Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Galaxy Note 3 4G Cell Phone
Average customer rating
4.7
(3,135 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 3,135 reviews
5 Stars
2,481
4 Stars
539
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
19
1 Star
29
97%of customers recommend this product.
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2,993 out of
3,087)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy Note 3 4G Cell Phone
Customer Rating
5
Don't pass it up if you are on the fence
on December 6, 2013
Posted by: evoryware
from ATL
Expertise:Expert
I had an S3 and wanted to get this on release day but couldn't. Was going to just wait for the Note 4 at that point. Glad I didn't!
This is my favorite phone since the Palm series (650, 700, Centro). Love having a stylus again. I owned the Galaxy SII, & 3, my wife and daughters have the S2 and two S4's so I know a bit about Samsung phones. I have other tablets and Samsung TV's too.
This phone is extremely fast with more programs than my other phones had. 32GB of memory on board is a nice bonus.
The screen is *beautiful* and it's easy to see the difference when I compare it to the S Series phones I have.
The S-pen features I'm still learning, but it's really amazing what you can do with it. I made a great collage in S Note last night that in the past I had to create using a program like Photoshop on a desktop or laptop and that was highly impressive.
Having the speaker at the bottom of the phone is much better than on the back of the phone especially if I lay the phone down.
Hiccup free for all games.
Fits my hand perfectly and I like the leather back and silver sides. My first white phone looks clean still after two months in my hand.
Two minor gripes and one major:
Minor: Pressing the home button accidentally while you are on the home page opens "My Magazine". It would be nice if it was just the swiping up motion. Instead they really put pressure on us to use "Flipboard" (aka "My Magazine") even though the device is well over $500 for us - and they give us a separate widget for it on another screen - and plenty customization options in every other facet.
Minor: How could this phone not come with a headset? All of my other Galaxy's came with headsets.
Major: I got into Samsung monitors and TV's because of the color reproduction as I'm a photographer in addition to my other night job. This phone's digital zoom kills the 13 Megapixel pic quality when you have to zoom out. So run and get close to your subject. Probably the worst camera visual quality of the Galaxy series. On the plus side, there are tons of features for the camera that I haven't had enough time to finish playing with (but they would not affect the zoom quality).
Not bad enough for me to give it a 4 star. The good far outweighs the bad.
This is my favorite phone since the Palm series (650, 700, Centro). Love having a stylus again. I owned the Galaxy SII, & 3, my wife and daughters have the S2 and two S4's so I know a bit about Samsung phones. I have other tablets and Samsung TV's too.
This phone is extremely fast with more programs than my other phones had. 32GB of memory on board is a nice bonus.
The screen is *beautiful* and it's easy to see the difference when I compare it to the S Series phones I have.
The S-pen features I'm still learning, but it's really amazing what you can do with it. I made a great collage in S Note last night that in the past I had to create using a program like Photoshop on a desktop or laptop and that was highly impressive.
Having the speaker at the bottom of the phone is much better than on the back of the phone especially if I lay the phone down.
Hiccup free for all games.
Fits my hand perfectly and I like the leather back and silver sides. My first white phone looks clean still after two months in my hand.
Two minor gripes and one major:
Minor: Pressing the home button accidentally while you are on the home page opens "My Magazine". It would be nice if it was just the swiping up motion. Instead they really put pressure on us to use "Flipboard" (aka "My Magazine") even though the device is well over $500 for us - and they give us a separate widget for it on another screen - and plenty customization options in every other facet.
Minor: How could this phone not come with a headset? All of my other Galaxy's came with headsets.
Major: I got into Samsung monitors and TV's because of the color reproduction as I'm a photographer in addition to my other night job. This phone's digital zoom kills the 13 Megapixel pic quality when you have to zoom out. So run and get close to your subject. Probably the worst camera visual quality of the Galaxy series. On the plus side, there are tons of features for the camera that I haven't had enough time to finish playing with (but they would not affect the zoom quality).
Not bad enough for me to give it a 4 star. The good far outweighs the bad.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Day One Buyer
on December 5, 2013
Posted by: Avmann11011
from St. Cloud,MN
Expertise:Intermediate
I've had my Note 3 since the first day available at the AT&T store and I couldn't be happier. My mother-in-law had the Note 2 and I had many chances to play around with that phone and was excited to get my own Note 3.
I am impressed by the screen resolution and how much I actually use the stylus and the air command apps. I have replaced my tablet i use to take notes for work with my phone and the use of the stylus instead of the on screen keyboard is a joy to use.
The battery life is sufficient for my needs and usage and it's held up pretty well running emulators and games at full speed and graphics.
As of this moment I have no complaints at all. Overall a great product.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Lightweight, stylus, size
Cons: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
2
Functionality is somewhat lacking when it comes to managing media applications.
on December 4, 2013
Posted by: BigLuke
from DC
Expertise:Intermediate
Not happy with music play options or Kies software.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display
Cons: Did not meet expectations
Features
2
Performance
3
Design
5
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great phone!! Love it!
on December 2, 2013
Posted by: rmkidd2
from Louisville, KY
Expertise:Intermediate
Switched from iPhone 5s and LOVE it so far!!!! Still learning new things every time I use the phone! I'm hooked so far. Such a smart phone!
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
It is a good phone
on December 2, 2013
Posted by: DarkQosmio
from NYC
Expertise:Intermediate
If its your first phone i would get it. But if not i will wait till the Note 4
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive
Cons: Did not meet expectations
Features
4
Performance
3
Design
5
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
mehhh screen huge
on December 2, 2013
Posted by: my2oldcents
from Arlington tx
Expertise:Beginner
before I begin this review let me let you know that I am actually doing it via voice from the phone its okay but this is my very first note phone and I'm not in love with how big it is I'm use to S 3's and iPhones so to jump into something like this was a shocker its so big that to me I think is more so built for the elderly I think its just going to take a little bit more time for screen of this size to warm up to me. On the other hand I do like the fact that I have a stylus now is weird to use but I like it you can scroll touch point hover all that cool stuff. it has something called Smart Touch Smart...something and a whole bunch of a smart stuff that you don't even have to touch the screen for it to work for example if you look away the screen pause the movie or if you're in a email all you do is wave your hand it is Scrolls it's kind of neat. on a positive note it works very good with my gear watch that I bought that's the only reason why I bought this phone I know they did a 4.3 update but when I was in the store trying to get it to work it didn't want to work so I just want to get this one instead just to save myself some headache Um as far as the phone I love some of the multitasking apps that come with the phone I mean there's a lot to like about the phone don't get me wrong its just going to take a lot of getting used to if you are a person who is use to a smaller type of phone because this thing I think either businessmen who need some major room for processing and taking notes and things like that or either someone who is this serious gamer or movie watcher and I'm neither one of those so it's going to take awhile for me to get use to it this phone technically was a alternate or a winner up because I really wanted to stick with a smaller phone but because of the instability of the 4.3 roll out Update um I was forced to get this one just so my Smart Watch could work I'm going to write my review on the gear now
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display
Cons: huge screen, expensive, 4.3 roll out for gear watch unstable which made me
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
2
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Absolutely brilliant
on November 28, 2013
Posted by: mrhaines83
from Corona,Ca
Expertise:Expert
I enjoy my galaxy note 3 so much the screen size is truly the sweet spot for perfect viewing size this thing is super fast very handy for quick notes pictures social and media consumption can't say enough good things about there are way too many too list best smart phone ever describes my current feelings you won't be disappointed.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Excelent Devices
on November 28, 2013
Posted by: Juveg
from California
Expertise:Expert
This is my 3rd device from samsung galaxy1 galaxy2 skyrocket adn this one totally satisfied just yesterday
I ordered the Galaxy Note 8 for my Daugther.
Excelent devices
I ordered the Galaxy Note 8 for my Daugther.
Excelent devices
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, solid phone features
Cons: not to many accesories
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US