Gadgetory

hey what is up guys I'm Kay PhD here and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 came out about two months ago and ever since then it's gotten a lot of attention there's been a constant buzz about it it's always brought up when you talk about the best phones of 2012 the top high-end phones the top big phones the best Android phones it's just always in the discussion it is constantly being talked about I've carried a Galaxy Note 2 as my daily driver for these two months and I something I've noticed is I have never gotten so many questions from strangers about my phone then I have with any other phone with this Galaxy Note 2 be prepared if you want to buy a Galaxy Note 2 if you want to be a Galaxy Note 2 owner be prepared to answer questions from strangers in public who come up to you and already know that it's called the samsung galaxy and want to know more about your phone I think it's weird that so many people already know it just by sight part of it could be the wealth of Samsung as we already see on it on TV and on YouTube of course part of it may be the fact that the device is so big that it's hard to miss when someone walks by with it it's a little bit of a curious combination between a tablet and a phone that makes people want to know more about it has a stylist people are like what is it how do you use it could I possibly get too used to it it's just it's a weird concept it's even become my most popular review video ever 10 that's a lot of people basically this video is to help you guys who are still on the fence about buying a Galaxy Note 2 by answering some of the most popular questions I get about it a lot of people want me to compare it to other devices and to give a little bit more information that I did in my review so this video is for you guys first thing I get asked about is of course the size plus it's a big phone there's no doubt about that it has a 5.5 inch display as we know and this kind of really pushes it to the limits of what's usable as a phone but it's nice because it's a relatively thin bezel and you'll see that it's thinner than the bezel of some other phones like the galaxy s3 so it doesn't really push the physical size of the phone too big here it is in my hand I'm about 6 foot 2 and I've shown this before you guys have seen it I can use the note 2 as a one-handed device although it is quite difficult to sneak a text maybe during class when your phone's display is so big but I've been told that I have really large hands and I know that's true so here it is in my mom's hand she's about 5 foot 5 and was quoted saying that this is simply too big at to be a phone so for if you have small hands you might want to make this a two-handed device and consider that it's probably always going to be a two-handed device for you but if you have larger hands or maybe just kind of semi large hands if you're anywhere over 510 this is probably going to be okay as a one-handed regular phone use which is pretty neat so here it is next to some other phones including the Samsung Galaxy s3 which you've probably seen in person at some point and here it is next to the Nexus 7 and yes is definitely still smaller than a small tablet it also fits in the pocket just fine I can vouch for anything that's not skinny jeans and also here's how it looks next to my head while taking a phone call I actually don't think it looks all that insane some people thought it would but especially from a normal distance away you probably couldn't tell the difference between that and a galaxy s3 another super common question I get is about the display is it good enough I mean it's big but is it good the Droid DNA just became the first somewhat popular phone with a 1080p display I can almost guarantee that the Galaxy Note 3 in the second half of this year will have a 1080p HD samsung display but I honestly really liked the note twos display it's not the brightest in the world and the viewing angles are pretty good they're not bad they're AMOLED displays but the point is it's big it's a big clear beautiful display that really makes this device people also want to know about the stylus and to be honest I just now use it occasionally one for guest or typing on the Android jellybean keyboard that's been my biggest use of the stylus super super fast and very accurate and I also started using s note just a little bit but not for anything too intense if I found it handy just to take random notes during a phone call people also want to know house touch was holding up are you going to route it well I have said before and I'll say it again when given the choice I prefer stock Android no skin but if I have to choose a skin I'll choose TouchWiz pretty much every time it's still running on top of Android 4.1 jelly bean here it's buttery smooth it takes advantage of the screen size and the stylus as well so yeah it's nice I'm okay with it but when the black one comes out I absolutely will route and put signage in my 10.1 on it and run a super Nexus with Android 4.2 but this is the titanium one so not yet also the little things yes the camera is still very high-end it takes great photos I share them all the time on Twitter and still take some of the best 1080p videos of any smartphone out there so it's definitely worth it if you in it for the camera and yes the speaker is still very loud and yes I did put a sticker over the ugly Verizon home button branding I had to do that and yes the battery life still lasts hours beyond my expectations all the time it is still a beast of a phone so in the end it's not your average popular smartphone it's popular for more reasons than just the specs and what's on the inside the form-factor offers an experience that no other smartphone out there currently does and I can still recommend it for that reason so in conclusion I don't always get asked about my phone but when I do it's because it's a note stay key key my friends face you