Need phone recommendation to replace note 3

[mystvearn]

Hi there. I want to replace my Samsung Note 3 with something new. However I cannot find anything that has all the features of the note 3 in a new phone.

1. Brand. Don't care.
2. Budget. Any phone. I don't have a limit.
3. Specs. (4 GB or more/anything fast/Better than note 3's camera/Screen size-same screen size/does not have to be waterproof)
4. What I need in the phone- Here is where it gets hard. The note 3 has:
1. IR blaster - use it in emergency cases at office/home
2. S-pen - use it whenever I have meeting at office or jotting notes down
3. Removable battery - replace battery every 16 months or so
4. Multiwindow - youtube and waze on the same phone.
5. Other essentiial features: better camera, cpu, ram storage than 32 gb note 3. Avaialble sd slot

Are there any phones wthich meet requirement 1-5? Lets say, minus battery then- I'm down to Note line. However, no IR blaster. Get IR, no S pen, no multiwindow unless stock google rom.

Any ideas? I don't mind S Pen if I can find a case which comes with a pen which does not out of place. Same with the IR, if the case has IR or if the IR addon is seemless, then it is fine as well.

 

[dan330]

no 3rd party pen is as good as a built in spen of the note series. NONE
but for me.. it never really got that much used. so it is not important to me.

i had the note 3.. now have the S8 plus.

battery is awesome... last forever. and you can get it replaced.. just cost more because it is builtin.

IR blaster... yeah... that is the hard one. dont know..
i loved it on the Note3.. but i did not use it much after a few months.
with bluetooth growing in all types of usage.
I think IR will be phased out.

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based on what you said..
i would go with another NOTE series.. and find another workaround for the IR blaster.

 

[mystvearn]

Thanks for the reply. I see So need to choose one or the other

 

[mystvearn]

I see Need to choose one or the other

 

[tube517]

V20 has an IR blaster. Maybe the last phone with this feature.
V20 has removable battery
4GB RAM
Nougat Dual window
No S-Pen but LG has QuickMemo+
64GB internal storage


It's an older phone/processor. 2016.

Good luck in your search. I just picked one up as a backup/2nd phone.

 

[mystvearn]

V20 has an IR blaster. Maybe the last phone with this feature.
V20 has removable battery
4GB RAM
Nougat Dual window
No S-Pen but LG has QuickMemo+
64GB internal storage


It's an older phone/processor. 2016.

Good luck in your search. I just picked one up as a backup/2nd phone.

Thanks for the suggestion. I thought the Huawei mate 10 Pro has ir blaster?

Yes, the phone is old now since it is 2 years old. Will try buying an earphone ir blaster and pair with s8 to see if it working. Then I will buy the note and just put the ir blaster

 

[tube517]

Thanks for the suggestion. I thought the Huawei mate 10 Pro has ir blaster?

Yes, the phone is old now since it is 2 years old. Will try buying an earphone ir blaster and pair with s8 to see if it working. Then I will buy the note and just put the ir blaster

You are probably right. I haven't looked at the Mate 10 specs and can't afford it LOL.