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lexrichy: pls am a bit confused should I go for the lg g2 or the note3 I need advice tanks.

Whatever tickles ur fancy, I'm always gonna say Note 3. So!

Wilfem: Almost the same observations I came across too. The only issue I had was the hand writing recognition, but when I downloaded the update from Play Store, the issue/bug was taken care of.
The multitasking function is really great too

Hmmnn! cool!.

sushieater: Ok, so there was no sticker on the box that said such?

One sticker for IMEI
One confirms the model
And the last one is the one dat says you shouldn't accept if seal is broken. Nothing about SimLock

Femistico: damn it, so how we fit meet now considering d distance

Lol. Do u have the 80K? Because for my life I no like story!

I'm I the only one who noticed the name of the thread is 'SAMSUMG' and not Samsung?

kel2me: Damn the Note 3 is tempting af. But hey... Cut ya coat according to ya size

Man wey sabi!

kel2me: Nice one stan man, nw about ur s4... Even tho note 3 is so tempting, damn! Lol

Everyone keeps asking of My S4 but no one is showing me money. It's 80K. With flip cover, S-Line grip case, full accessories and even the box. No negotiation. First Come First Serve. I'm selling you the quality.

sushieater: Nice one sir.. Abeg, is Africa among the regional lock ish?

I didn't read about that yet, I know of US and Europe

Victor Tobore: Guy tnx 4 d review even though i have seen other reviews frm other foreign sites yours is easily understandable(let me put it dat way) since it's coming 4rm a naija guy like me(lol).I happen to have come across d note 3 yesterday(a friend of mine jst bought it),d first thing i noticed was d large screen and yet it was very light.This things alone made me to believe dat samsung are really a gud company when it comes to smartphns.But as for d 1080p screen,it wasn't dat all suprisingly new to me bcuz i have used an s3 with 720p screen b4.Its was bright,crisp and well detailed but not compared to my amazement when i 1st saw d 720p screen of S3.But overall my experience with d phn was amazing,it's sure a worthy upgrade if u have d money(lol).

Well said mate! And yh, I tried to break it down properly... Samsung AMOLED displays are fantastic.

Read my FULL Galaxy Note 3 Review here -> www.nairaland.com/1466072/full-samsung-galaxy-note-3

There has been so much FUSS about the New Galaxy Note 3, alot of things have been said, but what is it really all about? Want to find out?!
Come along, as I review Samsung's Latest and Greatest - THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3!

(There is alot I want to say, so forgive me if the Review is bulky and I hope I cover everything too. Lol)

First of all, let me say that initially, before i got this phone, i wasn't too excited by it. Maybe it was because I had a Galaxy S4 already,
or maybe because it was gonna be my first ever note series phone and I wasn't expecting alot from it!
The Galaxy Note 3 BLEW MY MIND! Lets find out how as I BREAK IT DOWN!

FIRST IMPRESSION (FIRST SIGHT)
Looking at the Note 3 immediately I opened the box, just looking at it sit there, there was no 'WOW' factor as this is typically what we see or expect Galaxy Flagship phones to look like.
There was Nothing really that said 'This is why I cost so much', as the HTC One does. But thats about First sight, moving on to design...

DESIGN
Samsung are not the best in terms of designing phones, but the Note 3 is their best designed of all recent flagship so far (IMO Design-wise Note 3 > S4 > S2 > Note 2 > S3).
Though not everyone will agree, i think thats how it stands. Anyways, I think what Samsung tried to do is give it an actual 'Note' look especially with the lines running along the silver area,
which is supposed to give you the idea of a closed book or a closed 'Note' . This also explains the textured plastic and stitches used for the back cover,
which gives the phone a more premium look... It's supposed to give out the idea of the phone being sort of like these diaries or notepads with the Leather covers.
This is brilliant as it does fall in line with the whole 'Note concept'. So, picking up the phone and taking a closer look, i was not disappointed at all!
Thinner bezels and slightly taller (compared to Note 2), to accommodate the now 5.7 inch 1080p display. Speaking of the display....

DISPLAY
The 5.7 inch 1080p display is absolutely beautiful! AMOLED displays has never let down in this respect, it didn't this time! At 5.7 inches and 1080 by 1920 resolution,
this display is MASSIVE and just brilliant! 386PPI compared to 267 of the Note 2. The colors just pop right out of the screen and are in your face!
The Blacks are so Black, the colors are saturated enough to look beautiful, yet not too saturated to be called 'fake', fantastic stuff. It is also brighter than that of the Note 2.
You will not be complaining about the display!

CPU
Not many people heard about the Broken CCI bus in the Exynos 5410 of the S4 (which affected it's battery life mostly). Samsung said they were going to fix it in the 5420,
and that they have done! Running at 1.9GHz, the A15 CPU of the S4 are powerful enough to chew any heavy task thrown at it and the A7 run as smart as ever to manage those less intense apps.
I think the New CPU plays a Big Role in the excellent Battery Life of the Note 3. The UI of the Note 3 is very fast and responsive also, snappy if you will (details later in review).
I did try out some games, how did the GPU do?...

GPU
The Mali-T628 MP6 GPU did live up to expectation when i did put it to the test, I'm not the biggest gamer but this GPU is Powerful! Playing Asphalt 8, FIFA 14, Virtual Tennis, Modern Combat 4,
I didn't find any hiccups, games are smooth and Lag-Free. I guess that is what you expect from a high-end device and after paying all that money! Still haven't been able to try Real Racing 3,
but I'm almost certain the Mali-T628 MP6 and the A15s of the Exynos 5 Octa will chew it up as always. Bottom-line, GPU is great also. The Note 3 must consume alot of Power, you think so? Lets find out!

BATTERY
This is one aspect of the Note 3 that amazes me! The battery is FANTASTIC! Notes are popularly known for their good battery life, but I think the Note 3 is exceptional.
Considering that the battery was only bumped up from 3100 to 3200mAh (Note2 to Note3), yet the Note3 having a 1080p display, you would expect that the Note3 would be at par with the Note 2,
or even play catch-up, but NO that's not the case. The Note3 battery life is great and I guess the CPU optimization/management/improvement/fix or whatever, we have to thank for this mostly.
Anyways, I did some battery tests and this is how it went.
Considering that i use mobile data only,

On 2G only mode (1% battery left):
Total Time: 18h 21m 2s
Screen On time: 8h 18m 4s
WhatsApp, 2 Emails Syncing, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and Twitter all running in background. Every other user app Greenified.

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On 3G/HSPA only mode (Incomplete test, got to only 30% before i charged )
At 50%, Screen on time was 4hrs 7mins 38secs
At 30%, Screen on time was 5hrs 46mins 7secs
Though tests not complete and total time stood at just over 10 hours, I want to believe that getting to 7hrs on screen in 3G mode should be easy and 7:30 is realistic

Remember that you get better battery when on WiFi too! All this was on Rooted Stock ROM. Might even have better with custom, who knows?!

RAM
Not really much to say here, with the right amount of Bloat Frozen, I have at LEAST 1.5GB Free RAM at all times. Also, keep in mind that Total usable of the 3GB is 2.66GB.

SOFTWARE/UI
Touchwiz as we know is famous for Bottle-necking UI speed/performance, but this has changed with the Note 3. Something I am indeed very glad about!
Now, I really don't know where to point my finger at, that is responsible for making the Note 3 UI FLY! Whether it is the 'fixed' Exynos 5420, Or the 3GB of RAM,
Or the Android 4.3 OS, Or the Revamped TouchWiz UI (I wish it is). All I know for sure is that I love it! NO LAGS! From unlocking the screen, to scrolling,
popping open the gallery, the dialer, opening up apps, even Boot-Up/Shut-Down/Rebooting are very quick. Let's hope we see this on S3 and Note 2 before the year ends.
(The Delay when switching from Dialer to Contacts is still there, but this is technically not lag. Many might not even experience this, I have many contacts. That reminds me,
I have to delete some, they paid up already )

STORAGE
Boy was I glad to hear that Samsung scrapped off 16GB models of the Note 3. This must have been because on the S4, only 8.90GB was available for use in I9500 16GB model,
9.23GB in the I9505 variant. (Tho a fix is available to bump that up to the expected 11.8GB).
The Note3 (SM-900) comes out of the box with 25.9GB usable memory of the total 32GB as the system needs 6GB storage space to run. Pairing this up with my 16GB External SD card,
that has 14.83GB usable, I can safely say I have total available memory of 40GB on my phone. B|

S-PEN
Samsung has improved on the S-Pen functions yet again. But so far, IMO this has been my disappointing part of the Note 3. Now don't get me wrong,
I'm not saying that it doesn't work as advertised or that it is faulty. Or maybe it is because I am new to the 'Note series' and the S-Pen having used only the S2,S3 and S4 in the past year.
Pulling out the pen is kind of difficult, I have gotten a technique tho, fingernails! Lol. And even when the S-Pen is out, I don't feel it is as sensitive as it should be.
My friend who used a Note 2 took a go at it and didn't find any issues with it. Oh Well!
Now, the S-Pen can operate the capacitive menu and back buttons, how frustrating it was to always press 'back' with your finger on your Note 2!
You can also fit the S-Pen into the phone in two ways, which is a good thing

SOUND
The speakers on this thing is great! Loud and clear. Of course not as clear as the monitor speakers in your recording studios but it's huge improvement over that of the Note 2,
Maybe it is because it is now located under the phone, next to the charging port and not behind the device, but it sure is pretty LOUD.
My brother said 'A step higher and that would be abnormal for a phone'. LOL! So now, you can enjoy your games and music and movies even more if you love using speakers.
For me, I prefer everything through earphones, which it's sound production has similarly improved... I wouldn't say clearer/crispier than the S4 but DEFINITELY louder.
And I haven't taking the plastic off my Note3 earphones as i still have my S4 one but I am 99% sure they are the same thing.

NOTE2 TO NOTE3 (STEPPING-UP)
It's sometimes normal that the older flagship has a certain advantage over the newer one, just like you have S2 over S3 in design and maybe USB Mass storage thingy.
And we have Exynos S3 over Exynos S4 in battery life (Stock).
I have searched and searched, maybe not too well.. But there is nothing the Note 2 has over Note 3. Be it Screen (size or quality), Battery? CPU? GPU? Design? Sound? RAM? Connection Speeds?
Some people might say Price, but that is not technical and we all know
So Yes! this is a worthy upgrade if your pocket can survive the brutal attack. Lol.

BUG
The only bug I noticed so far is something with the keyboard, it stops responding for a second or two then immediately shows what you typed in when it wasn't responding,
I didn't categories this as lag because it happens only when using the keyboard, didnt try any third party tho. Samsung is aware of this and have attempted to fix it,
as I just downloaded a Samsung keyboard update from Play Store. Let's hope this fixes it.

Would this review be complete without talking about the NEW and EXCITING USB 3.0 capability?! No! With copying speeds of over 65MB/s, I need not talk about it too much!
I also feel like the Note3 is a tad too big, but if you are buying a Note are you supposed to be complaining about the size? Lol.
Btw, One-handed operation is still possible to an extent for me, King Kong hands i know Can't reach the top of the screen diagonally though.
However provision has been made software wise to reduce display area and make one handed operation a breeze!

CONCLUSION
Question: How good is the Note 3?
Reply: My S4 is collecting dust on my bedside table. That reminds me, I have to clean it so it looks neat when i sell it.

Samsung has shown yet again that they are here to stay, now unarguably the King of the Phablet world, the Note 3 is worth getting.
DESIGN YOUR LIFE! #SAMSUNGNATION

Captain Awesome
Reporting for Myself!

Femistico: guy u neva talk now abi u no wan sell am again, where u based

I'm in Lagos oooh!

Femistico: so how can we hook up make I get dat ur s4, where did u based am in ondo...

I have buyers for it already, But it's first come, first serve. 80K. No pricing, no negotiations, no problems, no scratch, complete accessories, Plus flip cover.

caukerzee: I want to get the note 3. The region lock ish is pushing me away. Not sure how it works cause i've read so many contradicting reports. Does it mean I woun't be able to use my phone when I move out of the country?

Only for European countries SM-9005

Oyindamolapeach: Please which of the centres did he go to?

I went to the one at computer vilage..up till now nothing good has come out of it. Am just confused

I think it's the same place. Not sure anyways...

@Oyindamola

My friend got his S4 screen replaced for FREE in about 11 days. I want to believe Samsung are indeed short on supply. But anyway I look at it, dat is not good enough. Did u try asking at any other Samsung Care Center?

Femistico: meaning?

Lol. Got the S4 for 108K and Note 3 for 115K.

@Abedfff14, sorry I will not support that mobile. Thanks.

Femistico: whao dis phones were cool, wen did u bought d phone and where u located chairman..am in ondo

Please Sir! FireArms are not allowed here!

kel2me: okay man, can you tell us what u hv loaded on d fone? Like Games nd all, i'm sure its rooted, even ur note 3 must be rooted by now lol. Give us a review on dat note 3 when u can bro

Lol! Rooted it immediately out of the box!

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MEET MY BABIES! Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3!

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excell12go: Abeg, who was d man of d match?

Taribo West!

kel2me: first users lol... U didnt get the smart gear? So hw much u wanna give away ur s4 nau?

Calling it 'give away' will not reduce my asking price. 80K. There are other interested ppl too but FCFS.

[quote author=O.michael.O]lol.i like this guy.[/quote]This guy likes you too! Yes, I arrived yesterday I was too tired to go out, plus! independence day with the Fam. So I got it today. 115K.

Femistico: @stanley pls how much is d brand new galaxy s3 and s4 resptvly....kel2me said d uk used is 45k nd 75k, is dat true...

Park and shop are doing a promo for 6 days. 2nd Oct to 8 oct. S3 for 62K and get a free Samsung Coloured phone (worth 2k5). And S4 is 92K there.

I don't know about used phones tho.. but yes. S3 should be 50K ish and S4 at 75K ish. sounds about right. but the question is if you will get a trusted one.

I got my note 3 today from Park and Shop tho... I still got my S4. Using them both. But the S4 I will sell.

Posting with it on my S4. 2GB for 1.5K

francis247: Stanley please do you know if/when Sammy will
release 4.2 J.B firmware update for S2 GT-I9100?

Sadly, No

bloomingbuds: Hello peeps! PLEASE HELP!!!
My samsung G. S3 started freezing and den I'll restart it and it will work normally. But somtime lastweek , it started freezing like evry hour or less.
Den I did a wipe/factory reset(vol key up + power+ menu). Still the same problem. After 3 days or so, d fone has been frozen, it comes on , but screen touch is unresponsive.
Please wat do I do?
Thanks in advance for ur response.

Do Full Wipe, Flash Stock ROM. Get instructions on first few pages. And what if is an incompatible app or Mod causing it? Check dat too... Cheers!

Back in Nigeria! Feels good to be back home! No light sha! Lol!

kel2me: save 45k for s3 and save 75k for s4 ... Yes stanley? Just guessing sha

I guess...

EXAMS OVER!!! I'M NOW OFFICIALLY A FINAL YEAR STUDENT! THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WISHES GUYS! APPRECIATE IT ALOT! AND YES! I SMASHED THEIR PAPERS FOR THEM (I PRAY! )

STARTING EXAMS TOMORROW, WON'T SUPPORT THREAD TILL SUNDAY. CHEERS GUYS!

kel2me: I dont think bbm is coming to android anymore... Sigh

Calm Down

DOWNLOAD BBM FOR ANDROID NOW!!! NO NEED TO WAIT FOR OFFICIAL! ENJOY!

COURTESY FOR YOURS TRUELY! STANLEY!

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