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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MicroBerry:
I have pretty large hands, and the note feels perfect in them. Everything else just feels too small now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DIGItonium:
I love it, and the size is perfect. It fits my shirt and pant pockets. The only issue is that my thumb doesn't quite reach the other side of the screen at times... gets sore haha.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] planoman:
Yes! Stick with it. I also have a skyrocket which is the same size as your phone. The more you use the GNote, the more you will get used to its size. Give it a few weeks. Everything else else will feel small after that time!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] YFY:
Came from HTC HD2 4.3"

Love this 5.3" Galaxy Note.

Comfortable with it and real good as a phone & mini Tablet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Its feel GOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!!!!

(^___________^)

♥♡♥♡♥♡♥
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] edanfalls:
My hands are probably smaller than average and so it felt a bit big in my hands at first. Within a few days I'd gotten totally used to it, and holding my HD2 then felt very strange!

Pockets were fine from day one.

Hang in there and it'll be fine :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sscgod:
Surprisingly comfortable using the big sized note. I think the size has been exagerated a little
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] falconeight:
I love it but to say it feels normal or good in the hand as a cellphone is nuts. Its freagin big you either can deal with it or not.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samomamo:
Thanx for all of you for replying my brother's. I was already thinking what have I done :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samomamo:
This screen eats all the screens. I got the Galaxy nexus last week and I didn't like it. The screen was yellow and narrow. So I sold it.

This NOTE has the best screen period! For now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DIGItonium:
This is one of the nicest pentile displays. I miss the clean LCD looks of the SAMOLED+ display, but the viewing angle of the Note display is amazing! I was afraid it would get greenish or purple at extreme angles.

Overall, this is a great balance between phone and tablet. I intend to turn this thing into a little computer.

Eagerly waiting for CM7 or CM9.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ChodTheWacko:
In what way does the phone feel unusual/bad in your hands as a cellphone?

Dialing numbers? Just curious.

I got used to the size almost immediately - but then again, I'm not really a one handed phone user. If you are, the new 'one handed dialpad/keyboard' in the recent firmwares might be useful.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] fabu09:
it didn't feel weird when i first bought it (2 weeks ago) but it was different. now everything else feels smaller, i own an ipod so after using my phone and then when i go to my ipod to play games it feels super small. only sad thing about the phone is the keyboard is f'ing annoying, i tried tumblring on my phone and like a million mistakes whereas my ipod doesn't make such mistakes but the screen is too small to post long posts so i finally changed the keyboard to smart keyboard which i think is the best

Any still using original Samsung keyboard????
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ddeath:
Like the rest here, everything else feels small after using the Note! With it's HD screen and slim design, it blows everything away. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
It's a lot easier than carrying an iPad around everywhere.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] trickyhenry:
People say to me its massive, I honestly don't notice anymore. Its perfect. You soon forget.. I do remember the first time I held it. I thought omg!! Huge! Lol..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sashamedovarski:
My previous phone was a dell streak 5" (with mugen battery 4800mah). GSN is 3x faster, 2x lighter and smaller dimensions than streak. Fantastic! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PurpleMelbourne:
I read someone else say that when you get used to the size that you can't do without it. He was right. The phone is huge. After a couple of weeks its no big deal. But the advantages of the big screen becomes normal and you couldn't do without it.

So give it a couple of weeks and see how you go. If its no good then maybe the soon to be released 4.6" Sony Xperia Ion with narrower 16:9 screen will suit better. Or Galaxy Nexus if you can live without SDHC expansion.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jabbaMDAc:
I remember when I upgraded my HTC Desire S to SGSII that it fell so big and I had a hand ache for a week. The same happened with Note - it takes week to get used to it but after that (as for others), everything else looks small and Note seems like normal phone to me.

But there's one thing - gel transparent S cover (mine is red). I had it on my SGS2 ans I bought it for note also, because those phone are so thick and light and yet so Smith, that it feels uncomfortable to hold them - I always feel that they sooner or later slip and fall from my hand.

The S cover has rough sides, so it feels better and it prevent the phone from sliding on the table also. Another thing is, that it has little edges over the display (it's 1mm thicker thanbthe phone, so if you put your phone on the table display down, it sits on the rubber edge ans not the display itself.

Try it for yourself :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jeromepearce:
Agree with all the others. Seems large for a few days, now normal. Other phones feel tiny!

I have large hands, and am generally large (1.93 m) so I don't feel awkward with it. It saved be getting a nearly useless tablet as well (no 4g access).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] martcerv:
I forget its a much bigger phone than normal until someone sees it for the first time and makes a bit of a fuss lol.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vrayhem:
I previously owned an Iphone 3GS and after moving to the SGNote, the phone felt gigantic but manageable. After 1,5 month of using the Note it feels absolutely great and I have adjusted to its size with no issues at all :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] omaga:
It was big when you took it out of the box, but now after 2 days of use its perfect :). Must bee very difficult to go back to smaller screen phones after this?!?. Perfect size! I have iP4 and SGSII also and they feel like mini phones :D I never gonna go back to iP4.s 3.5 inch screen after use Note. So for me 5.3 is the max size and just fit perfect in my hand.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samomamo:
Thanx for sharing your opinions.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Viamonte:
Everyone is being so positive, so I'll be a little more realistic.

You'll never use this phone with a single hand, and you'll have to rest in in your figners (instead of your palm) to use it any other way. The keyboard is impossible to use because you can't reach the keys in the middle of the screen, so I went with Thumb Keyboard, 5" Tablet layout, works perfectly.

Nevertheless, I miss my Atrix a bit. It fit my hand perfectly back then, and would get all cozy and warm in the pocket. The note has it's edge slightly sticking out from my jeans' pockets, and it doesn't fit workout pants, period.

What i usually say to people is: this phone ir for you if you either: play a lot of games, watch a lot of movies, or read a lot of books. For web browsing, facebook posting and pic sharing, smaller phones will do the job quite fine and more confortably.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kcour2006:
Agreee with many posts... Now my note feels normal and other phones are just too small to use comfortably!

Friends with iPhones always say, Hey pull up that video on your phone...

It really feels better after 30 days, I will say still awkward to hold next to your head to talk... Use bluetooth or headphones!

Enjoy!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] omaga:
Or you are as old as I am and don't really see so good without my glasses then the big screen are bueno ;).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Final5k:
The Note's screen and size are perfect for me - no problem since I have always bought phones with a large screen/form factor. I think it is just a matter of taste....if you like big phones, you won't find a problem on even the largest phone on the market...but if you are a casual phone user, the Note will prove to be too big of a device to hold on, that's for sure.

Beside the default usage of the Note, it is destined also for people who like to show-off their phones or want to attract attention in the crowd. This device is the perfect thing especially if you have bought the metal bumper + metal battery case, people will stare once you remove it from your pocket. Since this is a rather expensive and new phone in the shops, they will probably be in awe that you can afford yourself such a 'luxury' thing.........unless they do not care about flashy devices.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zhoreb:
Couldn't agree more. All the other phones look and feel small in comparison. Samsung has hit the sweet spot in size here!

I no longer can reach all corners of the screen when using one handed. But then again, I really never used smartphones one handed....

Just over 2 years ago, I was using the HTC touch diamond. That thing is so incedibly small! Not to mention the resistive screen...awful.

If it wasn't for the Note I would still be a happy HD2 user. Loved that MIUI rom. But nothing compares to the Note. Nothing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Amande:
Quite confortable here also.

Not easy to handle at first, but you'll get used to it.

For once, typing in landscape mode is really good :) (after desactivating T9 and other autocompletion features obviously).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Viamonte:
There are exactly ZERO seniors with any interest in smartphones here. Zero.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Magonza18:
W Note!!!W Samsung!!!

hi guys!

i'll post my impressions after a month with my Note!

in few words,i could never come back to 4inch displays! :D

i think the dimensions are perfect!best optimized by samsung! ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
The keyboard has been updated so that it can be used single-handed and numbers have been added.

The only thing small phones do well is making phone calls and for everything else the screen is too small which is why everyone is buying larger phones. It is only the poor iPhone users who are having to suffer because they have no choice.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Viamonte:
I believe 4,3" screens do everything perfectly, from browsing, to texting, to watching small video clips and playing songs. And there are tons of phones that size. Hell, even 4" does everything fine if you want to keep your phone's size to a minimum. I almost bought the N9 when I was considering the Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] omaga:
Is that at fact? You must be kidding me...I know a lot, maybe the case are so on Brazil?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
After using the Galaxy Note, the size is one of the biggest issue! I find that its now very difficulty to use phones with less than 5.3" of screen space. This is a love and hate feeling..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Viamonte:
That's why i included "here" in the sentence, because I don't know the situation on other countries. People here basically think smartphones are useless things, or show-off instruments, since they only know the iPhone. Oh, and the "i have the free phone the carrier gave me, I don't need any more" must be the most pronouced phrase in Brazil.

This country isn't underdeveloped because of it's technology or government, we're "fine" there. It's because of the people.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cushcalc:
I love this phone! I do get a hand cramp if talking on phone for a long time (usually use BT or corded headset to avoid this). But every other phone feels small now, especially iPhone, which is ironic because when it first came out its screen seemed BIG! Family all want to play games on my Note now!

If Samsung made a phone with everything the same except 16 x 9 screen, which would make phone 7 mm less in width, I would choose that. But nothing else out there holds any interest for me!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] georgios73:
I actually wish it was a little bigger ( the note that is! )

say about 5.6" or even 5.8" or could be just my extra large hands.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] one80oneday:
What are your average data speeds with Tmobile?

I've used phone size comparison tools online but is there anyway to print out a temple of the Gnote so I can see how large it is in my hands?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samomamo:
I think we shuld become giants :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samomamo:
I'm using it on At&t . I don't know about T-Mobile if it going to get 3g or 4g.

The size is like a 2.5 hard drive and litlle longer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Nixchecker:
I really love the size but I don't like to carry around a phone in my pocket anyway (even smaller ones ) so I just keep it in my backpack / on my desk unless I need it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] airwater9:
I'm not going to duplicate what others have said but people's reactions to seeing the phone are quite amusing. They don't know what it is and assume it's a Kindle or something. When you tell them it's a phone they start to chuckle. I think you need a sense of humour to have this phone and should be prepared for some ridicule and some envy as well.

When sat on top of my Galaxy SII it's not actually that much bigger in terms of the dimensions - 1.5 cm higher and 1cm wider. That being said, the reality is that next to each other they look very different.

I don't really notice this phone much more in my trouser pocket but even my SII didn't fit in some of my shorts and I carried it in my hand.

I also notice a bit more weight in my pocket but the 65g is not massively perceivable.

Obviously these small negatives are dwarfed by the positives of having the larger screen around.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JulyDerek:
I love the size. I had the SG2 before this & even though I had checked out the Note by handling it, it was a shock to see how big it was when I bought it. I'm now used to the size and loving it more and more... :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bubblesmoney:
i knew the phone was big and had seen unboxing videos. but kept the surprise for my wife and child as i opened the box. samsung did a nice job packing it in the smallest box width wise.

Initially felt big but now got used to it in 9days that my old htc desire (which i came from feels like a toy when i hold it now.

my next phone will be the note2 or something better. no more going back to toy phones mislabelled as smartphones! Even new SGS2 owners were trying to use my phone to see the features.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vic2rious:
Other phones just feel small now, but I do raise eye brows in public when I put the device to my head

Sent from GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mrlo:
I love big phones.

I was long time user of HTC HD2, and Galaxy note was the one and only obvious choice. Smart phone without big screen is... what?...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kuttyjoe:
To be used strictly as a phone, of course the Note is too big. I knew that the first time I ever saw it online and was absolutely certain when I held it in my hand moments before I pulled out the credit card. But I don't really think of a smartphone so much as strictly a phone, but more like a Swiss Army Knife. I use my smartphone for a number of important things and the size works best for all of those things. I use my Note for drawing quick ideas when I see something interesting when I'm out and about. I'm a graphic artist, so I draw something and write some notes about it and save it for later. This is the same way that I would use a regular notepad. The calendar is my most used app so I want bigger, easier, faster, and more error-free typing. The large keyboard is better for that. Obviously, browsing a webpage is somewhat better on this size screen, but not a whole lot better. So for me, the pros of how I would use it outweighed the cons. Turns out the Note has some issues related to the stylus but the size at least works well in this capacity. I also am a person who can't find anything sensible about Android or iOS pad devices. They're merely expensive, and not all that portable entertainment devices. I like the form factor but an ipad is far too big for me to actually carry around with me. So the Note is my mini pad device too. If you mostly make calls on your smartphone, then the Note would be a failure. It's too big.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ikeny:
How can anyone complaint the size of the Note, it is already the smallest tablet one can buy at the moment.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dmrmgl:
I have small hands copared to other guys and, yeh g note is ververy big in my hand.

Funny thing that i just found on other phone, is this.

Other phones r way toooooo small to me now. Lolol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] E_man5112:
I got to play with one for the first time today. Waiting on the AT&T one to either buy that, or drop the international price. The size was great. I don't like typing one handed anyway, even on my SGS1, since it's so slow, so that's not a problem for me. Everything else about it was nice to me. One of the best mobile web experiences I've had.

There's a difference between realistic, and having a different (albeit less positive) opinion. One makes is seem like you believe others are either wrong or lying. The other makes it sound like you merely don't think the same way.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ezzry_gnote:
The SGN is not too big & not too small. What can i say here is it's perfect and im always used bluetooth headset.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DPMAce:
Hell it could be a half inch bigger and I would still like it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] fuhayer:
I am used to its size now lt looks like as 3.5" screen for me and when I take my old phone iPhone 4 I just see it as toy for children :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjm77:
I've got a strong habit of using the phone one-handed. My hands are not too big so pulling this trick off with the note costs me a tendonitis in my right forearm :/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JulyDerek:
It should have been a bit bigger to be perfect.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] CGI_Ram:
For me; it's the right size.

I wanted a mobile tablet and that means it's got to be big.

Unlike others; I don't think it can go any bigger and still be nimble. It's already a slab in the pocket and it's niche is portability.

Perhaps there is a topic on XDA already, but I also believe the Note is probably +80% male users and that has a lot to do with it's hefty size.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BeamMeUpStreaky:
Took me 3 days to get used to the size. Now my son's iphone 4s feels like the screen on a watch compared to my note. I have big hands but the trick is to get a non slip carbon back cover protector so that you can lrt the phone rest in you hand without it slipping on the shiny back. This lets you hold the phone higher in the hand which makes your thumb reach anywhere.

Love the size. Hell, im so used to it that a 6.3 screen would fit in my pocket just fine and id love it even more. Im still buying the samsung 7.7 super amoled tab though. Preorder done.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] liutszho:
I wanted a note because I loved using my iPad but couldn't bring that outdoors without a lot of hassle. My first impression was that the note is soooooooo light.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Probably that will be the size of the Galaxy Note II
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] martcerv:
Easiest thing to do is get a sheet of paper and cut it to the dimensions of the note. But like all first time users it appears huge at first but the size becomes rather normal fairly quickly.

It's not the ideal size for everyone but apart from apple fanatics lol most people say it's not too big once they've had a play with it.

I suspect apple followers will see it differently once apple invents the 5 inch smart phone :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Unhealer:
It did not take much time for me to get used to the size even though I chuckled a bit when i first held it in my hands. As I do not mainly use it for taking calls, the size does not bother me at all. I've come to enjoy the beautiful screen, and as I work as a guitar teacher it is really great for taking notes and viewing tabs on.

So yeah. I love the size, and wouldn't trade it for anything smaller.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nismo-gtr:
Big for a phone esp when u put in a pocket
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samoevn:
How you guys feel after this many month's?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] irajvi:
its quiet pleasant to look at this huge display!!! nice & comfortable!!! at par / better than s2. luv it now...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
+1 im for now will not go to small size anymore..lol ^^
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SealsNavie:
I bought the Galaxy Note so I can use the pen, guess what?...I hardly use the pen, however...I am wanting to develop in future so hopefully the pen can come handy.

Moving onto the screen...I can never go smaller and the Note is the perfect size and with development it will be handy especially for someone beginning to develop.

Funnily enough...small phones fall out of my pocket when I bend down but the Note is big enough to catch the corner of my pocket so that it dosn't fall out...good thinking Samsung, my Note is still in perfect condition after 3 months! :) overall...excellent size!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Towserspvm2000:
Size is perfect... nothing else comes close. The only downside is that it's a little too slippery. So mine always wears a thin hard shell :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] izi_:
Its very nice and after some time you get use to this size of phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
Coming from dell streak, Gnote feels very tidy to hold and use. Much lighter too...

Advice to anyone getting it : use it for a few weeks before returning it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kangal:
I feel it is too small in my hands and too large in my pockets.

So it can be 5.5 inches "all screen" (on-screen buttons) and feel comfy-er.

Or it can be 4.9 inches all-screen and fit snugly.

Probably with 4.9in all-screen just because that extra 0.3inch doesn't add as much value to mobile computing as it does help my posture when I sit down with the phone in my front right pocket.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Akerskuuug:
I think the Note is of perfect size, huge screen while still being "pocketable". :) I don't know if I would go much bigger, but I definitely can't go smaller anymore. :D

Damn, I love this phone!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tyfting:
I had the HTC X7500 (5" screen) before the Note and was very happy when the note came out so i could upgrade to something with a larger screen :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Moandal:
I totally agree!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Admor:
I got used to it in 2 days :D It's just perfect for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Blue1k:
I had the S2 and S2X and now the Note. Took a few days to get used to the size. Seems normal now.

I had to borrow my wife's iphone and it seriously felt like a little toy. There is no way I could go back to a small phone after using the Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
To everyone: "That's what she said"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] forsakenwicked:
Coming from a BB Torch, at first I thought it was too big. After a few hours of using it, it felt perfect. Now I can't grab smaller phones without feeling uncomfortable , they just feel too small.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sudisk:
Same for me. I come from a Nokia N900, and though I miss the physical keyboard, I got used to it in a few hours. One of the reasons is that the screen real estate used by the virtual keyboard makes it even, and the thinness of the GNote is a real change to the more than twice thickness of the Nokia.

Not being much used to use the phone single-handedly, I must say that the size does not matter, as long as it fits in my pocket.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jellevanb:
Comming from htc legend and htc hd2, I tried the viewpad 7 but it was to big. Now havoving the GNote and its just perfect. Wouldnt want any other size anymore.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sprintuser1977:
Wish it was 6 inch

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