Everyone likes to get the latest and greatest phones. With the recent launch of the new iPhones, and iOS 7 operating system from Apple, it is now a game of which company is going to top these products.
The Galaxy Note 3 is probably not going to be that phone. With a quad core processor, and plenty of ram. This phone should be able to pull through any tasks you perform on a phone without much of an issue. While I have not played with the phone myself, I did some research to see what was up or down on the phone. From what is out there, the software makes some odd choices. Especially when it comes to showing YouTube videos and such. It transfers files slow, and they tweaked the processor to over-perform specifically in popular benchmarks.
Through in the fact that it is an almost tablet sized phone and you have a pretty big disappointment on your hands. The camera does look like it creates some very nice photos, which is a huge plus, but for such an expensive phone it seems to deliver poor value and performance.
To read a more in depth review you can go to:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/review-the-galaxy-note-3-is-big-and-it-pulls-some-benchmark-shenanigans/3/