Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was launched back in 2013. The phone runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out of the box, Later on, Samsung upgraded it to Android Lollipop 5.0. That is now five years old operating system. If you want to taste the latest versions on Android on your Note 3, then you’re on the right page. Here in this article, we have listed some of the best custom ROMs or Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Exynos variant.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by an Exynos 5420 SoC and Mali-T628 GPU. The phone pairs 3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB/64GB internal storage with a memory card slot. It has a 13MP primary camera at the back and 2MP front camera for video chats and selfies. The Galaxy Note 3 has a 3200 mAh battery. So the phone is packed with decent specs and all the ROMs listed below work perfectly.
What is Custom ROM?
Google Android is an open-source operating system. So developers can edit the code and add more features that can improve the performance of your phone. Basically Custom ROM is the customized version of the Android Operating system. Custom ROMs have many advantages we have listed the best ones below.
- It enhances the performance of your phone.
- You can remove all the bloatware apps from your phone.
- Custom ROMs will provide you full control over your phone’s hardware.
- Battery life will increase.
It’s important to tell you that for installing the custom ROM on Galaxy Note 3, you have to unlock the bootloader first then root it.
Note: Installing a custom ROM on your Galaxy Note 3 will void the warranty. In the installation process, your date might get lost so you should back up your data before the start. Moreover, Gadgetsay is no way responsible for any damage to the device and data.
Best Custom ROMs for Galaxy Note 3
LineageOS 14.1
LineageOS is an AOSP (Android Open source Project) based ROM. After CyanogenMod, LineageOS is the most popular custom ROM developer. LineageOS is available for almost all the major Android Phones. Talking about LineageOS 14.1 for Galaxy Note 3 it runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. All the features of the phone are working well other than sharing videos on apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat after installing it on Note 3.
You will need to install Gapps separately to use Google services properly. If you want to install the Lineage OS 14.1 on your Galaxy Note 3 then follow the download link below.
ViperOS 3.1.1
Viper is mainly focused on user interface customization and stable performance. It is based on LineageOS and an enhanced version of Pixel Launcher. ViperOS for Galaxy Note 3 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. After installing it on the Note 3, there are some issues that include Camera server crash in constant usage and thumbnails of content captured with a stock camera is not shown properly. Although all the other features are working properly. If you want to install ViperOS on your Galaxy Note 3 then follow the download link below.
Resurrection Remix
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It is based on CM.slim.omni and original Remix ROM. Resurrection Remix packs with a combination of enhanced performance and customization. It takes the best features of the CM Team, OMNI ROM, and SIMROMS. It is one of the most stable custom ROM for Galaxy Note 3 that is running on Android 7.0 Nougat. According to the developers and some users, all the features of the phone are working properly after installing Resurrection Remix on Note 3.
However, you have to install Gapps to use Google services properly. To install the Remix ROM on your Note 3 follow the link below.
LineageOS 13.0
It is the most popular custom ROM developer. LineageOS 13.0 for Note 3 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The reason we have Added LineageOS 13.0 on our list because it does not have any bug after installing it on Galaxy Note 3. Although to use Google services properly on your phone you have to install Gapps separately on the phone. To install this ROM on your phone follow the link below.
We hope you successfully select the most suitable custom ROM for your Samsung Galaxy Note 3. If you have any queries or feedback kindly use the comment box below.
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