Samsung has done a great job in creating brand loyalty among its customers. And according to one technology dedicated website, it is because the smartphone manufacturer creates just what the buying public is looking for, while also delivering cutting-edge features and high-performing hardware. BGR recently called the Galaxy Note 3 “the best smartphone Samsung has ever made,” and to back up the analyst’s belief is the recent acknowledgment by Samsung that the Galaxy Note 3 hit the 10 million units sold mark recently.
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The Galaxy Note was the first of its type to deliver a massive screen and integrated S Pen smart stylus, with a huge 5.3 inch display that not every analyst believed would be a hit. It went on to become a bestseller, and a second generation model, the Galaxy Note II, improved on the original device’s success by moving 10 million units in less than its first 60 days of availability. When you consider that the large 5.7 inch screen does not appeal to all smartphone buyers, the fact that the Samsung flagship Galaxy S4 sold 10 million units in its first month makes the Galaxy Note 3 sales numbers even more impressive.
Samsung has already announced that the Galaxy Note 3 phablet would indeed be receiving an operating system upgrade to the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, with the handset offering the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 OS out-of-the-box. Smartphone manufacturers often struggle in the design phase striving to offer large screens and powerful hardware packages, while also keeping overall dimensions, thickness and weight within a reasonable range. Samsung designers have done a great job in that regard with the Galaxy Note 3, as the big screen tablet/smartphone measures just 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) in thickness, and weighs only 168 g (5.93 ounces).
That is an acceptable weight for a phone with a nearly 6 inch display, and an oversized, extended life battery of 3,200 mA. Delivering more than double the industry average talk time, the Galaxy Note 3 is capable of 25.0 hours of conversation after a full battery charge. In standby mode, that charge can last for more than three weeks. As the first mobile device to offer 3.0 GB of RAM memory, this is the first Galaxy Note to deliver a Full HD screen and a 13.0 megapixel main camera, and has actually been reduced in overall size from the Galaxy Note II, even though the display is larger.
Resolution runs 1,080 x 1,920 pixels on the Gorilla Glass 3 protected display, with a Snapdragon 800 CPU clocked at a blazing 2.3 GHz. 32 GB of built-in storage is present, and a microSD slot has been included for storage expansion. An Adreno 330 GPU handles the graphics duties, with the rear facing 13.0 megapixel snapper delivering extreme customization features and special effects. Digital zoom, an LED flash, digital image stabilization and continuous autofocus are just a few of the features the main camera delivers, and there is also a front facing chat cam on board. The Galaxy Note 3 also comes equipped with infrared, Bluetooth 4.0, multiple Wi-Fi channels, NFC and DLNA technologies for wireless connectivity.
