The Note 3 Lite looks remarkably similar to the Note 3, which is understandable. The Note 3 had quite an understated design - simple yet sophisticated - and the Note 3 Lite isn’t very different. But it is, ever so slightly. While the body is still all-plastic, Coolpad has used a slightly more premium material on the removable back panel. Unlike the Note 3, the Note 3 Lite’s back panel comes with a smoother matte finish, with distinct textures much like a mosaic.
The textured plastic back subtly wraps around a Chrome-finish rim, breaking monotony of the design. Not that there exists one. The Note 3 Lite may not be a head-turner, but it certainly isn’t bland or boring. The Chrome rim only adds some more stars to its premium quotient.