[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
I have an AT&T N3 and don't have any issues with TW and screen refresh. And you're nuts if you think you can see sub-pixels; unless you're looking at the display with a jeweler’s eye.

Image Sharpness and Pixels Per Inch

The Galaxy Note 3 has a pixel density of 388 Pixels Per Inch PPI, which is very high, but lower than the 441 PPI for the Galaxy S4 and other Full HD Smartphone displays. It’s important to recognize that this is not a decrease in visual image sharpness because the display still appears perfectly sharp for 20/20 Vision at typical viewing distances of 13 inches or more because the Pixels and Sub-Pixels are below normal visual acuity. (The Galaxy Note is 14 percent larger than the Galaxy S4 so it is typically held further away). The Galaxy Note 3 also has a PenTile Sub-Pixel arrangement like the Galaxy S4, with only 2 Sub-Pixels per Pixel instead of the usual 3. But at these very high PPIs, it’s not visually noticeable because of the use of Sub-Pixel Rendering and the Diamond Sub-Pixel arrangement discussed below. For more information on visual image sharpness see High PPI PenTile Displays and Visual Sharpness and Resolution.

Diamond Pixels

A high resolution screen shot of the Galaxy Note 3 (provided by Samsung) shows an interesting design and sub-pixel arrangement, which Samsung calls Diamond Pixels. First of all, the Red, Green, and Blue sub-pixels have very different sizes – Blue is by far the largest because it has the lowest efficiency, and Green is by far the smallest because it has the highest efficiency. The alternating Red and Blue sub-pixel PenTile arrangement discussed above leads to a 45 degree diagonal symmetry in the sub-pixel layout. Then, in order to maximize the sub-pixel packing and achieve the highest possible PPI, that leads to diamond rather than square or stripe shaped Red and Blue sub-pixels. But not for the Green sub-pixels, which are oval shaped because they are squeezed between two much larger and different sized Red and Blue sub-pixels. It’s display art…

http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_Note3_ShootOut_1.htm​

It's not "weak;" it's as loud as the N2, SGS4 and even as loud as the One. It's thin and lacks detail. I just used mine for navigation in a rental car and I had no problem hearing voice guidance even over the radio.

Compared to what? The ovoid shiny "stone" look of the SGS3 and N2? Samsung finally did something different with design and people still aren't happy. As long as there's a removable battery and expandable storage there's going to be the need for a removable back cover. And to keep the phone thin and light plastic has been the material of choice. LG included a removable battery and expandable storage in the G Pro and it has the exact same removable thin plastic back cover Samsung's phones do. I can't speak for others but I'd rather have those two features (function) and live with the plastic (form) than be stuck with a "pretty" phone with a non-replaceable battery.

And this isn't going to win any beauty contests but no one *****es because it's an exalted "Nexus." What if Samsung slapped their name on to the back of their phones in billboard sized letters?

I use WatchOn to control all my TVs because the guide's so much easier to use than other options.

Believe it or not people actually use the "crappy" s/w and if it wasn't for things like S Note/S Pen I'd probably have a G2.

Based on your complaints, you

need

to buy a GPe or Nexus phone. Or if you want/need a bigger display wait for the Gen 2 LG G Pro so you're not paying for stuff (inductive display, S Pen, S Note) you clearly have no interest in. People looking for AOSP-like experiences that buy a N3 are like people buying 4x4 SUV’s and complaining how big they are and that they get crappy gas mileage.

Everyone's certainly entitled to their opinion and clearly the N3 isn't right for everyone. But complaining about design, TW, plastic and the like isn't really a "remorse" because all those things should have been well known up front. The only surprises were KNOX and region lock but even that only applied to early adopters and should be well know to everyone by now. People should buy what makes them happy and some people would obviously be happier with a phone that's not the N3 and in some cases made by Samsung.