Samsung Debuts Galaxy Note 3: Everything You Need to Know

Perhaps the “biggest” tech announcement today was the latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone lineup: the Galaxy Note 3. The Note 3 features a whopping 5.7” 1920×1080 AMOLED display making for a pixel density of 386 (386.5, if you want to be exact).

In the U.S. and other compatible LTE markets, the device will feature a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU paired with 3GB of RAM. The 3G only version of the smartphone, on the other hand, an octa-core Samsung Exynos processer clocked at 1.9GHz will run the show.

In the design department, Samsung decided to ditch the love-it-or-hate-it glossy plastic backside and went for a more luxurious leatherlike plastic. It will also feature a microSD card slot for expandable memory and removable back, which should be a plus to most Android fans. It is a bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Note 2 before it, but only marginally so.

On the software side of things, the Note 3 is packing the latest version of Android Jelly Bean, 4.3, skinned with its colorful TouchWiz interface which brings a slew of software goodies, most of which involving the S-Pen. Visually, the software looks and behaves a lot like what we have seen with the Samsung Galaxy S4.

We also get a 13-megalpixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing 2.1-megapixel camera, both of which support full 1080p video recording. In the LTE version of the gadget, 4K video recording is set to make an appearance.

It will come in 32GB and 64GB flavors for your internal storage needs. We also get our set of usual connections such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi, NFC, an IR Blaster for remote capabilities, and Bluetooth 4.0.

Five U.S. carriers have announced they will carry the device, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular. The device will be readily available for consumer purchase later this month around the world and in October in the U.S. and Japan. Pricing is not available right now, but should be announced soon. As we turn the corner into the holiday buying season, Samsung’s two flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3, will enter a competitive market with hopes to further dominate the Android space.

Source: Samsung