I think the new octacore exynos will be a lot better than octacore on the s4. Even heard it has better memory management and so. should outperform s800...

How good also, it can't encode 4K Video. You can't play 4K Video and can't record 4K Video.

No LTE or LTE-A also. hehe...

And I am pretty sure LTE will have for development at XDA than Exynos edition.

No..that's not right.
S3 9305 and Note2 7105...both have LTE and worked perfectly without any issue (well..except for unexpected SDS..lolz).

Only Octa have issue. Maybe they had solved it for Note3 since it's using the 2nd generation Octa 5420 instead of the older 5410.
But I won't take any chances. Somemore most devs reside in europe/us and using the SnapDragon. Meaning more support on custom roms/kernel.

Ok, so perhaps the GN3 will have REEEEAAAALLLLYYYYY GOOOD battery life, despite LTE and huge FHD screen:

Thanks to a new chip, the Galaxy Note 3′s huge screen won’t kill its battery
http://gigaom.com/2013/09/05/thanks-to-a-n...ll-its-battery/

The charge on the Galaxy Note 3 is going to last a lot longer than you think – and not just because of the slightly larger battery Samsung is shipping with the handset. Buried within the radio guts of the phone is a tiny chip called an envelope tracker, and it will reduce the power necessary to keep the Note connected to the network by as much as 30 percent...

Eventually the price will be around 2k for LTE in 3months. By CNY I bet can get exynos version for 1.8K.

hmm LTE 32gb RM2499 64GB will be RM2699  << iphone price strategy .  See when will iphone 5s/c come out. Maybe samsung will low down price  to compete apple

Wait next month la. Then go to the nearest Samsung Store... 

Hmm , I wonder if the USB 3 does charge faster on the wall socket. I do know that it charges faster via USB3 slot though.

dannygeni
He sent to my office and after that I bought another set for my sister.
TS also bought from him a day after mine because coincidentally TS and I work in the same building.

the quick charge only enable when we plug in ac or applicable to usb charging too?

then the quickcharge only applicable on power adapter?
do them work for power bank too?

Btw the vote results show majority prefer black. Results in post 1 link.

just dunno whether the Telcos will have exclusive like the Note II.  But some did manage to grab one without contract, me included, days before the official launch. 

the thread died, just like that

anyways ipong5s rumoured to come with fingerprint scanner, why samseng no put 

If u have tried it on Japanese phones recently , your view would be different . It's practical now unlike Atrix , a little stain or oily fingers doesn't make a difference

Your location ? I'm sure Joytest wouldnt mind a yc session if he's free n I might pop by with F-06E

Thanks will add later to post 2. On mobile. Will be busy this week.

blacktubi are you in PG?