Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (GSM)

When even T-Mobile is handing you your head on a platter...

Gobbling up a bunch of small fry carriers and sliding Consumer Reports a few bills does not make one the best carrier. Largest? Yes. Best? Not a chance. Back to the draw board.

so a control pad AND a phone..curious to know the wieght as compared to the weight of a DS, etc.

this: http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Gaming-Android-S martphones-Smartphone-Tablet/dp/B00BTDBSXU/re f=sr_1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1387249026&sr =1-3&keywords=bluetooth+controller

Go to amazon, read the review By Branden Crom Jr.

It says it all..

MK3
Street Fighter Alpha
Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Mario 64
MK Trilogy
Sonic New(Android) & Old
Kid Camelion
Uni racers

THe list goes on!

Years ago, I had fallen into the category of being a Samsung hater. I simply hated the build quality and customer support. I had turned my attention to HTC as the all around best product.

Today, I have fallen into the Samsung is awesome category. They have proved that they can manufacture a very thin design while still retaining key features into the lifestyles of many. My galaxy 3 has performed flawlessly and I really enjoy being able to remove the battery to visually inspect it on a monthly basis. I love the removable SD Card and Samsung's live chat with customer service has re-instated my confidence into the company.

I don't need metal hardware and I don't need companies to tell me what I can have or can't have. Samsung has provid...
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This phone has a few differences in design from the GN2. Or maybe I'm speaking the wrong design language. Please join me in barring this nonsense jargon from our common language.

This phone seems inspired by the people who put Bentley grills on cheap Chryslers and throw in the kitchen sink with aftermarket mods and a Wal-Mart special LCD headunits and stick-on wood trim.

That 'corinthian leather' back is particularly offensive. What's a shame is there's a lot of -good- ideas about the Note. I love the memo and stylus. It's a shame they're tacked on to every single bad directive Samsung has to the point where despite Android becoming a rather attractive, coherent OS, not a single screenshot in this review shows matching icons. Yikes.

Me needs! Me will get!

Thanks for covering all of the details on the Note 3. Well done!

I'm patiently waiting to purchase it on Verizon. I've had my Samsung Galaxy Nexus since the day it was released, and it has served me very well for nearly two years. However, I have been wanting a more powerful device for quite a while now. My upgrade became available on Aug 15th, 2013, and I cannot wait to own the Note 3! It's the only smart phablet that I'm interested in.

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It's funny that a phone marketed to creatives manages to combine so many bad stylistic decisions- even for Samsung, who has a record streak of building really ugly stuff. Fake leather, fake aluminum, and chunky cheap plastic. Apple was raked over the coals for it on the software end, but at least they executed it well- this is just a hot mess.

But the new functionality looks killer. Multi-window is already awesome, and this makes it moreso. And the scrapbook function is brilliant.

so....any plans for a waterproof Note 3? I'd hate to get this when it's available and 2 months later an "Active" version comes out.

Am I the only one wondering?

Dont get me wrong its a great phone. its awsome and beautiful and i WILL get it....however, it has a small battery for how big the screen is and how high the res on the screen and that awsome prosessor.... i dont see the battery lasting a full day without rooting it. or finding a way to only use a portion of the processor at a time if you can get away with it............9.2 gigahurtz is alot of power for a phone to support... and the screen is so bright and beautiful. i dont know if im gunna just get a bigger battery or see how it handels all this awsome sauce..... also if u think im wrong ur intiteled to ur opion but 3200mah is only 100 mah bigger then the last note... and only 200 mah bigger then the lg g2 witch people say is to small fer ...
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So essentially a larger Galaxy S4 and not anything special. Disappointed in Samsung this round. Pathetic.

Great article, thanks. I was already impressed with the rumored hardware. The new software features look very intuitive, I'm loving that square that you can draw to bring up a window on top of an app.
I can't wait for my contract to expire. The Note 3 will be mine!

I was hoping it would include Samsungs flexible screen, and bend a little, or should I say curve, just a little down the side of the wrist.

I don't think it will sell millions, but it will have some consumer appeal. I hope Samsung doesn't give up on it with future iterations.