Samsung Galaxy Note 3

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was recently announced and will be released in 140 countries starting at the end of the month. The phone that started the phablet craze will hit US shores beginning  in early October, with most of the US carriers already taking pre-orders. They have kept most of what made the Note line of phones a success and improved on it in almost all areas. The new Note has a larger screen yet manages to fit into a slightly slimmer (but slightly taller package), improved camera, processor, S-Pen functionality, screen, and build quality. In typical Samsung fashion they've crammed in a bunch of new software features and are even launching a complementing smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear, to go along with it.

Spec-wise, the Note 3 is shaping up to be a beast of a phone as expected. For $299 buyers will get one of the first phones in the US with the Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE data, 13MP camera and finally a move away from their usual polycarbonate plastic design the Note 3 has a faux leather back that early reviewers all seem to love.

Check out the comparison chart below to see how it stacks up against the GN2 from last year:

Size	152.4 x 78.7 x 8.4 (mm)	151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 (mm)
Weight	167g	183g
Screen	5.7-inch AMOLED	5.5-inch Super AMOLED
Resolution	1920×1080 pixels	1280×720 pixels
OS	Android 4.3 with TouchWiz UI	Android 4.1 with TouchWiz UI
Storage	32/64GB	16/32/64GB
SD Card	Yes	Yes
Processor	2.3GHz quad-core	1.6GHz, quad-core Exynos 4
RAM	3GB	2GB
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n/ac), 4G LTE, HSPA+, NFC	Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n), 4G LTE, HSPA+
Camera	Front 2MP, Rear 13MP	Front 1.9MP, Rear 8MP
Bluetooth	Yes, version 4.0	Yes, version 4.0
Battery	3200mAh	3100mAh
Charger	Micro USB	Micro USB
Marketplace	Google Play Store	Google Play Store
Price	$300 with two-year contract	$300 with two-year contract
Availability	October: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

For more details and the new software features see the videos below:




Hands on with Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear