Our quick take
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - 5.0 / 5
Still big, still beautiful
Faux off
Out with the old
In with the new
Samsung’s TouchWiz
S Pen & air command
Handwriting: great, but there’s a glitch
Snappy performance
Super-fast Wi-Fi and 4G
SIM lock oddness
4K delights
Photo performance
Battery life
Gear-ing up
To recap
There will be some who will dismiss this phone out of hand for being too big. Those people are silly, and will never know what they are missing. The Note 3 is a diamond in the rough, a phone that doesn’t just follow that pack, but leads it shouting “come on you dozy slowcoaches, at least try and keep up”. It has instantly become our go-to Android phone, and will remain so until the Note 4, no doubt.
