Note 3 Active

[Haalcyon]

Well, as some of you noted the Note 3 "Active" is looking more and more like it may be a reality. Looks like Samsung is trying that old auto industry trick, same device with up'd specs for the folks that want the best of the best of the best.



If this device comes state-side I'm in.

Source: THG:K.Perrish

 

[SpookDroid]

Should they add their new camera sensor and this would know everything else out of the park.

 

[XChrisX]

If this is going to be anything like the S4 Active, then count me out. The display is LCD instead of Super Amoled, and the camera actually got worse. I can't wait that long for "what ifs". I'll be buying the regular Note 3 day 1.

 

[Haalcyon]

If this is going to be anything like the S4 Active, then count me out. The display is LCD instead of Super Amoled, and the camera actually got worse. I can't wait that long for "what ifs". I'll be buying the regular Note 3 day 1.

They're rumoring flexible AMOLED so hopefully that'd what we see instead of LCD. However, if they did introduce an LCD with the quality of the HTC One or LG G2 then I'd be very happy with that too.

 

[XChrisX]

They're rumoring flexible AMOLED so hopefully that'd what we see instead of LCD. However, if they did introduce an LCD with the quality of the HTC One or LG G2 then I'd be very happy with that too.

Even so, I haven't seen a single S4 active out in the wild without a case on it. It defeats the purpose of having a water, and dust proof phone if you're just going to slap a case on it. The point being, I'll just put a case on my regular Note 3, and be happy

 

[Haalcyon]

Even so, I haven't seen a single S4 active out in the wild without a case on it. It defeats the purpose of having a water, and dust proof phone if you're just going to slap a case on it. The point being, I'll just put a case on my regular Note 3, and be happy

I don't know. You can still be water and dust-proof but want to keep your phone scratch and nic free. As strange as it may sound, even if I had the S4 active, I'd still want a case on it. Different strokes....

 

[Craig King]

My problem with this is, this is the way the note 3 should of been probably no need for two separate versions. Now if this is limited just to South Korea as some have suggested then no biggie. I want a note with a flex display that has notifications on the side like they showed at CES early this year.

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[Haalcyon]

Well, it depends on what the price differential may be. If this costs an extra $100 then it'd work for Sammy because there are folks that would want the metal chassis and beefed up specs and be willing to pay more for them. It's that BMW 330ci vs. BMW M3 mentality me thinks.

 

[thymeless]

I'm seeing conflicting reports. One is a flexible plastic screen OLED (which would scratch super easy so would need a screen protector imho) Note Active. The other is a Youm like side curved LCD screen Note 3 limited edition. They could be one and the same, but the side bent youm design just seems so worthless to me.

have to wait and see how this shakes out.

 

[Haalcyon]

I'm seeing conflicting reports. One is a flexible plastic screen OLED (which would scratch super easy so would need a screen protector imho) Note Active. The other is a Youm like side curved LCD screen Note 3 limited edition. They could be one and the same, but the side bent youm design just seems so worthless to me.

have to wait and see how this shakes out.

I'm sure they're going to put Gorilla 3 on it so if they use flexible display tech it'd be for some different reason. A Note 3 with a toughened aluminum chassis (and an aluminum S-Pen) would sit just fine with me and I'd be willing to pay a bit more for it.

 

[thymeless]

The aluminum chassis I'm seeing labeled as a Galaxy F. This might get the curved screen in some reports.

 

[AgentScribe]

If this is going to be anything like the S4 Active, then count me out. The display is LCD instead of Super Amoled, and the camera actually got worse. I can't wait that long for "what ifs". I'll be buying the regular Note 3 day 1.

I guess I kind of feel the same way. I really wanted the Note 3 Active and was willing to wait but then my current device, an AtrixHD. started to have issues and I really needed to upgrade now by pre-ordering the Note 3 and waiting three weeks for it to ship.

My active lifestyle (my phone is my primary GPS device for cycling, running, mountain biking and we spend a lot of time on the water) dictates that I have bomb-proof case and a Samsung Active-level phone would add to that security; the down-spec of the S4 Active didn't really bother me and I figured I'd feel the same about a Note 3 Active...but now that I've been salivating on what is arguably the top-of-the-line device (for a few weeks anyway), I'm content to just receive my phone next week and just take really good care of it.

 

[Haalcyon]

I guess I kind of feel the same way. I really wanted the Note 3 Active and was willing to wait but then my current device, an AtrixHD. started to have issues and I really needed to upgrade now by pre-ordering the Note 3 and waiting three weeks for it to ship.

My active lifestyle (my phone is my primary GPS device for cycling, running, mountain biking and we spend a lot of time on the water) dictates that I have bomb-proof case and a Samsung Active-level phone would add to that security; the down-spec of the S4 Active didn't really bother me and I figured I'd feel the same about a Note 3 Active...but now that I've been salivating on what is arguably the top-of-the-line device (for a few weeks anyway), I'm content to just receive my phone next week and just take really good care of it.

An Otterbox Defender should go a long way too.

 

[icnmayhem]

An Otterbox Defender should go a long way too.

I wonder how long it'll take them to release one. Only cases ive seen are the official ones and the spigen ones, which look nice, but not that protective

 

[Haalcyon]

It's a major phone release, I don't think it'll take too long. Same thing with Zagg.

from my Sony XTZ