The much awaited Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has made its grand debut at this years IFA. This years launch springs no surprises, though. Like every year, the latest Note variant receives the usual performance and specifications jump. The latest version of the Galaxy Note features a 5.7 inch full HD display and comes in two variants – LTE and 3G. Both are powered by different chipsets with one version getting a 2.3 Ghz quad core chip and the other being meted out the Octa core treatment at 1.9 Ghz. The RAM has been bumped to 3 GB and one of these versions can capture UHD videos (that’s 4K). There is a 13 megapixel front camera at the back which at least on paper seems to be just an increment in the megapixel count. The phone also gets a 3200 mAH battery
The Note 3 would run Android 4.3 at launch and also packs in a lot of improvements to its custom UI – the TouchWiz interface. You can do a lot more stuff with the S-Pen. Our friends from MobileGeeks where your truly also contributes to is at the venue and have captured a hands on video of the Galaxy Note 3. Also announced at the venue was the much awaited Galaxy Gear smartwatch. More on that in a separate article! Here’s the video in the meantime.
The Galaxy Note 3 would be launched in as many as 149 countries on September 25th. More countries would be added by October. We sincerely hope an India launch too is on the cards this very month!
