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Originally Posted by HarryT
Too big for a phone. Too small for a tablet. Not a size I'd be interested in. I work with someone who has a 5" Galaxy Note and it's just ridiculously large as a phone, to my mind, but he's happy enough with it.
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Too big that is the first reaction when you see it --- but 'perfect size for a phone' is the feeling you get once you have actually used it. The biggest screen size device that still perfectly fits in your pocket. I have a 5" phone now, but will probably get the Note 2 since there are a number of issues with my phone now. With a smaller bezel the dimensions will still be virtually the same. Now with the Note 2 you also have the pen for note taking, etc.
Great as a phone and an "ersatz tablet" when I am out and about and want to do a little web browsing, check my e-mail, read a chapter or two in a book. Show a small product info video or catalogue. But as a real tablet?? It is too small for that. I use my tablet to watch movies, do some real browsing, read newspapers and magazines. Even 7" feels too small for that.
I think the first generation Galaxy Note sold over 1.5 million units, most in Asia (the pen is very important for handwriting input for Asian languages). And given that most Asians are smaller and have smaller hands than Caucasians you see that size really is no problem.