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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dukins:
I have literally had my phone for less than a few hours. But I thought it would be a great idea to share likes and dislikes.

Little bit of background, I am coming from a Note 2, so most of my likes/dislikes will be catered toward the upgrade from the Note 2.

Likes -

Mostly Everything LOL,

the screen resolution

the vibrant colors,

super fast,

the plethora of options,

blocking mode finally works,

no wifi nag notification,

wifi toggle works.

Dislikes -

The internet browser no longer sync with google,

can not use multiple lock screen widgets w/password or pattern lock,

4x4 grid on touchwiz (will be switching to nova).

I will update my list once I get to fully dive in. But so far 9.9999999999/10
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xray49er:
I had mine for about an half hour. The best thing so far to me is the settings screen is 1 menu instead of 4 tabs . Sometimes its just the little things
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Loving mostly everything, but again have only messed with it for a short time.

Only gripes so far is font sizes and in general DPI is just way too big and obnoxious. And lag when typing on the keyboard.

Let's go root!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dukins:
Oh yeah I love the fact that it is only one settings screen, instead of the four tabs.

We need root ASAP lol. :p
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tgyberg:
So settings is set up different on vzw? Nice!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dukins:
Yep. One screen.

Keyboard is amazing, no need for swiftkey.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sleepy3103:
Id rather have the tabs so you dont have to scroll dow a huge list like on my note 2. But ghsts not a big deal. Im glad you can use blocking mode, and the wifi is back to normal.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blap017:
I don't like that when you get a new message it says now message instead of showing the actual text and who its from
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Getting Samsung keyboard has stopped when trying to write something with S-pen in a text field ie: text message, tapatalk response.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pcsperson:
On the Verizon Model is the gallery as slow as we have been seeing in the review units?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Krynj:
You can change that in the messenger app settings. Enable message preview and it will scroll the message in the status bar like normal.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BA0714:
I'm so jealous right now. I would have mine now too, if I didn't change the shipping address to the correct one. So they can't ship it until tomorrow. So i am going to call to see if I can pick it up later this evening... :mad:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
likes

new settings

wifi toggle and no wifi nag notification

screen

new s pen

faux leather back

dislikes

none so far but only been on a few hours!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blap017:
Awesome thanks bud
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Agree with pretty much all of the likes so far, which is mostly everything about the device. My 4G speeds seem to have improved too.

Some nitpicks:

-new S-Pen feels much cheaply made than Note 2's

-Flipbook keeps getting activated when I hit the home button and accidentally brush by the screen

-Screen brightness range is WAY TOO SMALL (minimum brightness is too bright)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ronaldheld:
Several complains: desktop view does not stay on. I do not see the Note 2 developers options. I cannot remove the Verizon bookmarks as I was able to do before and restore from a save.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sleepy3103:
I think u have to tap on something in the menu 7 times to get dev options to show up. Saw it in a review somewhere
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xBryan:
tap on build number in about phone
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tgyberg:
-Flipbook keeps getting activated when I hit the home button and accidentally brush by the screen

Can you disable Flipbook?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lsxrx7:
dislike that verizon is giving me a hard to use that verizon30 code
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cjsmoove:
Anybody know how to get this back???:confused:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] marthinollys:
Many here have recommended this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.android.browser

from the Note 3 using Tapatalk.

(formerly 'holly' )
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cjsmoove:
I just saw that, NICE..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
Thanks for checking. I can only see it when I'm laying in bed. It's faint but it's there. The left side of the screen us brighter than the right but there a dark band that runs down the middle, kind of where the center button is all the way up to about an inch from the top. I can't see it unless it's totally black in the room and it's invisible when there is a color displayed. I can't decide if I want to try and swap it or if it matters enough.

If you download an app called display tester and go to gradient generator and set every thing to like 05 or 10. I can duplicate it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mi7chy:
Dislike the multi-touch issues and that it's Made in China instead of Made in Korea like my flawless Verizon Note 2. Did anyone get a Made in Korea Verizon Note 3?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2472084
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] MissionImprobable:
Can I get some more info about Wireless/Data Signal quality? Most of the user reviews that have had major issues with the phone have been in regard to this. You'd think that this is something that Samsung could get on pare with other OEMs at this point, but a lot of people seem to be experiencing extra battery drain and a lower quality overall experience because of this. Any relevant posts are appreciate.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
I've heard from people at my Verizon store that some complain about loud cracking or beeping noises sometimes when they are on the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
My battery life is noticeably worse than my old Note 2. I am always down to 10-15% when I go to bed. On a couple of days, it was < 5% and I had to plug in early. With my Note 2, I almost always had at least 20% at the end of the day. I haven't looked at wakelocks, but I am not doing anything different than before. I may have to break down and get a spare battery. Is anyone else dealing with subpar battery life? :what:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] GrainOsand:
Likes: Giant HD Display

Dislikes: Giant HD Display :eek:

+My Note 2 has better signal than my Note 3 in the same locations.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kampana:
Wow, was about to post this question online. With my Note 3, I no longer have reception at my office (San Francisco financial district) or my home (East Bay / Dublin suburbia). Reception was never that great, but over the course of a few days it has now dropped to the point that I cannot reliably make or receive phone calls.

Is anyone else experiencing this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Just happening this evening? If so I'm across the country in Jersey and just experienced a drop to 3g and 1x.

Back on 4g now but in the last hour I had some reception issues. Likely a network thing and hopefully a fluke.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Chocu1a:
I have found a couple of things that really bother me, coming from the Note 2.

-Stock video player doesn't support ac3 audio, now I have to use a third party video player.

-Action memo is separated from the S-Note app. They are stored in a different location. I loved how all notes were kept together on N2.

-Gallery get really slow & laggy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Soulreth:
No complants yet

Well I've had my phone 3 days and I would have to say that I can't find anything wrong with the phone. I came from a S4 so it's just a bigger faster version of that in most ways. I do like the styles and all the features that come with that so I am really happy with my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tonestert:
One of the things I really like is the Note 3 is not a fingerprint magnet like the Note 2 was. With the Note 2 I was constantly cleaning the screen and with the Note 3 I hardly need to clean it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xXJay_RXx:
The one thing I really dislike about this device is that I couldn't get my hands on this bad boy sooner ??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Southern_mind:
I just did a test with the apps he used and all my fingers were detected just fine and moving them and it seems fine. Remember that version of the s4 is the octo core version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Exodus885:
Coming from the S4, the battery life on the note 3 is still so shocking....its amazing.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nerdydesi:
I am really liking how noticeably brighter the screen is compared to the Note 2. It is far easier to use outdoors especially.

I also find it easier to hold than the Note 2, with it being lighter and also feeling better.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] elidog1:
Coming from the gnexq I'm amazed by this beast. Its easy to hold the screen is beautiful TW is much better than I expected. The camera is amazing. Takes incredible outdoor pics. Inside are pretty good too. Most of all the battery life is awesome. I've got 5+ hours of screen time and am at 42% and that is on data. This thing is the best. Operates smooth as can be.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SIGHTFIRE:
Maybe I am completely missing something or I have not done a throughout enough search but has anyone noticed the 3g or 4g icon staying on the status bar while being completely connected to a home WiFi network? Maybe this is a simple setting that I am missing somewhere but with my note 2 and even my s4 once connected to WiFi the data icon just went away UNLESS I was sending a picture message which I understand because pic messages must go through the Verizon data connection.. Does anyone else have this issue?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mycomputerisjunk:
Likes:

Just about everything!

Dislike:

Hate:

Battery life

I came from the Note 2 and LG G2. My note 3 so far can't even come close. Seems to be maxing out at 2-2.5hrs of screen on time. The LG G2 was 4+ hrs easy. The note 2 was 3+.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] b00mb00mchuck:
wow... sumthins wrong with your device... I'm getting more than 3 times that

5 hours off the charger.... batt at 66%... screen on time over 3 hours

best damn battery saving device I've ever used... period

love love LOVE THIS BEAST!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] 213ninja:
have you checked out the battery life thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2479355
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
Yeah dude you have a dud!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] b00mb00mchuck:
Meanwhile... Two hours later I hit the 50% mark on my battery... on pace to get 10 hours screen time
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] 213ninja:
Former Note 2 user, so I'm liking pretty much everything...5.7" 1080p is awesome.:cool:

Dislikes:

not able to use lock screen widgets with PIN. now i have seen the argument that lock screen widgets are not secure and defeat the purpose of a PIN, fine. i agree to an extent; however, i'd at least like the abilities i had on the Note2 where I could setup weather and stock ticker and quick apps....i'm not asking for a freaking messaging widget....

also, i have experienced the "processing" message that pops up between photos. that's way less than cool. doesn't always happen, it's almost like taking an HDR photo, but i check the setting and it's on auto...Droid Life reported this issue in their International test unit as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmorton10:
also, i have experienced the "processing" message that pops up between photos.

Turn off the image stabilization feature.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] virx14:
Like:

screen

device form factor

sensors and features associated with them (email scrolling, etc).

radios

speed

Dislike:

email app and email notifications (coming from iPhone 4/iOS 6) - no easy way to see messages if I get more than one since they stack together in notification window, no balloon popups on new email, no way to hide folders I am not interested in on exchange server. Also new messages in folders I configured to sync produce notification when new mail arrives, but nothing is in notification list? Maybe I am missing something?

when I put phone into pocket it keeps activating itself and there is constant noise coming out form my pants - I guess it is because home and on/off button get pressed too easily or are not sunk. I disabled home button activation in Wanam Xposed and it helped some, but on/off button is still getting pressed sometimes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oilfighter:
my wife and I both are sitting at mid 30% right now. My S4 screen on time is 2h45m, while the Note 3 is as 6h15!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
Are you using Aviate launcher? I was but didn't like it and went back to Touchwiz. But Aviate was still running in the background all the time, even after multiple reboots and selecting TW as default launcher. I uninstalled Aviate and my battery life is much better.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Likes:

everything

Dislikes:

locked bootloader

taking back and waiting for developer edition
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mycomputerisjunk:
I just use touchwiz. I might try another wipe to see if that fixes it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mwebb34:
Going back to SCH-i605. I can have all or 99% of note 3s features on the Note 2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rufflez2010:
I'm tempting to do the same. I really can't stand what Sammy/Vzw did to this device. The reception is on par with the galaxy nexus (terrible). I'm in Mexico for a wedding and something simple like adjusting the time with network doesn't work. Unfortunately I sold my Note II so now I gotta pick up another one grrr... Depending on the nexus 5 I may just go to T-Mobile. My backup phone is a galaxy nexus on its last legs (with all my apps I run daily).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] CrozB:
I returned my note 3 yesterday. After 1 week and 1 day I found myself liking the N2 better. Ironically I pulled my note 3 of the charger and booted it up to wipe it. By the time I got in to the setting menu to reset it it already lost 2% battery. Ironic... Not the coffin wasn't already sealed and my mind made up but it was kind of like the last nail in my note 3s coffin ants help solidify my decision
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Nuqid:
I went hiking last night with a friend who's had a Note 2 since it came out and loves it. It was a late night hike was pretty much pitch black the whole hike. We decided to use our flashlights from our phones it was easily distinguishable that the Note 3's flashlight was at least 5 times brighter than the Note 2.. Extremely bright can signal astronauts . I like. Also light weight for its size, thats a plus

I do not like that my text message notifications interrupt my Pandora streaming, and I do not like taking a video interrupts the Pandora either. Stock dim level is still too bright, using Night Filter fixes this though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmorton10:
It must depend on what flashlight app you're using. I just compared my Note2 to my Note3 & they where equally bright.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] :
The email/text message notifications are too simillar. Maybe im reaching.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] suzook:
I didnt buy it for more features. For me its ALL about the screen. Side by side, you can clearly see how much better the N3 is.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmorton10:
I agree, the N3 screen is a lot brighter than the N2 & is much easier to see outside.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Nuqid:
Cool, thanks for checking on that.. I'll have to let my buddy know about that, he looked kinda bummed. Which app did you use on the Note 2. To clarify I was using Flashlight HD LED on the 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
Is anyone else's home button super loud? Mine is almost annoyingly loud. The note 2's is like completely quiet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Jermehh:
Mine is really loud too, but I really don't mind it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
Lol if I hit it on the bottom it's quite but if I push it like normal or with the pen it's disturbingly loud ? haha
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mwebb34:
I own both and i compared them today inside and outside to me theres not that big of a difference.

---------- Post added at 08:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 PM ----------

As far as which phone has the best flashlights for me it was my old phone VZW note 2 i was running 4.2.2 rootbox v4 and the rom came with its own flashlight app and its the brightest i have ever seen on a phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] haupman:
My intense dislike is that the performance of the front camera recording video in low light is very poor, just like the S4. A major disappointment.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] buppie:
Can anyone else comment on this?

I currently run have a VZW Gnex running PA 3.68. I have had issues for 2 years with reception on this phone. Constantly getting 1-2 bars of 3G while everyone around me had 3-4 of 4G. I've ran CM, Shiny, PA, and stock and while some are better than others, the reception has always been terrible. I have a buddy with an N2 and i fell in love with it when i got to play with it. I am seriously considering the N3 (full retail, unlimited data) but if the reception is on par with a gnex, i am out.

I live in a rural area. We do have 4G service here, but a phone with a decent radio is a must.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rufflez2010:
OK, I may have exaggerated a tad. Its not AS BAD as the GNex... but its not as good as the Note II. My wife has an iPhone 5, its about as equal with that, which isn't good considering we now both drop calls at home instead of just her. I have issues with my home WiFi with this phone as well... after using it for a week, it seems to only happen at my house. Its due to poor reception without WiFi though. There is a setting that uses your cell phone signal if your WiFi signal is poor, and that at home, where my reception in my house is terrible and the WiFi has trouble (wireless N, dual band router). I never had the issue with the Note II and my Gnex WiFi is not great... sometimes connects when I'm at bed, sometimes it doesn't. I live in Florida and we have concrete homes. I know for a fact there is a tower across the street. I can almost see the tower over the trees (maybe if I was on the second story of my complex I could see it).

4G speeds aren't great either. My scores aren't as good as they were on the Note II. Voice reception is choppy sometimes (like the Sprint version... HAS to be a CDMA radio issue). I know there is a new radio technology with this phone, and it probably needs to be worked out, but for now, I believe the Note II is a better device... with an unlocked bootloader of course.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donroja:
I agree completely!

Likes: Going back to the Note II

Dislikes: Paying return shipping on the Note III
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] suzook:
Very strange about the signal issues. I have used the n3 next to my n2 and have concluded its a wash...both are very good for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] evansdj82:
better reception

I'm actually get better reception with my Note 3 than my Note 2. I got in on the Verizon glitch and am SO glad I did. Better screen, better battery life, and better wifi tether. I don't know why, but on my Note 2, the wifi tether would just stop working after a while...basically, after about 30-35 minutes data would just cease to be transferred between the Note 2 and the tethered device. That hasn't happened with the Note 3 and I've enjoyed hours of tethering at work with my between my Note 3 and my Note 8.0 (listening to SiriusXM or Spotify). And frankly, I like the fake leather back.

The down side...I don't like the USB3 connector. I have a harder time plugging the phone into my car dock because now I have to slightly offset it to the left. That's my only complaint.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neopolotin75:
I just jumped ship from my Note 2 on Sprint to this on Verizon. Service wise it's nice to have super fast 4g. I'm getting 25-30 consistently compared to 4 on sprint. Phone wise I like how much lighter the 3 feels compared to the 2 and it doesn't have that slimy plastic feel. It's definitely faster and things pop more on the screen. Can't really speak on battery life yet Cuz it's been a day but I did notice that it slept very well at night with very minimal drain. I think Sammy got this phone right this time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pcsperson:
From what I remember about speed on Sprint 4 down is much better than I ever had received.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tbgreen89:
I just had a random reboot while browsing the eBay app..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TJF2012:
Coming from the s3 this is night and day better!!! The only thing im not crazzly about is the white background on the dialer and contacts id rather have the blue for stock
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tbgreen89:
Also, video playback is choppy coming from browsers like chrome.. anyone else have this issue? What causes it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dalink:
i am in love, after some minor customization (i.e.: adding root, replacing touchwiz with nova, eradicating stock browser for google chrome) i am pleasantly pleased, i went throught the normal customization gambit and found that some things stock just work better than i had imagined, i planned on replacing the stock gallery and now i can't stop using it over my standard replacement (justpictures!) and once i figure out how to "favorite" fotos, i'll be even more pleased w/ stock gallery, i planned on replacing the camera and fell in love w/ the stock camera, its feature friendly and supports hdr ftw! my only complaint is that when taking a picture that flash i S U P E R bright, i felt blinded by the light literally, i L O V E boot-up time, ive played w/ the n2 and i hated how you have to have the spen a certain way/angle to slide it back in and i didn't feel that constraint w/ the n3, the flaws i've found have been far & few between, starting w/, as stated before, the camera, so i'm super duper careful how i handle it, i hate the headphone notification but was able to disable that, it would seem that every gripe i would seem to have about the phone, some playing around and setting changing/customization seems to fix it, leaving me grasping for straws literally to find something that i dislike about this phone, i would complain about the size but the one-handed operation seriously comes in handy, there's just too much good to simply outweigh the negative, and it would help that i didn't experience certain problems as other users, like excessive lag, and getting messages about internal storage (which incidentally has nothing to do w/ sd/extsd card storage but system storage) i did experience the watchon crash once or twice but it wasn't frequent enough to really cause a stir even though i was a tad sour that i experienced a crash in the first place, but as time progressed and i didn't see the crash anymore, it became out of sight out of mind, i wanted paginated settings, was a little off when i didn't see it, and hit the settings button in settings & voila, paginated settings menu, i just can't complain, overall, i love this phone...

below is a view of my current setup, sorry for the jumbled/mixed together wording of this "review"

now if i could just figure out how to change the coloring of that dialer...