Chinese phones and phablets have come along way in the past few years, so much so that here are 3 great alternatives of the yet to be released SamsungGalaxyNote 3 which you can buy now!
UPDATE: Since posting this articel OrientDeal have dropped the price of the Orient N3 Plust to just $239! Also, they have sent us a promo code so that GizChina readers can enjoy an additional 3% discount! “coupon3”
It’s no secret that Samsung are preparing the successor to the current Galaxy Note 2, but it is also no secret we still have a few months to wait and that prices are going to be far from affordable! So, if you are looking to upgrade your current phablet you might want to take a good look at these devices.
3 alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Orient N3
The base model of the Orient N3 features a 5.8-inch HD display, 1GB RAM and 1.2Ghz MT6589 CPU, 13 mega-pixel rear camera and 5 mega-pixel front.
A great standout feature of this Chinese phablet is the inclusion of a Touch Pen which can be used much in the same way as the Galaxy Note’s S Pen!
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The Orient N3 costs just $229.68 and is on sale now.
Orient N3 hands on video
Orient N3 16GB
As the name suggests the Orient N3 is the same as the above phone but get’s 16GB of built-in memory. The rest of the phone is the same including the 720HD display, 1GB RAM and 1.2Ghz quad-core SoC and the price is only slightly more at $239.68.
Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T)
The top of the range Orient N3 Plus sorts a few differences between the other models. The first is the display is a slightly smaller, more pocket friendly 5.7-inch, 1280 x 720 display, but the main difference comes in the form of more performance.
The N3 Plus is powered by a 1.5Ghz MT6589T quad-core processor meaning this Chinese boasts Antutu benchmark scores above 16,000 points!
Like the other two phablets the Orient N3 plus boasts a 13 mega-pixel rear camera, 5 mega-pixel front, Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS, SD card reader and dual SIM support. Pricing for the Orient N3 plus is $249.68 $239.
I think Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T) is one and same phone as HDC B6000 or star B6000, but it’s rebranded as orient N3 plus by orientmall…….. Check the screen shots of the phone on the link provided, in the screenshot model name is clearly mentioned as B6000.
yes, me too i think it’s HDC/Star, i think they never mention Bluebo Monster, it’s a good brand, for a good price.
It’s interesting that a Samsung Android phone offers no extra value compared to the cheaper Chinese models. China FTW!
What about upgradeability of the firmware? Can’t believe that a Chinese phone can be compared as yet to a Samsung. They are stll years behind in terms of reliability and build quality.
With moores law reliability doesn’t matter much. By next year your phone is already nearly obsolete.
Can you please confirm that Does all the three phones comes with touch pen, especially Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T)…????
Me to love to know is this can do what note can do specially for pen calibration
Being top of the line, does the Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T) have 8 or 16GB of Flash memory?
Hi friend:
N3 Plus is 8GB rom default, if you want 16GB,I think you can choose one 8GB/16GB/32GD extend Extreme High Speed Mini TF Flash Memery.
thanks
Good tips!
I think Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T) is one and same phone as HDC B6000 or star B6000, but it’s rebranded as orient N3 plus by orientmall…….. Check the screen shots of the phone on the link provided, in the screenshot model name is clearly mentioned as B6000.
yes, me too i think it’s HDC/Star, i think they never mention Bluebo Monster, it’s a good brand, for a good price.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w4024-2079660070.1.KmlGHF&id=18679358719&scene=taobao_shop
It’s interesting that a Samsung Android phone offers no extra value compared to the cheaper Chinese models. China FTW!
What about upgradeability of the firmware? Can’t believe that a Chinese phone can be compared as yet to a Samsung. They are stll years behind in terms of reliability and build quality.
With moores law reliability doesn’t matter much. By next year your phone is already nearly obsolete.
Can you please confirm that Does all the three phones comes with touch pen, especially Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T)…????
Me to love to know is this can do what note can do specially for pen calibration
Being top of the line, does the Orient N3 Plus (MT6589T) have 8 or 16GB of Flash memory?
Hi friend:
N3 Plus is 8GB rom default, if you want 16GB,I think you can choose one 8GB/16GB/32GD extend Extreme High Speed Mini TF Flash Memery.
thanks
The same phone with the MTK6589t chip is just $214.99 US at pandawill.com
http://www.pandawill.com/star-b6000-smartphone-mtk6589t-15ghz-android-42-3g-gps-57-inch-hd-screen-1g-8g-p75800.html
Early indications are that the Antutu score for a device using the new Snapdragon 800 processor & 2GB of RAM can achieve 32 – 33,000 points which is double what your Note 3 alternatives are capable of.
My Huawei Ascend Mate also scores 16,000 with 1GB of RAM and is a great phone for the money, I am now eagerly awaiting the release of the newer more powerful superphones from Sony, HTC & Samsung.