When Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, everyone wanted to get his hands on this masterpiece. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 out, many people are still not sure whether the Note 3 is a good buy or not. To find out if you should still consider buying this phone, here is its in-depth analysis.
Design
This smartphone was released just over a year ago and weighs 168 grams. With a body that measures 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches, this is a more than perfect weight.
Display
Equipped with a 5.7 Super AMOLED screen, the Note 3 still ranks amongst some of the best phones in the market today. This 1080 x 1920 pixels screen is even clearer since it has a pixel density 386 ppi. The screen has also light and proximity sensors. Other than multi-touch, it is also scratch-resistant.
Camera
The Note 3 comes with a 13 MP rear camera with a 2 MP front facing one. The back camera sports an LED flash and an aperture size of F2.2. It can record super HD videos at 4K and boasts of features such as HDR, CMOS image sensor, digital image stabilization, scenes and digital zoom.
Hardware and Operating System
Although the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset that is found in this phone is a little old, it is still as good as the latest chipsets. To utilize this chipset is a 2300 MHz, Krait 400 quad-core processor with an Adreno 330 GPU. To sum up this hardware is 3 GB of RAM. In fact, this RAM is much better than what you can get in many phones that have been released this year. In terms of the operating system, the Note 3 was initially released with android version 4.3 but Samsung went on to avail a version 4.4.4 update.
Connectivity
Note 3 is not only powerful in terms of performance but is also connectivity. It has Bluetooth version 4.0 and the capability to connect to wireless networks at both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz. NFC, MHL, DLNA and tethering are also some of its connectivity options.
Battery
With a 3200 mAh battery, this phone can offer a talk time of up to 25 hours.
Verdict
At a price of about $799.99, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an affordable and splendid phone. Therefore, despite the Note 4 being out, buying this phone is still a viable option and will remain to be a very long time.