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When I first got my hands on the Note3 Clone, I was a little skeptical about its quality and ease of use - after all, I had just sold my Note3 because of its multiple hanging issues and it was difficult to hang a call up.
I was pretty surprised and happy with my Note3 clone, as it did everything I was using the Note3 for, and I didn't need the features that it came without, like air view, S-Pen and flashy camera settings.
Do note that there are many Note3 clones available at Sim Lim Square, starting from $160 - $250. Mine was just $230, and it came with 2 covers, ( one which is just the back, one with a flip cover and a little window in front which I am using) a screen protector, (already applied, you just need to peel the protective layer off ) 2X3.7V li-on batteries, S-Pen, Ear phones, a 2 pin charger and a micro USB charging cable. I was immediately impressed by their accessories, as I was going to get myself a flip cover as well as a screen protector. The colours on the screen was vibrant, and if I didn't know better, I would have thought I managed to get the real Note3 at one quarter of its actual price.
Some Note3 clones have screens which look faded, some have screens which are blur while others seem to have a blue hue on photos taken - if the shop assistants tell you it is the settings, don't believe them. All phones are tuned to their best settings on display.
I was pretty surprised and happy with my Note3 clone, as it did everything I was using the Note3 for, and I didn't need the features that it came without, like air view, S-Pen and flashy camera settings.
Do note that there are many Note3 clones available at Sim Lim Square, starting from $160 - $250. Mine was just $230, and it came with 2 covers, ( one which is just the back, one with a flip cover and a little window in front which I am using) a screen protector, (already applied, you just need to peel the protective layer off ) 2X3.7V li-on batteries, S-Pen, Ear phones, a 2 pin charger and a micro USB charging cable. I was immediately impressed by their accessories, as I was going to get myself a flip cover as well as a screen protector. The colours on the screen was vibrant, and if I didn't know better, I would have thought I managed to get the real Note3 at one quarter of its actual price.
Some Note3 clones have screens which look faded, some have screens which are blur while others seem to have a blue hue on photos taken - if the shop assistants tell you it is the settings, don't believe them. All phones are tuned to their best settings on display.
| The day after I bought this phone, I went to Malaysia, so it came in very handy indeed, with its dual sim feature. This is the first time I am using a dual sim phone, so I was immediately impressed that it has a standard sim slot and a mini sim slot, and that I can decide which sim I am using for which function - I can specify that I am using only Sim1 for calls and Sim2 for data - extremely useful since I can use a Malaysian sim with a data plan and still use my whatsapp, wechat, gmail and internet. There are also options like "ask", so whenever you make a call, you can choose to dial out from either sim. On the way to KL, I entertained myself on the 6 to 7 hour bus ride by playing games, watching movies and writing. Writing was a joy on this clone, as it didn't autocorrect as often - only when I needed it to. I felt it was better than my previous Note3, as the Note3 had the samsung built-in "predict your word" feature which was kind of irritating to me, especially if I wasn't writing in English. Music wise, the single speaker played louder music than my previous Note3, and the ring tone was super loud too! ( Oh joy! I kept missing calls on my other phone. ) The game I played was 2048, and I achieved the highest score I've ever achieved so far on the trip! There was no lag when playing the game, but sometimes, the sensitive multi-touch screen made me move cubes where they were not supposed to be moved to. |   |
Tips and Tricks
- The phone will hang or run slowly if it runs out of memory, so I store all my applications on the 32GB Ultra SD card I bought for my Note3. Make sure you check under Settings->General->Apps->SD card. Click on the app and click on "Move to SD Card".
- To take a screen shot, press the on/off button and the volume DOWN button at the same time - this took me a long time to figure out!
Click on read more for the technical specifications as well as the benchmark tests I ran.
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