I'm on the fence guys!!! I want to make the jump to the note3 but not sure... I'm coming from the iP5S. Do any of you that made the switch miss these features:
1. iMessage
2. Seamless sync with mac
3. Smoothness/fluidity of apps- FB, Instagram, Sbux app, and games.
4. The iOS Email app
5. Bluetooth audio with car stereo shows song/album info and I'm able to skip songs with stereo controls (don't know if its possible on note 3)
6. Camera
Help me make up my mind!!! I'm dying to have a bigger screen. I'm on verizon and I've heard some people complain about garbbled poor call quality and poor camera performance. Thanks for the help! I'm probably going to best buy to pull the trigger just having second thoughts.....
I'm in the opposite boat, have been using Android devices for a while now and thought briefly about going to the iPhone 5s instead of the Note 3. In the end, super glad I went with the Note 3
1. I unfortunately cannot speak intelligently on iMessage as it's something I haven't used before. Most of my friends have iPhones and while it was problematic texting them prior to the SGS3, I really haven't noticed any issues with the SGS3 or the Note 3
2. If you have a Mac computer, I think it may be worthwhile to stick with the iPhone. My girlfriend is integrated into the whole Apple/Mac/iOS ecosystem and refuses to stray. I recently switched back to using mostly PCs so again, not worth pushing my towards the iPhone
3. Everyone always mentions this to me, I'll have to spend more time playing with my girlfriend's iPhone to figure out what exactly the difference is. I haven't really noticed any problems with the apps I have installed thus far but I'll be the first to admit I'm not the biggest user of apps
4. My car displays song/album info and I'm able to skip songs with the stereo controls on both the main unit and my steering wheel, no issues there with the Note
5. Again, I'm not the biggest photographer so not very helpful here. I find the camera on the Note 3 to be more than serviceable, I do agree the photos my girlfriend takes look a bit better
In the end, the screen size made the biggest difference for me. Playing with the Note for a couple minutes made my SGS3 look like a toy. It almost felt like a joke to pick up the iPhone and use it afterwards. Obviously, you may find the points above to be more important to you than screen size