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

BHT Returns... Back By Popular Demand

What's up?!!! It's been a minute, I know. I'm back though, by popular demand. I've been really busy with work, preparing for my wedding, life and debating if I wanted to continue with the blog. But as more and more people have been asking about the blog I realized more people were checking out my post than I thought and that maybe it was time to start back up! Not to mention there have been soo many changes in the tech world. I got the new EVO LTE and didn't even do a post or video review which is unheard of since I've done every EVO since the OG dropped and actually launched BHT!

All the recent tech news is just too much for me to resist commenting on lol. So new post are on the way. I'd like to thank all of you who have read my posts and watched my videos in the past it means alot to me! I'd also like to ask you all a favor. Many of you have commented on my posts in the past, but typically you comment on whatever social media site you see me post the links to the blog on. It would help me TREMENDOUSLY if you could post comments here on BHT. This keeps all the discussion in one place and lets readers who get updates through different methods to converse with each other in one spot. I'd love to see convos started right here on the blog. I'll also be honest in that it helps me to generate more traffic here on the site!

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