First impressions: beautiful screen format that still stands in the pocket of my jeans (more complicated to my wife), the faux leather and grooved sides allow a better fit while the S3 was a bit slippery. TouchWizz Interface always overloaded but it is easily corrected while we reveal the grip.
Stabilization and video with superb quality, fast and responsive interface, suddenly my camcorder will stay at home, the only thing missing is perhaps a zoom. Photos are also excellent although the original software still has some problems with the development, external picture app solves the problem pending 4.4.3 Kitkat happens. Small flat for the second sensor face that deserve more sensitivity in low light.
The stylus is very significant and the sublime handwriting recognition as I write like a pig, There are a lot of functions for the pen, I advise you to take a ride on Youtube to make the turn.
Network Receive similar to S2 and S3, the Note 3 seems to hang more easily than the S3 3G (I'm in the campaign coverage limit) and I had the pleasure to test 4G in town with Free, It Works !
The unit was delivered with Android 4.3, and the phone offered me an upgrade to 4.4.2 KitKat upon startup. The phone is perfectly stable, and it's a real treat to use it now that the grip is made.
The Full HD screen is sublime and almost big enough to make movie sessions, 1080p playback passes without worries and can be displayed on a big screen thanks to an MHL to HDMI adapter (it takes MHL to HDMI adapter 11 points) prefer a 2.0 MHL adapter does not have to feed it.
Quadra with my eyes, I can now surf quietly without reading glasses, mission accomplished! More intelligent resizing functions facilitate the task if necessary. I just put myself in eBooks with this phone. Initially skeptical, I did a test immediately concluding, I use the Aldico player and the ability to read comfortably anywhere when I have a moment that I read again.
The speaker sound (mono!) Built is better and stronger than S3 even if we are still far from HiFi, drive there is more than enough for GPS guidance. The supplied headset sounds great medium, but I have better parallel anyway. With the Beyer Dynamic DT 880 Pro we realize that the sound is very good, and Note 3 got a relatively strong enough to listen to this helmet not just for the fact.
I tried an advanced video game (Need for Speed Most Wanted) and graphics rendering is spectacular, it's like behind a PC. For cons, the game in Note 3 heats around the rear sensor and the battery drains quickly, no more than two hours of play full battery I would say.
Small inconvenience for Geeks, a new protection called Knox blew warranty if root the phone, especially in KitKat 4.4.2 and there is no workaround. But for now, I do not need the root.
Side autonomy, 3100mAh battery provides a pretty intense day use: some surfing, some son calls, mail management, 2h GPS guidance, rather than the S3. In use less intense, it takes 3-4 days provided we cut mobile data, over two days with the wireless turned on. The charger comes with Note 3 offers 2000mAh power and charges the battery in about 2 hours, USB 2 and 3 is a bit slower with about 2:30.
To summarize, very good purchase, Note 3 is by far what I've had better in my hands on the phone or tablet.
