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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tclocki:
You can do tons of things without having to root, even changing the default apps as you mentioned in your previous post. Anyway, I have a note 3, and my officemate always have "that" look when I bring out my phone out of my pocket. Yes. He's got an iphone 5s.

I'm never goonna go back to a phone that's smaller than 5 inches in screen size and has a lot of restrictions.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Yes there is no limitations to Android, but its complex when specially you have to do custom roms etc, for which there is no specific sure guides, people brickin phones often here, i hope CM11 installer can make this issue less. Plus there is some mental problem too in my head, which is making me confuse, or spoil for choice, and to make the worst, i am not dumb user, i managed to enjoy and explore the beauty of both android and iPhone, plus i am not fanboy of either of them (I was Nokia fan till they forced us to quit lol).

A friend of mine using Note 3 telling me get note 3 and you will not regret, battery life matters as well.

People think its weird comparison or choices, but they both are best in there league.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GEX THE GECKO:
You don't HAVE to do custom ROMs etc there a choice and so is rooting and jailbreaking, people usually brick there phones by not following instructions properly and there's always guides on how to root and flash custom roms theres even noob proof videos made so I don't no why your saying "for which theres no specific sure guides, CM11 hasn't even been on the Note 3 long its still not ready to be used as a daily driver so IMO there's not much use in making guides on how to flash it The only people who should be flashing it are people who are actually building it and the people who no what there doing and no what to expect using these builds, but based on the things you said your not one of these people. I'm sure once the CM team say its stable there will be plenty of guides on how to flash it but in its current status its not for everyone

The CM11 source was posted for the Note 3 around the 27th December its now the 13th January why your wanting to flash this is beyond me.

That being said I would recommend the Note 3 to anyone its an amazing phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Well you put the difference in poetic way, which is cool and real as well. Massive with more screen Vs less screen and easy to carry, hard choice, Good battery life Vs ****? i guess iPhones battery should be good enough for working day? or not? Android development? You mean Android is not developed enough out of the box? you need to lose warranty and take risk to put it on? iOS you can't change sms app? well at least no tension of deciding which one to use, no forced duplicate apps when you can't delete stock app without root.

Memory? i never used beyond 5GB ever yet in my life, hopefully days may come when i can use and fill up 32 GB as well.

iPhone can be easy to carry but at the same time, easy to scratch as well, another Note advantage, S Pen i don't need, i should ignore it, for size may be i should get use to it, after all i am a man, man enough lol

As someone rightly here said, you cant get everything in one phone or one thing, you have to compromise some and have some, plus mostly people here confident enough to tell me there experience and say, one may not get disappointed after buying note 3, specially when s5 is good 3 to 4 months away for availability, plus note 3 may have better battery than note 3 as well.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramon.nmgn:
Wait till s5 or get iphone.

I had iphone 3gs until iphone 5. Nothing changed in the whole system until ios 7.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinePress:
Note 3 for sure man.

Unless you plan on just having a simple iphone with the tiny screen just to make phone calls and texts, I can't imagine using such a small screen like that to do any web browsing or game playing.

Might as well save money and buy a Galaxy Ace 3 instead of that crazy iPhone5s price if you want a small phone.

I was faced with this same iPhone5s vs Note 3 decision when I was shopping for a phone a few months back, my girl bought the iPhone5s because shes and Apple fan. I bought the Note 3 after and shes pissed now because she thinks the iPhone looks like a childs toy now.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramon.nmgn:
To small. Smartphones nowadays are more then just socializing. Then u get a bb instead.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Well brother, if you are comparing iPhone with Galaxy Ace, then you have not used iPhone 5 ever with utmost respect. Well, for small screen for browsing, just for the sake of argue when i use to use iPhone 5, i use to think webpage is not good enough on 4" screen nor on 5.5" screen, rather its only best on 10" plus screen. (You can argue that its better on 5.5" but still), just to be more harsh, iPhone 5s is better on benchmarks, speed, lesser or no lags, and games far better than any Android out there, even that old Temple Run will be more smooth on iPhone 5, leave 5s than Note3, well thats not my worry, i know that, i am not games junkie, i am more advanced or specified need user

Very few girls are pissed with iPhone, i seen most loving it, only those can be pissed who are smart enough, to share things, stuff, otherwise most girls are so dumb, simplicity iPhone is well enough for them, for them Android is too complex and lag a lot.

You are and so many other users are satisfied Note user and being here on XDA, means you guys are in depth user as well, and recommending me your experience, i appreciate if i buy Note3, i will not be disappointed with the phone, and just need to be man enough to handle and feel at home with bigger form factor.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
When i use to use, iPhone, iPhone was for Facebook, skype, whatsapp, viber, hell, Skype is on iPhone 4 is more smooth than any of todays top Android phone, the size was preferable for me, even i bought iPhone again for the size, but i better lean towards Note, to be on safe side, and may be think about iPhone next time around
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweatingmytittsoff:
I had both and sold my 5s within a week, it was like using a toy compared to the note 3, i dont understand what the big fuss is about apple
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Nothing changed visually, but they kept acting features, not visual, just to fill holes, plus smoothness too.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
No big fuss about Apple, its just some people prefer to use small phone, easy to around, that almost don't lag, and just play almost every App and elegant too. I think to be on safer side, i better go for Note too, too many benefits with one compromise of Size, which i may, make my self get use to of.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweatingmytittsoff:
The size is no issue, I got used to it within a week and it feels normal now, iv never had any lag or anything with the note 3, its by far the best phone iv ever used
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramon.nmgn:
An iphone is good when its yours and you can mod things the way you like. Only fact, jailbreaking is highly insecure as its completely breaks down the security...

Rooting on the other hand still gives you the ability to controll stuff that wants access to your system folder.

And yeah, ios is better then tw when you are not rooting or jailnreaking. But i want to root, custimize and tweak the hell outa my phone.

Choose which you like. Everybodu likes sometin different.

I like apple, macbook airs are awesome.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
Hi,

don't worry about the size so much. It stunned nearly everybody how well it fits in normal not too wide jeans... After a few days you will see it as normal size...

What makes you hate the S-Pen?

Why don't you consider the middle sized screen without the pen..galaxy S4..or S5..

The awesome thing is if you hate touchwiz you can get rid of it... Fully customization...

Make a pro an con list for each device and get the one with the most pros

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Middle size phone are fine, i was using LG G2 and i can confirm its best Android ever, some how i managed to sale it, with iPhone in mind and just got offer to sale it which is better than market price, and considering it will be tough to get any decent price in second hand market due to LG brand, though phones are to use, not to sale.

I had mood for iPhone, then i thought about note 3 and got confused, now sort of moving towards Note3.

S4 is bull**** as compared to LG G2, i better not downgrade surely. S5 is three months away? should i use 90 days to get a phone now? and will it be superior than snapdragon 800, 3GB ram? i mean any decicive enhancements other than 805 processor?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
What about when at times, you install custom rom or feature and find out, it has few bugs? complex stories at times. i am leaning towards Note, final thing i will do, is to use both in hands and have the feel and then get one and shut thoughts of others, after all its just a phone, one or another, huh.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobilexpert:
For a long-long time, I narrowed myself (and my smart fellows) into just 2 categories :

- Android (for me, personally - just an useless ZILLION options OS, imho)

- iOS (no, I am not pirate-oriented, I don't use phone to send music over BT, iTunes is OK for me, AirDrop works just okay)

for first category ... choice is simple, regarding of how fluid (I call it ZERO-LAG implementation) - choice is NEXUS series (nexus 4, 5 ...)

second category ... is model / budget dependant, but gives perfect ratio/features/price (iphone 5, 5c, 5s ...)

in addition to my words ... I do servicing of gsm stuff, for some 15 years up to now,

and yesterday I had in my hands two "Samsung kid's toys" - S4 and Note3

- S4 managed to freeze on appstore while downloading Skype, after download of viber (total non-response for ~15 seconds)

- Note3, after I pushed it to standard iPhone5 multitasking simple test (opened ~15 web pages, like TheVerge, and switching between couple of opened programs, became laggy, both on browser and main UI.

so ... Samsung's implementation of android, with their "2+ Gb ROM, full of useless laggy crap stuff" is still ~5 years behind buggy iOS 7.0.4,

while Geygle, really knows how to make it working on nexus devices (with proportionally bloatware-free, small ROM)

if you want ANDROID ... go NEXUS. the end and enough said.

if you want "compact beast" - go for iPhone 5/5x

p.s. I am PERFECTLY satisfied with my COMPACT BEAST (iPhone 5), which NEVER let me down.

p.s.2 I have one friend, which gone from Galaxy S1 through S3, and lost, by my calculations,

around month of his life, flashing Cyanogen ROMS inside them, trying to make them work good. Didn't succeed, YET.

So ... I consider it IMPOSSIBLE in Samsung's case. Even if they put 16Gb ram, it will still be laggy with stock rom.

b.r.

Alex
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetbruceli:
This whole comparison is stupid.

Stick with Apple because you have tons of paid apps or move to the note 3 for a much larger experience.

With kitkat available now our device is running ultrally perfect.

Of course we have issues here and there but that's because Android users like to try crazy stuff to tweak their device so it's customized to them.

Either way YOUR the one in the end that has to use it.

I personally like it when people ask about my phone instead of seeing the same iphone
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
I just did your "test" on the note 3: opened 15 heavy webpages and also 30+ apps (a couple of heavy games like asphalt 8 among them) and guess what? The phone is still perfectly smooth and has no lag whatsoever and the multitasking is so beautifull that you apple fanboys have no idea. Conclusion: you are just a liar and a troll. Also your kid's toy iphone 5 doesn't have any real multitasking!

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhan_shh:
Very simple,buy both phones!

You will enjoy both without any confusion!

I've note3 & ip5 & happy!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d33f:
Same thoughts exactly!

The Note 3 features real multitasking instead of 'freezing / suspending' the apps in the background which will explain the difference in performance between the Note 3 and iPhone, because they keep running in real-time on the Note 3 unlike the iPhone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pswin09:
That guy who said iPhone 5 is real multitasking and note 3 is buggy, seem to be he don't know what is multitasking. Ha ha
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
bought

Hy guys, I went to market last night, thinking to buy, iPhone just due to size, easier to manage, one concern was battery and other was its very easy to scratch it. There I found the shop I wanted from didn't had, black iPhone. They said wait for 4 days. Then for the very first time I saw, note 3 in his hands, he was using one himself.

I checked it, he opened a news paper in browser. I thought about this thread, and thought I should experience something new in life plus had idea, that most likely note 3 will not disappoint me.

One thing I hate, for which I had G2, I dont like physical home button, same was the case with iPhone too, so I can't complain.

For the friend who was telling me about gimmicks, first thing while in bed with phone I switched off, each and every gimmick feature and sensor. To let battery, have some breather. Heard G2 had better battery. Let's see.

Size is bit unusual, but off course it comes with benefits too. Let's see.

Now since I bought this, next stage is, I've some queries now.

Well, do you guys use, Note, all naked, or use silicon cover or some pouch, sure silicon gives protection, but it increses size, further, other it's, almost reasonable size I feel.

Which launcher mostly guys use here, i used touch wiz for one day not installed Nova. I yet to pull S Pen out. Do you guys really use it?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott.eden:
:cowboy:If you are like a girl, old person or boy without a lot of confidence in the world...then go with the Iphone.﻿
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
He already got the note 3... ;)

He's now in the inner circle of Awesomeness... ^^

;)

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pswin09:
I normally disable some features that I seldom use. Enable them only when I want to use it.To be Honest, I really don't like TW launcher, my favorite is Nova Launcher. S pen is one of my favorite feature in note 3. There are a lot of useful features in note 3. You need to try and experience them. You sure will find it difficult to go back to smaller screen after sometimes use of big screen. I hope you will be very happy with note 3.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
Right pswin09 this is what I forgot throughout that tapatalk crap...

I only have smart stay enabled the whole day... The other features will be enabled... Right before usage...

Later on I will write Tasker profiles to automate that enabling disabling process and safe battery...

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
unbelievable how much attention this thread gets...

get an iphone already, if you really consider buying iphone and customization does not matter to you then android is nothing for you. (or you will just end up posting dumb questions on xda because android is alot more complex and people with no clue what theyre doin mess up their phones all the time yea..)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
Right it's annoying when people don't read the whole thread and writing dumb posts which they wouldn't if they would have read the thread....

Oh yeah and of course apple is right people are too dumb too dumb for android.... Only a nerd will can use Android to his own personal needs.. Without studying 25 years... Kinda confusing when you can use an camera app which allows you to push one button on the side of the case to shoot a photo like on every camera in the whole effin universe... Good that Apple banned this developer... What was he thinking that everybody in the world is a effin genius? How long should I study this app to remember that it works like a normal camera.. I did not downloaded this new camera app from the store by myself cause it's better then the original from Apple... No...

Thank you confirming that....

Oh wait....

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Had them both.

Note 3 is the better phone just for the battery life and bigger screen. That alone is a winner for me but if the iPhone 6 comes with a bigger screen and much better battery life then I'll be switching back to Apple. Always preferred iOS and got a iMac, Apple TV so makes sense for me.

All depends what you want from a phone, get what ever you prefer. Go use them in a store then you can decided. You'll only get fanboy responses on here about Apple. Same if you went to Macrumours about Android.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fyew-jit-tiv:
This is a no brainer Answer really! I have just come from an iPhone 5 and iPad 4 onto the SGN3 and SGN10.1-2014e and all im saying is Apple are way way behind what's happening in the mobile world. Yes there are a few things Google could develop better with the OS but Apple's iOS7 is just way to simple and boring. Just my opinion really.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naimmkassim:
If you want productivity, go with samsung note 3..if you prefer simplicity, go with apple ip5s..?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
HE ALREADY BOUGHT THE PHONE... IS IT THAT HARD TO FLY OVER THE LAST PAGE BEFORE POSTING?

Oh iPhone user... Excuse me... ^^

;)

But you are right...

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naimmkassim:
I had both note 3 and ip5s..i know how its feel..yes, note 3 is fancy and look very nice as a productivity person..been user of android for 5 years..been through all this customization until certain point i getting this boring feeling..would try something new..take the plunger and go for iphone..first impression..simplicity is to describe it..nothing fancy about it..not to say i dont like it, but it work just well as a phone on day to day use and easy for handle in 1 hand and carry it everywhere..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95SKY:
I have both the Note 3 and iPhone 5, I have the iPhone not by choice. The Note 3 is definetly a few steps ahead and my choice of device.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
Dude I was kidding with my iPhone comment... The thx on recklesslife85 post from myself and my post before should have made that clear...

Just read the last page before ever posting in a thread again. No offense...

Thank you very much in advance

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naimmkassim:
If the purpose of this thread already achieve, then i think no meaning for this thread to be commented by anyone anymore..might as well moderator please close this thread..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samuel Sung:
Why are so pissed?

If you had done what I've mentioned you wouldn't have posted this... Start reading or leave us alone...

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Well, you are trying to be smart here lol, you taken different path here, instead of bashing on features, logic, you are inducing people by telling only weak brain use iPhone lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
Yeah, i unboxed wooden Note3 box already, only challenge will be, to feel at home with size, take advantage of more real estate, and get benefit from almost unlimited features or the satisfaction to have the best of its time.

iPhone would have been ok too, then there i would have cope with less real estate, worrying about battery and almost not to think about sharing/receiving songs.

So lets see how it goes from here! I am positive.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
You are partially right, i was symbian fan, been forced to shift to Android, liked it, i use to make fun of iPhone owners, till i could afford to try it, used it, liked it, but i also knew well about its limitations, limitations, you will feel more with passage of time, in start its ok, fine, you will sale it, you will buy it again, sure it gives benefit of one hand, sure its easy to carry around, sure mostly its lag free, but leave small size of screen, sharing was something, i needed, troubled me, you cant share and in todays age, can you live without it? had iphone sold, and again had it, and now after G2, again thought about it, well there is gain on both phones, but the gain is bit more on high end android. Yet if apple can increase its sharing and can increase battery life, then even smaller screen or medium screen can be a good thing to use.

For the time being in real world, Android seems to be fine, at least, at least, there is not something or many things, which you will say, Android cant do, and iOS can, i mean feature wise, but so many things in opposite way.

Its something new for me, i am not hating it, in fact liking it, not having time to even go through the features, a friend of mine took stylus out for the first time, i said hell why, battery seems to be fine, but i yet to play single game.

Thanks guys for giving me your input and you were much wrong about it!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahdibassam:
I think this might just be the single most pointless thread iv seen. It's like saying " I really need help to choose between buying a shirt and pair of socks". They are completely different things !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
I have both phones right now. I had the Note 3 at launch and hated it and duly returned it. Got a 5S. 3 weeks ago I got a Note 3 again and recently a Galaxy Gear. My 5S is for sale now. The Note 3 went thru 7 firmware updates OTA but is so much better than first day of release.

I wrote about my experiences http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/?s=Samsung+Note+3&submit=Search so maybe that might help you. They are both good phones but very different.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pswin09:
For me I have been go through almost about 6 years with both Android and ios. So need less to say which os is better. I leave ios almost 2 years before because of limitations (every one known except iPhone fun) but still helping my friends or colleagues or any one else who ask me to jailbreak or do something. I normally change phones every 3 or 4 month. I am not a fan of any os or brands. I owned almost all latest android phones (Moto, Lg, Sammy and htc and so on..and I will go if there is something new os ( Firefox os etc). For me ios is a jail and feel like Apple own our devices even though we pay full money. I will never go back to ios unless they change something but now its already one step behind Samsung. Technology is always changing and we need to catch up with latest technology. So don't be a fan boy yourself. . Try everything and decide.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetbruceli:
Hey just so you all know with KitKat now available its even better than ever