King of phones in sub-30k category

You may think that why I am reviewing a phone released more than a year back and also a successor has already been released in the form of Note 3. Believe me it is still the king in its segment.
Why Note 2?
I have purchased this mobile in October 2013, few days after the release of Note 3. I have my own set of requirements for this choice
1. It has quad core processor , good enough or my requirements. My motive is to get any information on my tips at quickest speed without any performance lags. Interestingly I never play games so very high speed processor doesn’t matter much.