[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
It'll pull .9A from a USB 3.0 port

on a PC

. I have plenty of 2A wall and car chargers too.

From GSMArena...

The bottom side of the phablet is quite busy - the Galaxy Note 3 is the first mobile device to feature USB 3.0 using the micro version of the port. The connection consists of two parts - one that is backwards compatible with microUSB 2.0 and one that adds additional pins for faster data transfers.​

Find me one link anywhere that criticizes the SGS4's display. All that I've read says that any affect from the new version of PenTile used in the SGS4 would require a jeweler’s eye to detect.

At this size however I have to admit that I find the pursuit of the subpixel geometry more of an educational one than something which affects users. While I could occasionally see it on the SGS3, I definitely do not see it on SGS4. The subpixels are now small enough that whatever the pattern, it all looks like a homogenous light-emitting surface, which was the goal after all. I could bring up the visual acuity discussion again but just trust me that it's small enough to not be visible even with actually perfect (not legally perfect, which is different) vision.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6914/samsung-galaxy-s-4-review/8​

As for 720P and 1080P I agree with you that at 10-12" away you couldn't tell the difference. Where you will see the difference and one of the reasons I'm getting the N3 is screen brightness. The N2's screen wasn't very bright and the N3's is supposed to be brighter than the SGS4's which is Samsung's brightest AMOLED to-date. It's the most color accurate also.

Galaxy S4

Note II

If you (or anyone else) have any questions about the SGS4 display's chops read this...

http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S4_ShootOut_1.htm

I also mentioned it can record 1080P at twice the frame rate of the N2 (60 FPS vs 30 FPS). But you left that out.

You’re just being silly. The SGS4 and One using 1080P displays and higher powered GPU's trounce their forbearers at battery life. And with Qualcomm's Network Envelope chip the N3 has an even bigger advantage.

I was using a "n" router for over a year before the specs were finalized.

Knox is being opened up to consumers with the N3. You can secure files you don't want others to see on your phone. And Knox remains present in the event of a wipe so if someone steals your phone your chances of finding it and getting it back going up significantly.

The SGS4's camera has gotten great reviews and not just for its additional MPs. The One with 4MP has only gotten credit for its low-light performance and little else. The One's lack of captured detail doesn't allow you to crop and edit the way a 13MP shot would. But that conversation's already underway in the One forum.

I use a pair of Shure SE535's when traveling and need noise cancellation and a pair of Grado GR8's for at home. Thank’s for asking. And yes, I do have lossless content that there’s been no point of using on my phone that I’d be able to use on the N3.

And what about the advances in efficiency of S-800/Octa, Qualcomm's Network Envelope chip, and the newer AMOLED that consumes less power in spite of supporting a higher PPI? You'll eat those words once the reviewers test the N3's battery life.

Being thinner, less wide, less "glossy," and less weight it'll be easier to use. Enough said.

We agree on something. ;)

For me personally I'd never own a phone with a display greater than 5" if it weren't for S Pen, S Note, Pop up browser, and Multiview. I have a tablet for media consumption. 2/3 of the features of the N2/3 are neutered on AOSP and someone wanting a giant phone to use AOSP on could use any of them.

We agree again. ;)

Yeah, additional storage is always a bad thing.

It will be for current N2 owners assuming Samsung ports a ton of the N3's features down. Samsung's not benevolent; there's 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage on the N3 for a reason.

I could care less. I stopped rooting my phones and screwing around with them when I got a N2. There's more than ample power, battery life, and fluidity which I use to have to root and run custom ROMs to achieve.

Here's what I'm picking up from posts in this thread. There are a bunch of cranky N2 owners defending their purchase decision by minimizing the advances in the N3 to make themselves feel better. I own a N2 and have had it since November. It's the best phone I've ever owned. But I'm getting the N3 because it does everything the N2 does but better. The N2's a faded grand dame based on how far technology's advanced in the past year since it was released. That by no means makes it bad and it's certainly still a great and competent device but its time in the sun has passed. And that’s true no matter how much N2 owners try to put the N3 down.

P.S. - I'm not trying to change your opinion. Hopefully these type of back-and-forths help people make more informed decisions.