Samsung has a problem, but the first step on the road to recovery is admitting it. There are a few common themes that characterize all of Samsung's recent flagship devices. They all feature positively gorgeous displays packed into plasticky hardware that typically feels cheap and flimsy. They all are met with tons of hype when they launch, and they all rack up huge sales numbers. And finally, they all have a problem that we here at BGR have taken to calling "feature spam," where Samsung packs as many new features as it can into each new device. This troubling trend keeps Samsung from focusing on truly innovative and useful hero features, and from offering services that lock customers into its ecosystem. But things may soon change for the better. With the new Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has finally begun to pump the brakes and recognize that overstuffing its devices with gimmicky features might not be the best approach.
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