The upcoming Galaxy Note 3 is expected to 
sport a 6.3 inch Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen, a 16 MP camera and
 most of the innovative features of the Galaxy S4. 
 Are you in for 
this gadget?
 
 
With the 
Samsung Galaxy S4 now out of the way the 
door has been thrown open for the Korean firm's other high-end 
smartphone to get a reboot in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
Rumours
 are circulating about Samsung's next super-sized handset, suggesting 
it's going to get even bigger - even though the 
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 raised eyebrows with
 its larger size.
Update: Samsung executive J.K. 
Shin has 
confirmed
 the existence of the Galaxy Note 3, revealing it will feature a 
non-flexible 5.9-inch OLED display.
We're constantly on the look 
out for Galaxy Note 3 news and you'll be able to find all the latest 
right here. You lucky things.
Announcement and release date
In terms of a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 release date the trail is pretty 
cold at the moment with "later this year" all we have to go on for now.
If
 previous iterations of the handset are anything to go by we can expect 
Samsung to uncover the third generation Galaxy Note smartphone towards 
the end of August, in the run up to IFA 2013 in Berlin.
Update:
 Samsung executive J.K. Shin has said the Note 3 will arrive at IFA in 
September, although we're still waiting on an official comment from 
Samsung itself.
This would mean that the Galaxy Note 3 would 
probably hit stores around October if previous cycles are maintained - 
but given the Samsung Galaxy S4 emerged earlier this year, could the 
same trick be repeated for the Note 3?
More than a pretty penny 
in price
You can expect the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to carry a 
hefty price tag, probably in line with the Galaxy S4 - making it more 
expensive than its Chinese rivals the 
ZTE Grand Memo and the 
Huawei Ascend Mate.
The Note 3 will 
probably set you back at least £550 (around $800/AU$770) give or take, 
plus there will be regional variances too.
Does the screen need 
to get bigger?
Although exact specs are still unknown the general
 consensus seems to suggest that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will sport an
 even bigger screen than its 5.5-inch predecessor.
Early reports 
pointed towards a 
whopping 6.3-inch display, which would see
 the handset dwarf the 6.1-inch Ascend Mate and 5.7-inch Grand Memo.
Other
 sources have claimed that the Galaxy Note 3 could actually pack a 
slightly more 
modest 5.9-inch AMOLED screen.
We 
thought Samsung may have let the cat out of the bag on its own website 
after listing a smartphone accessory compatible with screens from "4- to
 6.3-inches", potentially hinting at a 
massive display bump for the Note 3 - 
although with the announcement of the 
Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 
Galaxy Mega 6.3 this is now less likely.
Screen
 size, then, remains a mystery but that's not the only quandary we have 
regarding the display on the Galaxy Note 3. Oh no, there are now 
reports suggesting it will be the first 
phone to sport a 
flexible OLED display.
Samsung did 
show off such a display at CES 2013 - 
although it wasn't part of a phone at the time and we reckon there's 
still some way to go before it's ready to hit our handsets, but it 
certainly gives us food for thought - especially now there are reports 
that Samsung is 
mulling three designs, one of which 
includes a flexible option.
We're also hearing that the Galaxy 
Note 3 may actually pack a 
5.99-inch, Full HD display - although this
 news has come from unknown "inside sources". 
Could this be 
Samsung replacing the Note range, or adding more feathers to its 
super-sized cap?
Update: With JK Shin 
"confirming" the existence of the Galaxy Note 3, the Samsung exec is 
also reported revealing the 5.9-inch OLED display the super sized 
handset will pack.
The operating system conundrum
We can 
be pretty sure that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will roll up running 
Google's Android platform, but which particular version that will be is 
not so black and white.
Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie is expected to be
 announced at 
Google's IO event in May, potentially 
alongside the Nexus 5 - which would put the Note 3 in the running to 
also launch with the latest version of the software.
However if 
history has taught us anything it's that assuming is for fools - as 
we've seen numerous handsets launched with older versions of Android - 
but the Note 2 was one of the first handsets from Samsung to launch with
 
Jelly Bean, so perhaps a Key Lime Pie 
device isn't so unlikely.
The latest reports now point towards the
 
Note 3 running Android 4.3 - an updated 
version of Jelly Bean which may arrive at Google IO ahead of a delayed 
Key Lime Pie.
Specs
The big screen won't be the only 
feature Samsung will want to shout about though, as you can expect the 
Galaxy Note 3 to be packing some serious tech under the hood.
It could be another industry leading handset (the Note 2 was the most
 powerful smartphone when it launched) with reports suggesting it will 
follow in the footsteps of the Galaxy S4 with a 
ridiculous octo-core chip.
As this 
device will fall into Samsung's "Note" family you can expect the fabled 
S-Pen to make another appearance here as it looks to rub shoulders with 
the 
Galaxy Note 8.0 and 
Galaxy Note 10.1.
According to 
Android Geeks a software engineer has spilled the beans on the 
S Orb camera feature which is apparently 
destined to debut on the Galaxy Note 3, after reports earlier this year 
suggested it would arrive on the Galaxy S4.
The usually reliable 
SamMobile has also had its say on the Note 3, with its own "inside 
sources" claiming the handset will be 
the most powerful in the world with a 
octa-core processor, eight-core GPU, 3GB of RAM, 5.99-inch Full HD 
display and a 13MP rear camera.
Plastic or metal?
Many 
were hoping the Samsung Galaxy S4 would see the Korean firm change its 
way when it came to chassis construction - ditching the plastic for a 
fancier metallic finish, but alas this wasn't the case.
The whole 
plastic vs metal debate isn't over though and now rumours are suggesting
 the Galaxy Note 3 could well sport a hard alloy case.
SamMobile 
sources reckon the 
HTC One has "
worried" Samsung, leading the manufacturer
 to consider a new material for the Note 3.
We've also seen an 
image slip out online claiming to show 
the metallic body of the Galaxy Note 3 and
 a completely new design language for Samsung - although we're not 
overly convinced by this.