What is your current device? Just curious since your avatar says you're an android flashing maniac.

Yes, 5.7" is a bummer. However, I believe Samsung are trying to play it safe, given what we've seen of 6"++ devices.

They are all not mainstream except for some diehards (myself among them) who want large screened devices.

The XZU is the largest of all such devices, and the pro is the great screen. The con is that the size is not universally accepted. I guess the same goes with the Mega 6.3. The Note seems to hit a sort of sweet spot between pocketable/handbaggable vs too large to pocket definitely. I don't know if the handbag toting half of the population will view the size of the XZU as a con.

The only reasonable contender left in the Note space is the Asus Fonepad Note, likely to be with an active digitizer as well. The HTC One Max, ummm, seems to be just a larger One with no distinguishing features. It may appeal to those who want something smaller than the XZU and aluminium chassis.

i still stick w Samsung and sony.

Previously I'm using HTC one x with galaxy note 10.1 as my daily driver. But since my dad phone spoiled I have given him my one x and using the galaxy note 10.1 until note 3 is out.

To me xzu has never been my cup of tea..the size is too big to consider as a pocketable device. Plus there is no active digitizer which is another bummer to me as well as I really use the s pen a lot for training discussion and meeting jotting.

I thought of a note with 5.9" would be ideal.

just a concern about the processor~~ Exynos 5420 vs the Snapdragon 800, will really have a very huge noticeable difference in terms of performance? i'm using note 2 only, haven't went to S4, therefore don't really know about the difference..

Right now we don't know yet. Probably 10% difference on benchmarks between the 2. However it won't translate into anything meaningful in real usage since both are monster processors n gpus.

Celaka, as long as Samseng don't want to release Exynos source codes, no point buying Note 3 for custom lovers.
Later sure got problem.

But seriously, this specs are really mouth-watering.
The first phone with 3GB RAM. This is crazy!

This post has been edited by andyjyneo: Aug 16 2013, 12:46 PM

got snapdragon version

The problem is we don't know whether we'll be getting Snapdragon or not.
Rumours are unconfirmed woh.

Most of big-timer CM developers have shifted to Sony already.

This post has been edited by andyjyneo: Aug 16 2013, 01:29 PM

This might ease ur question

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_not...p-news-6578.php

I just hope the screen will be bigger....
rumours are 5.7" which IMO is on the small side I don't want to wait for GN4 for 5.9"

Malaysia will probably get both exynos (3g) n snapdragon (LTE) too

http://www.lowyat.net/2013/08/15/11576/unc...alaxy-note-iii/

2 more weeks to go. Based on what happened with the S4, I guess the 3G will be the unwanted stepchild.

DirectD however shows that the LTE S4 is only RM 50 more than the 3G, so perhaps supply/demand equilibrium will happen quite fast

do we need 4g sim card as well?

Only Celcom you would need a LTE special sim. And you can only get this at Menara Celcom jln Semarak, bluecube Sunway n KLCC , Pavilion unsure.
MAXIS any micro sim issued in past 1 year+ is already LTE enabled

According to most reports, maxis sims from 2011 or 2012 are lte capable already. Missing the stylus functionality already are you

still using S4 Snapdragon variant orh
lololol...
and bout sony, i agree... exynos no released kernel code...

Exynos? I'm now a fan of Snapdragon.

People are claming the Adreno 330 to perform better than the T628

No release sos code why not snapdragon? Snapdragon shud have good developrers support.

Yeah, too bad about Exynos.

But from the way in XDA forum, it looks quite few only.
Even Entropy512 and codeworkx recommend new users to buy Sony or Nexus if we expect good support.

my next daily phone will eye-ed Sony ..
and S4 LTE just sharing usage due to 4G only