What has changed, though, is the port on the bottom of the device. None of these are surprising – Samsung’s used said button and port placement for a while now, and hasn’t sought to change that which isn’t broken. The headphone jack is also located in Samsung’s now-standard location – towards the left, on the top edge of the phone. The volume rocker on the left edge lines up similarly well with your thumb or finger, so you could consider the phone ambidextrous. Towards the top of the right edge, you’ll find the power button – positioned to line up with your thumb when holding it in your right palm, or a finger when holding it in your left. It weighs in at just 168g, and is noticeably lighter than the Note II. The device’s physical width has increased by a barely-discernible 0.1mm. The bezels surrounding the screen have been reduced, allowing Samsung to squeeze the larger screen into roughly the same physical dimensions as the Note II – a trick that the company also impressed us with earlier this year on the Galaxy S4. It continues the Note II’s now-standard 16:9 aspect ratio. The screen has seen an increase in size from the Note II’s 5.3 inches to 5.7 inches in the Note 3, while the resolution has been bumped up to 1080p. The capacitive buttons can also be used with the S Pen, an unusual oversight on the Note II. While some will swear that the back belongs on the left, owners of other Samsung phones will be comfortable with this setup. On either side of this home button are the backlit capacitive buttons we’ve come to expect on Samsung’s devices – back on the right, and menu on the left. The front of the device is instantly recognisable as a Galaxy series phone with the elongated hardware home button underneath the screen, chromed speaker grille and notification LED at the top. Unsurprisingly, the Note 3 shares a number of design elements with the Galaxy S4, like the central rear camera placement, chrome trim and speaker grille, cementing its place as a part of Samsung’s 2013 lineup. It gives the phone an overall “squarer” appearance, and makes for a stylish improvement over the Note II. The corners are less rounded, as are the sides. The handset’s design feels closer to the Galaxy S II than the Note II. The Note 3 isn’t going to take home any prizes in a beauty contest, but it’s a definite improvement. The Korean manufacturer isn’t generally known for making iconic phones from a design perspective. The Note 3 is a stylish and impressive phone – for a Samsung, at least.
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