<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phablet	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
beginning	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
lighter	O
,	O
more	O
upscale	O
design	O
than	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
leather	O
backing	O
and	O
faux	O
metallic	O
bezel	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
multitasking-oriented	O
functionality	O
in	O
its	O
software	O
—	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
pie	B-Application
menu	O
opened	O
through	O
the	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
for	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
pen-enabled	O
apps	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
pop-up	O
apps	O
and	O
expanded	O
multi-window	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
additionally	O
features	O
new	O
sensors	O
,	O
a	O
USB	O
3.0	O
port	O
,	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
its	O
video	O
camera	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
2160p	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
resolution	O
and	O
doubled	O
framerate	O
of	O
60	O
at	O
1080p	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
earliest	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
its	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
temperature	O
and	O
humidity	O
sensors	O
and	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
able	O
to	O
detect	O
a	O
floating	O
finger	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
first	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
released	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
sold	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
within	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
sale	O
and	O
broke	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
sales	O
in	O
just	O
2	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
carry	O
a	O
more	O
upscale	O
,	O
"	O
premium	O
"	O
look	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
Samsung	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
carries	O
a	O
similarly	O
polycarbonate-oriented	O
design	O
to	O
other	O
recent	O
Samsung	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
a	O
faux	O
metallic	O
bezel	O
and	O
a	O
rear	O
cover	O
made	O
of	O
plastic	O
leather	O
with	O
faux	O
stitching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
thickness	O
of	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
slightly	O
thinner	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
slightly	O
lighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speaker	O
is	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
while	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
side	O
on	O
the	O
Note	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
and	O
4.	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
side	O
speaker	O
of	O
the	O
Note	O
1	O
,	O
Note	O
2	O
and	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
white	O
,	O
and	O
pink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
5.7-inch	O
1080p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
0.2	O
inches	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
5.5-inch	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
resolution	O
upgraded	O
from	O
the	O
Note	O
2	O
's	O
720p	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
includes	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
internal	O
storage	O
options	O
of	O
16GB	O
,	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
USB	O
3.0	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
faster	O
data	O
transfers	O
and	O
charging	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
compatible	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
3200	O
mAh	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
200	O
mAh	O
higher	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Unpacked	O
keynote	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	O
has	O
claimed	O
significant	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
's	O
battery	O
run	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
increased	O
efficiency	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
four	O
hours	O
of	O
additional	O
video	O
playback	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LTE	O
version	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
N9005	O
)	O
uses	O
a	O
2.3GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
800	O
chip	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GSM-only	O
model	O
(	O
N9000/N9006	O
)	O
sold	O
outside	O
aforementioned	O
regions	O
uses	O
an	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
Exynos	O
5420	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
1.9GHz	O
Cortex-A15	O
cores	O
and	O
four	O
1.3GHz	O
Cortex-A7	B-Application
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
Duos	O
(	O
N9002	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
LTE	O
variant	O
but	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
second	O
SIM	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
common	O
sensors	O
(	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
digital	O
compass	O
,	O
front-facing	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
and	O
a	O
barometer	O
sensor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
sensor	O
for	O
the	O
air	O
hand	O
gestures	O
(	O
Quick	O
glance	O
,	O
Air	O
jump	O
,	O
Air	O
browse	O
and	O
Air	O
call-accept	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
hall	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
for	O
detecting	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
S-View	O
Cover	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
only	O
Samsung	O
flagship	O
mobile	O
phone	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
thermometer	O
and	O
hygrometer	O
sensors	O
,	O
mainly	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	O
S	B-Application
Health	I-Application
app	O
and	O
some	O
third-party	O
weather	O
station	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
detecting	O
the	O
floating	O
finger	O
for	O
Air	O
View	O
functionality	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
self-capacitive	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
13-megapixel	O
(	O
4128×3096	O
)	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
capable	O
of	O
filming	O
video	O
footage	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
(	O
2160p	O
)	O
resolution	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
capped	O
at	O
5	O
minutes	O
per	O
video	O
)	O
and	O
in	O
1080p	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slow	O
motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
footage	O
is	O
recorded	O
at	O
720p	O
at	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
audio	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
variant	O
can	O
record	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
released	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
Sony	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
IMX135	O
image	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
software	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
S4	B-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
mobile	O
phone	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phones	O
to	O
support	O
2160p	O
video	B-Application
recording	I-Application
,	O
1080p	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
30	O
fps	O
)	O
and	O
720p	O
at	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
camera	O
has	O
an	O
aperture	O
of	O
2.4	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
image	O
sensor	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Architecture
CMOS	I-Architecture
S5K6B2	O
,	O
and	O
similarly	O
captures	O
both	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	B-Application
at	O
1080p	O
(	O
2.1	O
megapixels	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
an	O
S	O
Pen	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
more	O
symmetrical	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removing	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
from	O
its	O
compartment	O
or	O
pressing	O
its	O
button	O
whilst	O
hovering	O
over	O
the	O
display	O
activates	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Air	O
Command	O
"	O
pie	B-Application
menu	O
which	O
provides	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
pen-oriented	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Action	O
Memos	O
(	O
on-screen	O
sticky	O
notes	O
that	O
use	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
to	O
detect	O
their	O
contents	O
and	O
provide	O
relevant	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
looking	O
up	O
addresses	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
dialing	O
phone	O
numbers	O
)	O
,	O
Screen	O
Write	O
(	O
an	O
annotation	O
tool	O
)	O
,	O
Pen	O
Window	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
draw	O
pop-up	O
windows	O
to	O
run	O
certain	O
apps	O
inside	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
search	O
tool	O
S	O
Finder	O
,	O
and	O
Scrapbook	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
storing	O
and	O
categorizing	O
image	O
and	O
text	O
excerpts	O
from	O
various	O
apps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
app	O
known	O
as	O
My	O
Magazine	O
,	O
accessible	O
by	O
swiping	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
S	O
Note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
supported	O
range	O
of	O
applications	O
into	O
floating	O
pop-up	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
feature	O
is	O
only	O
accessible	O
using	O
the	O
so-called	O
Air	O
Command	O
menu	O
opened	O
using	O
the	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stylus	B-Device
allows	O
accessing	O
Samsung	O
Air	O
View	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
content	O
when	O
hovered	O
above	O
it	O
,	O
including	O
albums	O
in	O
Samsung	O
's	O
precluded	O
gallery	O
software	O
,	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
,	O
speed	O
dial	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
text	O
boxes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
browser	O
's	O
URL	O
bar	O
and	O
a	O
preview	O
bubble	O
from	O
the	O
seek	O
bar	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	O
video	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
also	O
known	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	O
websites	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
mobile	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Air	O
View	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
floating	O
fingers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S-View	O
Cover	O
accessory	O
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
flip	O
case	O
with	O
a	O
preview	O
window	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
status	O
bar	O
(	O
with	O
battery	O
and	O
signal	O
indicators	O
,	O
and	O
notification	O
icons	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
clock	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
unread	O
messages	O
and	O
missed	O
calls	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
interfaces	O
for	O
answering	O
incoming	O
calls	O
and	O
snooze	O
or	O
stop	O
a	O
ringing	O
alarm	O
clock	O
,	O
music	O
playback	O
controls	O
,	O
title	O
and	O
artist	O
name	O
,	O
album	O
cover	O
and	O
playlist	O
browser	O
;	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
Action	O
Memos	O
(	O
digital	O
post-it	O
notes	O
)	O
,	O
weather	O
information	O
,	O
S	B-Application
Health	I-Application
step	O
counter	O
(	O
if	O
activated	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
basic	O
photo	O
camera	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
browse	O
recent	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
preview	O
window	O
has	O
doubled	O
compared	O
to	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
earliest	O
Samsung	O
device	O
to	O
feature	O
such	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
is	O
attached	O
replacing	O
the	O
default	O
rear	O
cover	O
rather	O
than	O
covering	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
detected	O
through	O
pins	O
on	O
its	O
inner	O
side	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
hall	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
used	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
"	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	O
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
proprietary	O
TouchWiz	O
NatureUX	O
2.5	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
pen-oriented	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
inherited	O
the	O
interaction	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Air	O
View	O
,	O
Air	O
Gestures	O
,	O
Samsung	O
SmartScreen	O
and	O
on-screen	O
motion	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	O
Group	O
Play	O
software	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
has	O
been	O
extended	O
by	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
back	O
video	O
across	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
units	O
which	O
form	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
surface	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
FTP	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
feature	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
precluded	O
"	O
My	O
Files	O
"	O
file	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
search	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
from	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
spherical	O
panorama	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Golf	O
mode	O
"	O
feature	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
software	O
update	O
inherited	O
the	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Tour	O
"	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
2014	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
create	O
3D	O
room	O
tours	O
with	O
a	O
map	O
which	O
tracks	O
the	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
in	O
Poland	O
for	O
LTE	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
adds	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
tweaks	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
camera	O
shortcut	O
on	O
the	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
,	O
options	O
for	O
setting	O
default	O
launcher	O
and	O
text	O
messaging	O
applications	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
printing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
settings	O
menu	O
for	O
tracking	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
location	O
tracking	O
by	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
behavior	O
has	O
existed	O
by	O
default	O
since	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
''	O
Honeycomb''	O
,	O
OEMs	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	O
previously	O
modified	O
their	O
distributions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
to	O
retain	O
the	O
previous	O
behavior	O
,	O
allowing	O
applications	O
to	O
have	O
unlimited	O
access	O
to	O
SD	O
card	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
inherited	O
functionality	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Spherical	O
Panorama	O
and	O
Virtual	O
Tour	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
software	O
,	O
Download	O
Booster	O
and	O
Samsung	O
Kids	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
visibly	O
affected	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
TouchWiz	O
Nature	O
UX	O
2.5	O
with	O
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
first	O
teased	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
its	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
Samsung	O
Heavy	O
Packed	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
at	O
IFA	O
Berlin	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
Note	O
the	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
over	O
140	O
countries	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3s	I-Application
will	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
free	O
one-year	O
subscription	O
to	O
Evernote	B-Application
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
,	O
European	O
and	O
Indian	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
implement	O
a	O
regional	O
lockout	O
system	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
;	O
requiring	O
that	O
the	O
SIM	O
card	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
model	O
be	O
from	O
a	O
carrier	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
an	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
user	O
developed	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
carrier	O
blacklist	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
uses	O
,	O
it	O
requires	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
be	O
rooted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
implemented	O
a	O
similar	O
policy	O
on	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Note	B-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
S4	B-Application
,	O
and	O
S4	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
models	O
manufactured	O
after	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
complimented	O
the	O
incremental	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
best	O
attempt	O
yet	O
at	O
making	O
touch	O
input	O
optional	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
device.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
overall	O
design	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
cohesive	O
and	O
well	O
thought-out	O
"	O
despite	O
Samsung	O
's	O
continuing	O
use	O
of	O
plastic	O
,	O
and	O
subtle	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
symmetrically-shaped	O
stylus	B-Device
were	O
also	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
considered	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
evolution	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
(	O
including	O
its	O
faster	O
hardware	O
and	O
bigger	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
design	O
for	O
not	O
looking	O
as	O
"	O
slick	O
and	O
premium	O
"	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
during	O
the	O
promotional	O
video.Some	O
Note	B-Application
3s	I-Application
had	O
quality	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
images	O
uploaded	O
by	O
affected	O
users	O
shows	O
that	O
the	O
Home	O
button	O
would	O
shift	O
up	O
,	O
down	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
or	O
right	O
when	O
pressing	O
the	O
Home	O
button	O
on	O
their	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
after	O
only	O
3	O
hours	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
2,017	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
users	O
complaining	O
that	O
their	O
home	O
button	O
was	O
affected	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
1150	O
users	O
did	O
not	O
encounter	O
this	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
