samsung

TasHsn posted on Feb 13, 2014, 7:43 AM
Posts: 6; Member since: Dec 06, 2013

This phone is the epitome of awesomeness.

TasHsn has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Bought myself one last month. And I have to say, comparatively, this phone is the best among its competitors, although not perfect ( which no smartphone is). I can't say I had a pretty god time with Sammy and TouchWiz before, being a former owner of a Galaxy S2, but this Note 3 just blew my mind away.

TasHsn alternatives:

Nokia Lumia 1520

LG G Flex

OPPO N1

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

anthonio360 posted on Jan 22, 2014, 10:33 AM
Posts: 7; Member since: May 30, 2011

An Over rated device

anthonio360 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The Samsung Galaxy note 3 (SM-N900) is just an over rated device not a smartphone I will say, I think it all boils down to Samsung U.I the so called touch wiz its actually a poor U.I making the look and feel of every samsung phone look kiddish compared to the premium look of the HTC ONE sense 5, the Samsung Note 3 got lots of bugs and the battery life is of this device is absolutely miserable for a 2013 flagship phone. Camera looks fake like a photo shop, the qhd amoled isn't sharp,a lot of features which doesn't either function properly or probably useless. It goes on & on.......

NationGuettaTR posted on Jan 21, 2014, 6:21 AM
Posts: 38; Member since: Dec 28, 2013

User Experince of GN3 N9000 a.k.a Octa-Core version

NationGuettaTR has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

A mini and important things on SGN3 N9000 a.k.a SM-N900. This version has True Octa-Core chip with ARMbigLITTLE technology. Also it's first phone to have Octa-Core processor (Galaxy S4 released in week it also have Octa-Core processor I9500 model) with heterogenous working.

masterchina posted on Jan 04, 2014, 11:18 PM
Posts: 55; Member since: Sep 27, 2011

Bugga is mean!

masterchina has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Dis phone is da bestest yet. I've just recently upgraded from my s3 and I love it! It's crazy fast no
lag, for me I can go 2 days without charging. The S pen is awesome. Only gripe is the speaker is a little weak. Great phone!

phillyundead posted on Jul 30, 2014, 12:42 AM
Posts: 16; Member since: Dec 09, 2013

Awesome phone

phillyundead has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have had the Note 3 since December and it still rocks! I recently bought the LG G3 and the Note still blows it away. I love getting 2 days on the battery and how fast it charges. The G3 dies very fast and charges slow. This is still the ultimate phablet. Still holding its ground after all the next generation phones came out. The Note series is future proof!

phillyundead alternatives:

LG G3 s

Sony Xperia Z

king1000 posted on Dec 16, 2013, 11:09 PM
Posts: 7; Member since: Dec 11, 2013

The beast has unleashed

king1000 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I just got the White Lte unlocked sm-n9005 galaxy note 3 and it is just a beast in every category.The snapdragon 800 runs very fast and i dont know what people are talking about when they experience lag and i dont definetly see any
.The 1080p amoled screen is very good for everything. The spen is very good at what it does.Also it is almost unrivaled by multitasking.(Btw i am the same person as alaw.14)

king1000 alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S4

c.hack posted on Dec 16, 2013, 8:09 PM
Posts: 614; Member since: Dec 09, 2009

Big disappointment

c.hack has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Very disappointing oversized phone. Nothing new here except more gimmicks from Samsung. They still haven't realized that their UI slows down their phones and refuse to give users a choice to use pure Android. Same old Note - Samsung fails to give us any innovation, just an extra few tenths of an inch.

The phone is too big to use comfortably as a phone and too small to be a useful tablet. It also feels very cheap for a fairly expensive device.

A much better choice would be the Nexus 5 - faster, pure Android, and will get timely updates.

This one's a dud.

RizwanYaqoob posted on Dec 14, 2013, 1:22 PM
Posts: 27; Member since: Dec 14, 2013

Its a Beast

RizwanYaqoob has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Its a beast along best companion, Galaxy Gear. Features, Display, everything is simply amazing but perfect. Back leather feel and S-Pen is something which makes Galaxy Note 3 superior and premium. I'm lovin' it.

dmakun posted on Dec 05, 2013, 4:53 PM
Posts: 382; Member since: Jun 06, 2011

Best android phone I have ever used

dmakun has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Super battery life. I've been thinking of getting a spare battery but haven't got where to buy original Samsung replacement batteries and honestly I haven't had to regret this. Super crisp screen with popping colours. Fantastically fluid transitions between screens and app launches. Very smooth. I can find no flaws with this beast of a phone and I'm a very happy samsung customer.

box14380 posted on Nov 28, 2013, 1:11 PM
Posts: 43; Member since: Nov 28, 2013

Beast of the Best Phablet-Smartphone to Date

box14380 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The most future-proof, powerful and a reliable PC-replacement device to date. The downside of this device is the lack of OIS capability of camera but overall this is the best device I have owned.

How I wish this size of device have a giant camera resolution the same as Nokia Lumia 1020.

amoodaa posted on Nov 24, 2013, 12:24 PM
Posts: 8; Member since: Sep 27, 2013

It's simple

amoodaa has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have an iPad I have so many iPhones but apple should make new features ideas make a good battery that phone is the best one ever i liked the note series from the start its has a new ideas s pen s note s planner new ideas

PapaSmurf posted on Nov 21, 2013, 8:38 PM
Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Best phone of 2013

PapaSmurf has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

After jumping the gun, I have never been so happy with a phone. The Snapdragon 800 literally flies through every single application I throw at it. Eight tabs open in Chrome and no sign of it slowing down. The camera is probably one of my favorite upgrades. The screen - sharp, very bright and really sensitive. The battery easily lasts me through the whole day with moderate to heavy use with 40% left. I don't regret buying this phone. :')

PapaSmurf alternatives:

Google Nexus 5

LG G2

Sony Xperia Z1

Diezparda posted on Nov 21, 2013, 4:13 AM
Posts: 941; Member since: Oct 23, 2013

Almost Perfect

Diezparda has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Beautiful monster, it has a lot of improvement compared to previous model it's an HD 1080p display a slightly larger screen with the same dimension and has better design compared to that glossy back plastic. It has a lot of new features which is worth for an updates.

Diezparda alternatives:

LG G2

wesley. posted on Oct 29, 2013, 10:33 AM
Posts: 221; Member since: Aug 06, 2013

Best smartphone out there

wesley. has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Everything is so good. The lovely 1080P screen, incredible speed, smart looks, great functionality. I love my Note 3. Having also owned the original Samsung Galaxy Note, the Note 3 is a great upgrade. The S-Pen is even more useful than before and easier to use. Great additions like the RF transmitter to control all my devices with one remote control. The camera takes really great photos and video up to 4K resolution. I'm also really impressed by Samsung sending out no fewer than 4 updates since I got the phone a month ago.