SamsungsmartphoneLast featured Aug 2020
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
A used Note 3 at around £100 is a sweet spot, with a sharp display, a capable camera and decent performance, as long as you accept old Android and no warranty.
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- Price when I covered it
- $600 at launch, about $200 now
- Featured in
- 3 videos · 2017–2020
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- One of the first phones with 4K video
- More RAM
- Improved S Pen features
- Super AMOLED display with deep colours and inky blacks
- Higher resolution 13 megapixel sensor
- Beats the Mi 5X on picture quality
What I didn't
- Packed with bloatware
- Garish fake wooden box
- Colours too warm out of the box
- Slower shutter makes blurry photos easy
- Older Snapdragon 800 is slower
- Stuck on Android 5.0
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“bloatware aside though the note 3 was actually a really good phone”
“it is just so much harder to get photos that look is good”
“this video is an example of how you might actually get a better quality display if you go for an older flagship”
“2017 is actually a really good time to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 3”
“what you do get for the price though is technically staggering value for money”
“right now the Galaxy Note 3 seems like a really good sweet spot”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
2:16I bought every Galaxy Note ever.A really good powerhouse phone, let down by bloatware and a garish fake wood box.
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0:32Does a Cheap 2018 Smartphone beat a 2013 Flagship?Its Super AMOLED display still beats the Mi 5X, but its slower chip, weaker camera and old software make it the less compelling buy.
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0:26The Flagship Samsung Smartphone you Never Considered.A used Note 3 at around £100 is a sweet spot, with a sharp display, a capable camera and decent performance, as long as you accept old Android and no warranty.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Value king
“what you do get for the price though is technically staggering value for money”
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