Might trade my Note 3 for a iPhone 5s...

[mKTank]

Well said.

If not for it's stale tiny size and annoying iOS 7, I'd still use my iPhone 5S as my primary smartphone. Instead I'm having lots of fun and enjoy the time saving SWYPE keyboard of my Nexus 5. It allows me to respond to my email in less than half the time and with far better accuracy, than hammering on the tiny iPhone keyboard.

For those who don't care about time wasted or the keyboard experience it's a different matter. iPhone is a very good unit, just not for everyone. It's all about choice, luckily we have Android to provide that for us. It's a perfect companion to my retina MacBook Pro.

A mindreader I am, it turns out.

I had the Note 3. At first I was infatuated with the IR, the screen size, the S Pen, the Pen Window, etc. but after a while, a phone needs to be good at being a phone. The Note 3 did a great job at being a small tablet but it was..not that great a phone. It's too large to use properly in one hand, it's loaded with bloatware that really overcomplicates the user experience, and the entire software suite that is Touchwiz is a showcase of how to squander resources and cram way too many bloatware apps (800MB of it according to XDA). Eventually I also got sick of the overwhelming amount of creaky plastic and the lack of software polish. Just wanted something more reliable and built competently, and that got the core functionality right (web browsing, emailing, apps, calling, messaging, one-handed usability) and that's the iPhone.

 

[Ludatyk]

How's the Touch ID it's very accurate? And do you regret giving up the note 3?

Nah, I don't regret giving up the Note 3. I like android and all it had to offer... I went full on with it.

But in the end, I'm so familiar with iOS and Apple ecosystem that I plan on staying married to it until Apple rubs me the wrong way

 

[RafixPhoenix]

The touch ID feature begins to fail over time. You'll have to re-scan over and over every time it starts to no longer read your print. Kind of a nuisance if you ask me.

 

[DAMAC3]

I just went from the Note 3 to the 5s. Here are my opinions:

• 5s battery life has been better than the Note 3
• Note 3 screen is AMAZING and beats the iPhone hands down (not just size difference)
• Camera is basically the same, although I think the Note 3 takes a little better video
• They are both really fast phones.
• I didn't like the S pen, and all the features like pausing video when you look away (same as on the S4; they are gimmicks and don't work all the time for me).
• I love the open platform on Android. There are a lot of things I can't do on the iPhone that I could do on the Note 3.
• I love the simplicity and ease of use of the iPhone 5s.
• Things like my Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset and my Bose MIE2 headphones work better with my iPhone. So many accessories function better with iPhone than Android because the manufacturers cater to Apple more.
• As others have said, I couldn't use the Note 3 with one hand. It was too bulky in my pocket and on my hip.
• The iPhone 5s size is awesome for one-handed use and ease of carrying.
• I don't really use the Touch Scan of the iPhone. It worked for the couple days I tried it, but I can't say if it fails over time like others have experienced.

I really do miss the giant screen on the Note 3. Watching video and browsing the web was AWESOME. I also tried Google Play Music and Spotify while on the Note 3. I really prefer iTunes to purchase content. I recently purchased a retina iPad Mini, and that might explain why I was OK going to a smaller screen on my phone. And my household has an iPhone 5s, a rMacbook Pro, a white Macbook, a 2008 iMac, a 1st Gen iPad, and a retina iPad Mini. My wife has an HTC One but might be getting an iPhone soon. So the ecosystem is already there for me. On the Note 3, I used iSyncr with great success and had other workarounds to share photos to iPhoto, etc. So that wasn't a huge deal, but it still is nice buying iTunes music right on my phone again.

Hope the info helps. You really can't go wrong with either phone in my opinion. It is so subjective. I might still be using the Note 3 if I didn't have my Ipad. But the size was definitely inconvenient. I would prefer something around the Galaxy S4 size and hope they come out with a larger iPhone this year.

 

[osofast240sx]

anyone would have to be out of their mind to go from a Note 3
to an iPhone !!!!! the Note 3 is so far ahead of the iPhone it's
not even on the same planet.

the fingerprint touch ID is just a gimmick and everyone i know
with an iPhone 5S says the novelty wore off after a week or so.

the Note 3 display is far superior, the camera is far superior,
the S pen stylus is amazing, the battery life is incredible.

the 5S is the 7th generation iPhone and it still doesn't support
bluetooth file transfer, my Motorola V3 had that feature 10 years
ago.


do yourself a favor and keep the Note 3 !!!!!

Do you have a 5s?? Touch id is far from a gimmick. How is the note 3 camera superior?

 

[Max(IT)]

anyone would have to be out of their mind to go from a Note 3
to an iPhone !!!!! the Note 3 is so far ahead of the iPhone it's
not even on the same planet.

the fingerprint touch ID is just a gimmick and everyone i know
with an iPhone 5S says the novelty wore off after a week or so.

the Note 3 display is far superior, the camera is far superior,
the S pen stylus is amazing, the battery life is incredible.

the 5S is the 7th generation iPhone and it still doesn't support
bluetooth file transfer, my Motorola V3 had that feature 10 years
ago.


do yourself a favor and keep the Note 3 !!!!!

You clearly are here just to troll and didn't have seen an iPhone 5s for real ...

Note 3 superior ? Yesssss ... in dimensions. So superior it is almost ridiculous to use it like a phone.
S pen ? I get rid of any physical device to use my phone quite a few years ago and don't want to came back.

Bt file transfer ? Bt !?! Are you serious ?
Don't you know about AirDrop, right ?
Display superior ? Yes, again, in dimensions .... and you need two hands to use it.

 

[CEmajr]

If the size doesn't bother you and you like Android then I would keep the Note 3. For me personally the Note line of smartphones are far too large, obnoxiously large for what should be a compact device. Plus I feel iOS is better than Android. But if I were to go back to Android I would pick something smaller like the HTC One or G2. Note 3 size doesn't seem to bother you so just keep it for now.

 

[Shaqq]

I'm still debating if I should trade or not. I wanna thank y'all for all of your opinions its helping my decision. I think I'm coming close to just keeping my note 3 but I'm not sure yet. Today I payed $35 to get it unlocked on cellphoneunlocker.net

 

[IFRIT]

I love the note 3 and the features it has but I heard the iPhone 5s Touch ID is good and the camera is flawless. So I'm thinking about trading. I had every new phone and every iphone besides the 5s so it's a hard decision.

If you love Note 3 Touch ID is not something i would switch eco systems for and the camera is only marginally better on the 5S.

 

[Appl3FTW]

Anyone who don't have a 5s and calls it a gimmick is obviously clueless and jelly. Hey stick with that gimmicky copycat android. Love my 5s. Hahaha

 

[Fanaticalism]

I think the misuse of the word "gimmick" is hilarious. Touch ID is the best thing about iPhone 5s. I use it what...20-30 times a day? EVERY time I pick up the phone? How can that ever be considered a gimmick?

I am just not bought in on Touch ID. The people I know who have a 5s (many who came from a 5), I catch them all the time swiping to the lock pad then remembering to use Touch ID. By the time they do that, they would've already been into the phone, using it. I mean, if someone has had something for three months, you have to think that the muscle memory of swiping to the keypad would have subsided by now.

 

[WilliamG]

I am just not bought in on Touch ID. The people I know who have a 5s (many who came from a 5), I catch them all the time swiping to the lock pad then remembering to use Touch ID. By the time they do that, they would've already been into the phone, using it. I mean, if someone has had something for three months, you have to think that the muscle memory of swiping to the keypad would have subsided by now.

Took me less than one day to adapt. Same for the wife. iPhone users since 1st gen. Your sample pool is hardly much of a sample, and certainly not representative of the millions of 5s users.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I am just not bought in on Touch ID. The people I know who have a 5s (many who came from a 5), I catch them all the time swiping to the lock pad then remembering to use Touch ID. By the time they do that, they would've already been into the phone, using it. I mean, if someone has had something for three months, you have to think that the muscle memory of swiping to the keypad would have subsided by now.

If you have other iOS devices which don't have touch ID, you can sometimes forget. I like the touch ID not just for unlocking my phone but more so for making purchases. My password is really long and annoying to type.

 

[Max(IT)]

Quite the contrary.
Many times I found myself trying to unlock my iPad touching the home button and forgetting it hasn't TouchId feature.

I can't understand why Apple didn't use TouchId on latest iPads ....

 

[IFRIT]

Quite the contrary.
Many times I found myself trying to unlock my iPad touching the home button and forgetting it hasn't TouchId feature.

I can't understand why Apple didn't use TouchId on latest iPads ....

Something the next iPad will include as a reason for people to upgrade...pretty obvious

 

[Dontazemebro]

How's the Touch ID it's very accurate? And do you regret giving up the note 3?

I have both and touch iD is far from accurate. Once you set it up it works great ... for a while, and then it starts having memory lapse like it forgot your fingerprint. I'm constantly having to either add my thumb as a new finger or erase everything and start all over again.

Not to say the 5s isn't a great phone because it is but touch ID is far from perfect. I enjoy using both the iPhone 5s and Galaxy Note 3 and wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Shaqq]

Oh alright Someone offered me a 64gb silver iPhone 5s with AppleCare until October 2015 for two years. But it's not unlocked. I just paid to get this unlocked for $35. I wanna trade but it's Att I have TMobile it cost $130 to get it unlocked one he unlocking websites.

 

[Dontazemebro]

Oh alright Someone offered me a 64gb silver iPhone 5s with AppleCare until October 2015 for two years. But it's not unlocked. I just paid to get this unlocked for $35. I wanna trade but it's Att I have TMobile it cost $130 to get it unlocked one he unlocking websites.

To be honest, if I only had a Note 3 the only reason to make me switch would be for resale value. If you're enjoying the Note 3, it really doesn't get much better than that, even on an iPhone 5s.

 

[phpmaven]

I have both and touch iD is far from accurate. Once you set it up it works great ... for a while, and then it starts having memory lapse like it forgot your fingerprint. I'm constantly having to either add my thumb as a new finger or erase everything and start all over again.

Not to say the 5s isn't a great phone because it is but touch ID is far from perfect. I enjoy using both the iPhone 5s and Galaxy Note 3 and wouldn't have it any other way.

I have had the 5S since day one and have never had to retrain TouchID.

 

[Dontazemebro]

I have had the 5S since day one and have never had to retrain TouchID.

Lucky you, I wish that experience was more consistent across the board.

 

[Jimmy James]

I can't understand how someone could be debated between an iPhone 5S and a Note 3.
They are completely different ....

They're not COMPLETELY different. They're both phones. And for some the differences are what makes it an interesting decision to contemplate.

It reminds me of when I bought my last car. I cross shopped two segments that represented what I wanted to buy with what I actually needed. People told me I couldn't do this. Why not?

 

[Max(IT)]

They're not COMPLETELY different. They're both phones. And for some the differences are what makes it an interesting decision to contemplate.

It reminds me of when I bought my last car. I cross shopped two segments that represented what I wanted to buy with what I actually needed. People told me I couldn't do this. Why not?

They are ... In my opinion Note 3 isn't even a phone. Yes, it can make phone calls, but ...