Galaxy Note 3 Neo review: A more affordable Note 3 with a 5.5" screen and the S Pen experience.
A budget S Pen Note.
Note 3 Neo gave buyers the S Pen experience and Note styling at a more accessible price — a downgraded screen and chip but the same productivity workflow. It set a template for "Lite" Notes that returned years later.
01Display
74/10074/100 puts it above the 68-point average for flagship phones of 2014.
02Camera
58/100At 58/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 7 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
56/100At 56/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 19 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
70/100At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 18 points above the cohort average.
05Build
60/10060/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.
06Value
60/100At 60/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 17 points above the cohort average.
- S Pen experience at a lower price.
- Big 5.5" SAMOLED.
- 3,100 mAh removable battery.
- microSD + jack.
- Only HD on a 5.5" panel.
- Hexa-core Exynos was mid-tier.
- 8 MP camera (vs Note 3's 13 MP).
- Mono speaker.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .