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Do other people laugh at you when they see your tab?

Well they at least laugh until they see how awesome it is
I find it kinda funny when i pull mine out and friends/family of mine who haven't seen it laugh their ass off until i show some stuff
Do your mates laugh at you with your tab?

hell yeah, my colleague mock it most of the time coz most of them are using blackberry
especially they keep acting using my tab on their face to make a phone call
i dun care though, at least my tab are getting their attention ^^

natious said:
Well, they at least laugh until they see how awesome it is
I find it kinda funny when i pull mine out and friends/family of mine who haven't seen it laugh their ass off until i show some stuff
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Yeah, thats pretty much how it is for me. Once you explain that you don't hold it to your ear and that its a speakerphone (nless you use BT headset or headphones) then it makes more sense to them. And as for what it can do?...

The ipad is very popular and can be seen everywhere but as soon as I whip out my Tab, I always get the "is that the ipad" question. Cracks me up all the time.
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The above was written as part of an attempt to waste time using a Galaxy Tab,
Rush exMachina

"Is that a Kindle?" is the funniest one I've heard...

yep, as above 'until they see how awesome it is'
then they get jealous!
bought my wife a 3g ipad for xmas and she got me the Gtab, or itab as i sometimes call it while mocking her with the awesomeness if it
her ipad lives in a bedroom drawer and never gets used by either of us
and that is the absolute truth

I just tell people it's the ipad2 with more customization features, and less of The Man to get in my way of making it look like I want it to.
Whenever I use someone's ipad I get all annoyed that I have to always have something open, whether it's the app drawer, or an actual application, can't I just get back to my home screen?

rush_exmachina said:
The ipad is very popular and can be seen everywhere but as soon as I whip out my Tab, I always get the "is that the ipad" question. Cracks me up all the time.
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Yea i get the same question, but as soon as i correct them and let them know i can make calls they are all shocked and interested. The ipad can say that lol!!!!!!

I use the tab at home vut ifanboys and blackberry addicts (how could you like such a uninnovitive piece of s***?) mock my htc
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Justin^Tan said:
hell yeah, my colleague mock it most of the time coz most of them are using blackberry
especially they keep acting using my tab on their face to make a phone call
i dun care though, at least my tab are getting their attention ^^
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Exactly the same with my colleagues... Until we look for something and they try to read their small iPhone screen while everybody comes to check on my Tab because obviously it's more readable. Only objection from the same iPhone colleagues: "Yeah looks much bigger on my iPad". Unfortunately the iPad stays home because it's a pain to carry around ahaha

First thing I hear when I showed my tab to relatives: my ipad is better.
This was before the screen was even on
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hmm..
All you have to do is ask them to take a picture with the ipad...then quickly take take a video of them making up excuses.

RSROBRS said:
All you have to do is ask them to take a picture with the ipad...then quickly take take a video of them making up excuses.
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Lol!
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RSROBRS said:
All you have to do is ask them to take a picture with the ipad...then quickly take take a video of them making up excuses.
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well this what I did when they did that:
"Hey lets compare pics on the screens! How about you start by sending me a pic via Bluetooth"...
"I can't send stuff via Bluetooth. Can I send you an email instead?"
"*sigh* OK "
" there isn't free wifi here."
"I'll tether my internet then"
At least it shows them the tab is more productive.
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I get a load of laughs as well as the customary Trigger Happy TV reference but once they pay attention they like it a lot

ive done it when they were laughing at me..they suddenly stopped when i showed their own videos taken from gtab

No one laughs at my Tab because they see the H&K MP-7 under my coat or the H&K USP on my hip... Its highly unlikely they even notice the Tab when I have it in my hands. But if they did, and they said something negative about it... well, it would get ugly!

mrmilo69 said:
I get a load of laughs as well as the customary Trigger Happy TV reference but once they pay attention they like it a lot
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I'M IN THE LIBRARY!
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I have a class textbook loaded on my Tab and soon I realized how practical it is! Not to mention the internet and multimedia capabilities.

If the people with blackberrys mock my HTC who knows what they would say about the tab
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Do you Feel Awkward?!

pulling your brand spanking new Xoom out in the wild. Such as on the bus or train or in the middle of the street. I dunno i always get that kind of apprehensive feeling using my new toys in public especially when they are brand new to everyone. People look at you like a pretentious pr!ck and engage in commentary amongst themselves. I know i shouldn't even be thinking otherwise. But im tired of feeling like i have to spare other people my toy joy simply because they cant afford some of the things i can. I work damn hard for my money and should be able to enjoy it without hearing curt comments from some jerk who's busy minding my business.
anyone else feel this way?

Of the things that would embarrass me to pull out in public, a tablet isn't one of them.

I hate the question "Is that an iPad?" or "Oh, it's just like an iPad."
No it's not it's better!

goodfellaslxa said:
Of the things that would embarrass me to pull out in public, a tablet isn't one of them.
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That was funny!
To the OP, don't feel embarrassed. Those people are probably just confused and talking amongst themselves as to why you have an ipad2

Lol i whip my Xoom out everywhere.i love it!

OP I was thinking about this today, and have thought about it before. I kinda feel like a **** when I pull out my brand new phone or laptop thats far more expensive than the people around me. I get the feeling people are just thinking I'm trying to show off lol.
I'm a college student and I'm pretty sure people would just think I'm trying to flaunt money if I pulled out a brand new Xoom and just started browsing between classes, while the people around me text on their feature phones lol. I'm not worried per se, just kinda been thinking about it.
goodfellaslxa said:
Of the things that would embarrass me to pull out in public, a tablet isn't one of them.
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And yes, thats a good one lol.

Maisum said:
I hate the question "Is that an iPad?" or "Oh, it's just like an iPad."
No it's not it's better!
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I've been hearing that at work atleast once a day since Thursday that's the only time I feel bothered

Maisum said:
I hate the question "Is that an iPad?" or "Oh, it's just like an iPad."
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I got this when I first bought my Evo 4G on launch day. "Oh, is that an iPhone?". I just wanna be like "If you're so retarded that you don't know the difference between this and the iPhone, you're not smart enough to use this device." I feel like I'd do something similar for the Xoom lol.

For some reason I'm more annoyed when people call my Nexus One a "Droid" then if they ask if its an iPhone.

I know what you're saying. I'm the same way, just aware of the ways people perceive things. Definitely doesn't stop me from whipping this bad boy out. And then taking out my Xoom.

goodfellaslxa said:
Of the things that would embarrass me to pull out in public, a tablet isn't one of them.
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Arun01 said:
Lol i whip my Xoom out everywhere.i love it!
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theahlenius said:
I know what you're saying. I'm the same way, just aware of the ways people perceive things. Definitely doesn't stop me from whipping this bad boy out. And then taking out my Xoom.
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Cmon, no one has made a joke about how mine is 10.1" yet?

I understand what you mean.
However, the "Is that an iPad" comments get to me far more.

verusevo said:
I dunno i always get that kind of apprehensive feeling using my new toys in public especially when they are brand new to everyone. People look at you like a pretentious pr!ck and engage in commentary amongst themselves.
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I was in the airport earlier today and felt this to a T! I felt like such a douche... I know it's dumb to feel that way, but yeah, I definitely felt awkward like some kid pulling up in his Dad's new Porsche.

yeah, i had same exact feelings after purchasing iPad1 on launch day.
A LOT of looks, and chattering amongst themselves about it.
- some negative, some positive

I can't even count how many times I've been asked "is that an ipad"?" "What's a xoom?" "Is that like an ipad?" I've given up explaining it lol.
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Lol I'm just glad I'm not the only one. So far I'm running about a 50% douche ratio. Half the times I've had my Xoom with me on the train I chose to pull it out and play with it unabashedly. Don't ask me why but it just bothers me when people assume I'm being a **** and showing off when I'm not. I bought the damn thing specifically for this purpose. Mobile entertainment.
Buts its kinda diff in a NYC subway, kind of polarized. If you're not from or never been. A NYC subway car is a melting pot of technology and status. The poorest homeless man to the Mayor of NY(richest man in NY) take the train.
The only major variable is mobile tech because it sometimes surprising to see who owns what kind of gadget. Such as in my instance I'm self employed(no dress code) so while the business exec on one side of me has his iPhone 4 and the housewife on my other has a flipphone. Here comes little old me looking like some unshaved college student who's mom hasn't gotten around to doing his laundry pulls out the most advanced piece of tech to hit the market(this week lol) its a lot of pressure because its a literal "whose is bigger" contest where the only outcome is scepticism because there's no way this lowly member of the unwashed masses is packing like that. Lol

i feel a little akward. It is 10 inches! Seriously though my town is pretty behind the times so I have yet to see any tablets anywhere public outside of starbucks even ipads! . Getting a case helps makes it feel more like just a little notebook when I am carrying it.
It will pass and someday we will find it hard to imagine everyone didn't have one.

What's weird to me is the assumption that other people can't afford it...lol. However, I do know what you mean about taking out expensive gadgets. I was flying to Vegas the day after the ipad launched and had to answer a million and one questions on the flight there and back. I like to be left alone while I play.
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Like the I pad people are more amused than not in my case.
I love my Xoom. If a software fix can bring Video Encoding to par I'm a happy camper.

"Is that an iPad?" No, an iPad is a giant iphone, this is what an iPad should have been if Jobs didn't have his arrogant head up his own ass.
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Guess most of us are a**holes or morons according to this survey

wow - stupid but fun to waste 5 minutes on.
http://blog.hunch.com/?p=51781

that was probably commissioned by apple,

Iphone - older, more affluent
Android - younger, less affluent
Looking ahead, iphone = doomed to a ~10% niche market, just like the Mac

Put me in the asshole camp.

It states that android users are 50% more likely to use Yahoo mail.
I call bull**** on that one.

Monkey Pox said:
It states that android users are 50% more likely to use Yahoo mail.
I call bull**** on that one.
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Lol of course
Edit: what the hell android users more likely follow than iphone users lead WTF? Also bull****
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86% more likely to live in the country
well that's obviously because AT&T has crap coverage in rural areas. Same can be said about iPhone more likely to live in the city. Verizon is better at least, but around here if you live in the sticks you are best going with US Cellular who obviously doesn't carry the iPhone, but they have a few Android devices.

In_da_buff said:
wow - stupid but fun to waste 5 minutes on.
http://blog.hunch.com/?p=51781
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I'm surrounded by assholes!

jdelano said:
that was probably commissioned by apple,
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I say almost definately an Apple person. "Ugly phones that do everything vs Sleek phones that do less."
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Monkey Pox said:
It states that android users are 50% more likely to use Yahoo mail.
I call bull**** on that one.
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Well, if 2 out of 1000 iPhoners have Yahoo mail and 3 out of 1000 Androiders, then that would be "50% more likely," even though essentially nobody on either side actually has it.
It's probably true, I would bet, because most of the iPhone people I know don't even realize that AOL isn't the only email provider on the internet.

Monkey Pox said:
It states that android users are 50% more likely to use Yahoo mail.
I call bull**** on that one.
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I use the following email services..
Yahoo
Hotmail
Aol
Gmail
Now ofcourse I use others more thn others.
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xopher.hunter said:
what the hell android users more likely follow than iphone users lead WTF? Also bull****
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Actually, it says that iphone users are "more likely to say they lead," which I tend to believe. Studies have shown that "popular kids" and those who think they are trend-setters tend to be the biggest followers (copying what they see on TV, movies, ads, etc.). iPhone users believe they are leaders and trend-setters because they're doing what they see other popular people do, but clearly there's a difference between saying you're a leader and actually being one.

moto_google said:
I use the following email services..
Yahoo
Hotmail
Aol
Gmail
Now ofcourse I use others more thn others.
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Yeah, I was going to come here and say that might also mean android users are just more likely to have multiple email addresses.
Edit: And now that I've continued reading, I see that is not case. I'm skeptical. Though we are more likely to be gmail users, so, maybe we don't need the other crap.
I had to come comment on the "122% more likely to want a pretty looking, but worthless, device" that's the iPhone demo to a T
(not that the iPhone is worthless, but they definitely have that attitude.)

That is the dumbest **** I ever read. Apple propaganda. Sad thing is it will actually work on someone.

I suppose the take home message here is that android has come full circle. We here on XDA aren't your average android user anymore. The average android user is someone that went to best buy and figured "if I'm going to pay ____, I may as well get a smartphone."
In other words, this is really a testament to the extent that android has done away with the concept of "dumbphones," more than it is a statement about user differences.
This may as well be iPhone users vs the public.

Elite11b said:
That is the dumbest **** I ever read. Apple propaganda. Sad thing is it will actually work on someone.
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Well, I don't think "propaganda" is fair. I don't think anyone is trying to pull one over on anyone, or make a point.
It's just important to keep in mind that this is a self selecting survey, with no verification. Perhaps iPhone users exaggerated, or weren't quite honest with themselves, as someone already hinted at. To me a large number of the answers iPhone look like they're trying too hard to look special/deep. "Look at me! My fav ice cream is salted caramel, my fav food is tapas, my fav fruit is the clementine!"
Edit: not to mention a lot of the points are "iPhone users are more likely to spend money, regardless of the return" Well, no kidding. Maybe way more iPhone users use gogoinflight because android users, correctly, IMO, think paying $13 to have internet access for 3 hours is absurd. So, you can take a lot of these data points either way.

whats the problem with clementines?

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whats the problem with clementines?
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The fruit-to-effort ratio is too low.
I mean really, if I'm going to go to all that trouble to peel the darn thing, I should get a little more for the effort. iPhone people probably have an app to peel it for them.

edonnelly said:
The fruit-to-effort ratio is too low.
I mean really, if I'm going to go to all that trouble to peel the darn thing, I should get a little more for the effort. iPhone people probably have an app to peel it for them.
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I LOL'd at this one. "fruit-to-effort ratio"...that made my day so far, thank you for that.
And FWIW, I had never heard of salted caramel ice cream until recently. And it is fricking delicious. I love caramel anything (within reason of course) so that makes sense.

edonnelly said:
The fruit-to-effort ratio is too low.
I mean really, if I'm going to go to all that trouble to peel the darn thing, I should get a little more for the effort. iPhone people probably have an app to peel it for them.
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i take it youve never peeled one then, because the peel comes off of them way easier than an orange, and they have no pith. pound wise, they are cheaper too if you buy in a 10 lb bag.

Samsung Note in the Super bowl!

Surprised nobody has commented on this -
Samsung is going to have a NINETY second spot during the superbowl!
A normal 30 second spot costs around 2-3 million bucks, and samsung is buying three of them! Whoa
The commercial is being directed by the Farrely brothers (There's something about mary, etc)
www.bgr.com/2012/01/31/galaxy-note-to-star-in-samsungs-first-ever-super-bowl-commercial/
Neat stuff - Glad to see Samsung going full steam ahead with this fantastic device.
- Frank

90 secs!? :-o
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Wow I like to see this

not talking on it though
I LOVE my Note but sorry, it looks hilarious holding it to your ear, my wife refers to it as my 'pizza box' Fortunately I use a headset most of the time anyway...
Can't wait to see what Bobby Farrelly cooks up for a tv commercial!
Now that I think about it, considering Something About Mary, Irene, Dumb & Dumber, yeah, he probably *will* have someone holding it to their ear to talk...

davedigerati said:
I LOVE my Note but sorry, it looks hilarious holding it to your ear, my wife refers to it as my 'pizza box' Fortunately I use a headset most of the time anyway...
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That's odd... people normally don't even notice how big the phone is when I'm talking on it... (possibly cos it's mostly hidden by my hands ).
People do, however, notice its size if I'm using it for other stuff like messaging or browsing...
OT: I'm really happy Samsung has been pushing this phone into the mainstream so much. It's an awesome device. And it'll be even greater with all the development support that comes from being a mainstream success.

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Chuckle chuckle chuckle...
#Tapatalk #Galaxy Note

Not a big fan of the commercial to be honest.
They sure didn't say much for a 90 second spot.
But I guess the whole point is to get people talking about the note, and then the Note will take it from there.

Is it this one?

ChodTheWacko said:
Not a big fan of the commercial to be honest.
They sure didn't say much for a 90 second spot.
But I guess the whole point is to get people talking about the note, and then the Note will take it from there.
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Yah I was really looking forward to it too, but was a bit disappointed. Not even a mention of the 5.3in screen, just the stylus. The ad missed the mark IMO.

k1ng617 said:
Yah I was really looking forward to it too, but was a bit disappointed. Not even a mention of the 5.3in screen, just the stylus. The ad missed the mark IMO.
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Dont let a Samsung employee hear you calling it a stylus

I hope they do something outrageous about it like it having a dual personality, a phone and a tablet, and it falls in love with an iPhone and follow it across the country. Oh wait, they already did that.
EDIT: ARRGH, my post is too late.

GIANTS won! Yeaaaaaa

Thought it was great! Really makes people think about a bigger better option, the Note. No hard sell just fun and entertainment, better than the half time show. The next three ads will do the rest. Haven't met anyone yet that didn't want my Note.
I won't say the Giants won as much as they just got lucky.

Waste of 9 million bucks. Terrible Imo
From the giant: Galaxy Note

why what do employees refer to it as?

Wish the ad showed some of the features of note, rather than people screaming around

Was really hoping for a much better spot outta Samsung on this one. Thought their previous commercials were great. Although i will say, i had 3 friends text me saying they saw a commercial for my phone.

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Wish the ad showed some of the features of note, rather than people screaming around
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^^^ This. If I didn't know what the ad was for (and I hadn't been following the Note for months now) I would think it was just another Android handset with that pointy stylus thing that Steve Jobs said was bad. Not a single thing special about it. Didn't feel like 90 seconds; seemed like it was over and I was still waiting for some tangible "here's why this thing is awesome" moment(s). Oh well. As the Note has done elsewhere in the world, I'm sure it'll sell itself on the merits as people start using them.

The add was lame. I was sold on the specs alone before the thing was ever announced (just rumored) ... Of course we have to remember, most people aren't nerds like us...
The downside to it's success is that, unlike the Dell Streak I'm writing this on, I wont be the only person I know who has one! When I whip out the Streak I always realize that no one has ever seen a phone like this. That is about to end...
The upside is of course that the development from this community, and the updates from Samsung should be great.
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supern0va said:
why what do employees refer to it as?
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Samsung are allll about it being the "s-pen", i was just being facetious

Enjoying Note recognition

For some reason, I really enjoy it when someone else asks me if I'm using the Note. I'm not talking about the 'Wow, that's a big phone' type of stuff stuff. Just a curious 'Is that the Note?' and I just go 'yeah!' enthusiastically and flash a big smile back.
Got it from a security guard today - was showing my e-ticket on the phone to the other guard.
It's no joke that I don't attract any attention when talking on the phone in public - I really wish I got more to be honest, so I could tell more people about it.

honestly, I feel really weird why would you feel this kind of pleasure when you receive recognition about you using Galaxy Note?
I love my Note but it's just not more than a tool, it does make my life easier , like what a good tool does.
it's like you feel really honorable when people give you recognition about you using a really good drill when you drilling hole
"hey sir, is your drill Bosch?"
"yes it is!"(oh stop it you :$)

I hate the common questions I get DAILY at work (Work at a cellphone shop, new people everyday...). The list is
"WHAT!? What is that thing a TV? WOW OH WOW"
"WHAT IS THAT? Is that a Tablet? WOW"
"Oh is that the new Galaxy(Common Speak )?"
"Oh wow the note? Can I see?"
"How does that fit in your pocket?"
"Woah, that thing is huge"
It goes on and on and I really am starting to get annoyed, just let me use my phone! hah.

~~Tito~~ said:
I hate the common questions I get DAILY at work (Work at a cellphone shop, new people everyday...). The list is
"WHAT!? What is that thing a TV? WOW OH WOW"
"WHAT IS THAT? Is that a Tablet? WOW"
"Oh is that the new Galaxy(Common Speak )?"
"Oh wow the note? Can I see?"
"How does that fit in your pocket?"
"Woah, that thing is huge"
It goes on and on and I really am starting to get annoyed, just let me use my phone! hah.
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Rofl exactly the same stuff here. Sometimes positive resposes and sometimes the crap you mentioned
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Same here:
1) 60% of "You could beat someone to death with this brick"
2) 20% "It's too big, I would never use such a big phone"
3) 20% "It can't fit in your pocket" (while I'm slipping it out of my pocket easily)
Everybody who got forced to use it (like some people in my company) do all love it in the end. Even girls like it here in Switzerland: A girl i know and her mother just bought 2 SG-N7000 and both loving the screen size. And girls can fit it in their bags

Size matters, as Hugh Hefner always said

Some of my friends jokingly say, "where's your laptop?". I just laugh. I love this phone. As for the pocket "issue", it's not one for me. I typically put it in my back pocket, but it will fit in side pocket too.

My friends always call it a TV and according to them I look so silly having a phone call with it. But I don't really care because someone who didnt used will never know how cool this phone is.
Besides, they don't know how silly THEY look with their tiny i****.
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EVERYONE!
You tell those that ask/make fun about size that it's thin enough to fit in the front pocket.
This is true.
I've had it long enough(months) to be honest and say that truly... it is too big as a phone.
I speak PRACTICALITY for a phone,
it's too big. I've almost dropped it soo many times.
But, I Love It! The screen is in my face! Yeah! If the next iPhone is NOT 4" or more, I may get the 'Note' II.
Also, when ever I text/use a friend's smaller phone I say to myself, "yuke, what is this?!"
Yes, I cannot go back. Who can?!
sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

CreepyDroid said:
My friends always call it a TV and according to them I look so silly having a phone call with it. But I don't really care because someone who didnt used will never know how cool this phone is.
Besides, they don't know how silly THEY look with their tiny i****.
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And especially silly when they are watching videos on it. Then I whip out my Note and watch fantastic HD videos on it and I get dagger eyes staring at me.
And another funny thing is when my colleague keeps saying the Note is too big while he squints at his Iphone screen, reading only 5 lines of huge text.

Preordained said:
I speak PRACTICALITY for a phone,
it's too big. I've almost dropped it soo many times.
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Being a one handed device, which the note is not good at, is really a different thing than being a phone, which the note is perfectly fine as
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I'll admit it was nice and fun at the beginning but now its kind of annoying. It still happens even after over 2 months of having the note.
Just random people will come up and ask is "is that a phone?" Or "is that the note?"
I get tired and a little bit fed up with repeating myself all the time to try and explain to them. I love my note tho. Its my big baby...haha
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