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IS your STREAK getting smaller?

I have had my Streak for a couple of months now and when i first got it the screen seemed HUGE.
Now whilst im still really enjoying it im wondering if i could cope with an even bigger screen................cough.....cough....Galaxy....cough...tab ....ahem
anyone else thinking along these lines?
I dont feel embarassed holding up the streak to my head on the phone and tbh no one has ever looked at me funny when i have done so.
I really dont use my phone much to talk so the size issue isnt that much of a big deal
i still love my streak and i dont fancy paying out £700 for a tab but 7 inches of froyo and flash goodness is tempting.
The Ipad IS TOO BIG!

You should try samsung galaxy tab and viewsonic viewpad 7 both of them is 7" screen and will be coming out soon.

Coming to the Streak from a 7" apad I'd say the 5" is better. The 7" screen is good but still just too big to be pocket portable. If you've a bag or a case to put it in then fine, it's a good working size. 2.2 Froyo might be a problem though if what I read is true. Froyo won't work well on tablets, it was designed for smart phones, even on the steak I see a lot of apps that just don't cope well with the extra screen acreage.

youve become desensitized. go hold an iphone for about 3 minutes. itll seem microscopic and then when you hold your streak again itll feel huge again. and youll be happy you got your streak.

The Jack of Clubs said:
youve become desensitized. go hold an iphone for about 3 minutes. itll seem microscopic and then when you hold your streak again itll feel huge again. and youll be happy you got your streak.
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funny you should say that but i compared my streak to a friends i phone yesterday and it did seem huge
we then drew up a template of a Galaxy tab using the measurements and that seemed very big.
Basically the whole streak is about the size of the Tabs screen!
im not un happy with my streak but as a rare talker on mobiles and i do put my streak in a bag it might be worth a thought esp with phone capability to consider the Tab.
when i want to carry a phone in my pocket i get out my old Hero i.e. in the evenings

The Jack of Clubs said:
youve become desensitized. go hold an iphone for about 3 minutes. itll seem microscopic and then when you hold your streak again itll feel huge again. and youll be happy you got your streak.
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i did just that when i was out shopping, popped into the apple store and compared iphone4 against the streak......i just couldnt put up with such a small screen..

It's never felt that big to me.
I was playing with my advantage the other day, 640x480 5" screen it's bigger than the streak.
How far ahead of the game HTC were with that device, pity they didn't go with Bluetooth keyboard for it, could happily use that and the case it came with the streak then.. except four the magnets everywhere. .
Anyway the steak it's prefect size to me sometimes I wish it were a bit taller in landscape orientation, so I could see a bit more, but otherwise it's fantastic!

fards said:
I was playing with my advantage the other day, 640x480 5" screen it's bigger than the streak.
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I used to have one of those many moons ago, very innovative in its time.
I nearly bought an HTC SHift as well also pretty cool and runs win7!

spacecat said:
I used to have one of those many moons ago, very innovative in its time.
I nearly bought an HTC SHift as well also pretty cool and runs win7!
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I know you did I remember

just feels like a normal phone now...i always forget how big it is untill people see it and say..omg what is that...
I had a advantage in the past and was also (still am) tempted to buy a shift...but I use the streak as my main phone..and i do alot of calling and have ALWAYS just used it on my ear and it feels fine...i think its just what you become used to...starts to feel normality to you

fards said:
I know you did I remember
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Oh dear that doesn't sound good

dell's size is quite alright, it was not as monsterous as I have expected. i don't know about the 7 inch tab though, might be a bit too big for me

I held my old HD2 the other day and that seemed big at the time, but now it feels small! I remember when i got my HD2, I was playing with it for a few days and then played with my Xperia X1 again and I was like 'whoa this is TINY!' and when i got the X1I though it was big . Weird isn't it.
My sister called for my mum yesterday and I handed my mum the Streak, she didnt know what it was! I was like,its a phone mum, she just held it flat in her hands in front of her and was like 'Hello hello?!', as if she thought it was automatically on speaker phone or something, old people make me laugh!

i played with my touch pro today. ^_^ how did i survive? a two and a half in screen. and i used to watch videos on it! its smaller tall than my streak is wide. still, my streak doesnt feel as big as it did the first day i had it. i dont think i would like a phone that is bigger than the streak, but maybe a larger screen. there is alot of bezel on the streak.

vinokirk said:
old people make me laugh!
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I know. My father was having a hearty laugh last night with my kids playing with Talking Tom on the streak. He seemed to be their age.
You and I will be old one day too! And we will be fun too I guess.

The Jack of Clubs said:
there is alot of bezel on the streak.
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if the tech ever gets bezel-less it'll be even more awesome!
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the only time I 'notice' the size of the streak is when trying to swype one-handed - it's a stretch!
there's no real down side other than people who haven't jumped the curve to a 5" device yet ;p
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Quality = FAIL

After numerous unwanted factory resets, a bundled app that doesnt work at all, the lettering on the back peeling away, random FCs, and now a completely dead streak, I've finally lost my patients. I think the internal sd's fried, but I dont give a sh*t any more. I loved the idea of the streak, but I just don't think its refined, or particularly well built. I don't expect Dell to upgrade from 2.2 ever, the customer service line in the UK is premium rate, and the US line (which is free) gets you (eventually) through to a girl that seems to take pleasure in making it glaringly obvious that she couldn't give a flying f*ck.
I tried to love my streak, but unfortunately, its been an epic fail from start to finish. I've only had it a month or two, and now i'm left with a black slab of glass and plastic (that i'm about to send back). Now considering getting a nexus s.
Sorry for the rant, like I said, I love the streak in theory, i'm just super disappointed with the build quality and lack of attention to detail.

I love mine too and so far I am being lucky (knock on wood) but I agree with you,it is a fragile product with "funny little things".I will keep it for a few more months,after that I will get rid of it.I do not see it as a solid product,this is just my point of view...I am sure some other people will see it as a rock solid device.

Totaly agree! Love my Streak as well but the quality is is wack as f*ck

Not sure what your all crying about. My streak is solid and built well. Sure go pick up a nexus s with its cheap rubber battery door.
Not sure what you guys are expecting... ever have a blackberry and see how poorly made those are?
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Krad said:
Not sure what your all crying about. My streak is solid and built well. Sure go pick up a nexus s with its cheap rubber battery door.
Not sure what you guys are expecting... ever have a blackberry and see how poorly made those are?
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Er...one of the few things RIM does well is hardware.
On the other hand, I constantly have to.reset my streak because the screen is unresponsive.
At least the Nexus S gets updated. His long did it take Dell to update the AT&T Streak?
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BigJayDogg3 said:
Er...one of the few things RIM does well is hardware.
On the other hand, I constantly have to.reset my streak because the screen is unresponsive.
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Then you have a warranty issues and should get it replaced.
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At least the Nexus S gets updated. His long did it take Dell to update the AT&T Streak?
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What does that have to do with build quality? It's apples and oranges when you compare a Nexus and any other phone when it comes to how quick they are updated.
Whether you think that the Streak is well built or poorly built it is amazing. It is the only device at it's size in it's niche (both phone and tablet). The engineers had to try to make the phone as small as possible but still accommodate the 5 inch screen. The thinness of the Streak was probably intended to offset some of the size in the other dimensions. There is little protection on the long sides of the screen to make it as narrow as possible.
IMO they did well if you consider all of the factors that they had to work with. With most things after they are used in the real world it is much easier to see where they could have done better.
A larger device might have been a tougher device since the screen could have been thicker and more protection could have been added on the long sides of the phone. The logo coming off on some phones may be irritating but using the wrong glue or process to secure it doesn't cause the device to lose a lot of build points for me. As it is the Streak is the best cell phone I have ever owned.

i have my streak for 5 months now and the first thing i did was puchasing the hard plastic back cover from dell..it has a plastic screencover as well..a well spend investment cause big toys will break easely.
Last week, i had an iphone 4 in my hands and a samsung galaxy..and both guys were very impressed with the build quality of my dell. So impressed they want to puchase one.
a big glass bottle of coke will break easier then a small one if you drop it.
and god yeah after tweaking my streak..i think it's the best toy i bought after my htc artemis a few years ago

quality issue? I've dropped my streak naked twice about 4 feet high and still no scratches, no problems whatsover.. now I'm running dj steves rom, and its the best phone I've ever owned.. and I'm coming from blackberry 9700 then to iphone 4..
Sent from my fastest iphone killer yet.

Due to issues with my O2 contract I sold my Streak and bought a Nexus S. I loved the Streak to bits but have a personal and strict no gadget twice policy, hence the Nexus S.
Firstly, I would still recommend the Streak to anyone who wanted something that bit bigger than the norm.
Secondly, I'll jump to defend the myth of the poor build of the Nexus S. The battery door certainly isn't rubber. Yeah it is light in the hand but so what, didn't a low weight once constitute a positive selling point?

4 inches just isn't enough for me...That's what SHE said!

I played with several 4 inch screen devices and it was JUST TOO SMALL! Now, I'm considering screen size > 4 inches pretty much as a MUST have option.
I'm considering devices like the Acer Liquid (with the 4.8 inch screen) and the Samsung SGH-i997 Infuse 4G (yea right ATT!!) which has a 4.5 inch super AMOLED.
Am I the only one who's been SPOILED ROTTEN by the Streak's 5 inches ????

Nope, I'm right there with you. Those 4" screens, now, appear too small for my eyes.

My wife's Captivate seems tiny when I pick it up. I am really glad I got the Streak.

My Nexus One just seems TINY in my hands now. I love that ppl ask "what is that thing" and I have to explain that it can make phone calls! LOL.
And to be sure, if there were a 5.5" phone, hell, maybe even 6" if it would fit in my pocket, I would jump all over it.

nickshertzer said:
... And to be sure, if there were a 5.5" phone, hell, maybe even 6" if it would fit in my pocket, I would jump all over it.
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Ditto. I was <b>extremely</b> disappointed when I found out the Galaxy Tab didn't have a phone in it. Put phone capability in that puppy and that would be the perfect phone for me.

Yes, Size Does Matter
I can TROOLY testify to that. Once I got my grabby hands on The Streak, there's no going back to anything with a smaller screen. I tried using my old HTCTilt2, just couldnt do it.

RicoATT said:
I can TROOLY testify to that. Once I got my grabby hands on The Streak, there's no going back to anything with a smaller screen. I tried using my old HTCTilt2, just couldnt do it.
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Exactly, I experienced the same.
One day I went to phones market, the seller tried to offer me Galaxy Tab, I said it is too big. He offered me Samsung Ace, I said it is tooo small and asked him, do you have something in the middle. Defiantly, he replied no it is not available (because dell is not available in my area). Then I showed my sweet pretty dell. .
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I love that ppl ask "what is that thing"
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Lol, I love this as well.

nickshertzer said:
My Nexus One just seems TINY in my hands now. I love that ppl ask "what is that thing" and I have to explain that it can make phone calls! LOL.
And to be sure, if there were a 5.5" phone, hell, maybe even 6" if it would fit in my pocket, I would jump all over it.
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I love the size of the streak. I would not go to anything smaller. It would have to be 5 inches or bigger but still pocketable.
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I agree with you guys,I freaking love when I go to the bar sometimes and enjoy my drink and my Streak.It is so much fun to get online with it or when I am on my recliner at home,my wife used to make fun of me but now when she sees her little android phone she thinks is so small.Even people at work don't make fun of me at all,I let them play with it and now they are all jealous.
I am extremely happy with the rooted Streak and I don't think I could go with anything smaller that 5'.Now I am just waiting for Netflix someday just to make it even better.

Mine seems to get smaller everyday.
Im looking for a 7" (scrren size), hopefully not more than 8" overall; for a tabletphone. Streak 7 has an article with amazons upcoming releases, it says a Samsung and Acer 7" device both with Froyo in March/April 2011. Anyone heard more about these devices
Ideally I would love to have the front mostly all screen, with minimum rom for buttons, mic and front cam etc.
other wishes for my 7" dream phone: 1.2 ghz dual core, 1gb ram, HD graphics, 1200x800 res. , HD front and back cams, oh yeah and 4G whenever AT&T upgrades.

pros and cons either way..
i will say..when i have been geeking on the streak for a week or so and switch back to my hd2 it feels like a novelty item or toy...lol
but truth be told i am not a LARGE man...so the streak is a bit much for a pocket or day to day calling... at least for me..that and the camera flash is pathetic...the camera is ONLY good in well lit or daylight shooting...
NOTE TO DELL..if you want to sell and manufacture phones... use a good camera and music player...
if you cant get either of those right just hang it up .....

All phones are to small now i love my streak

I'm sure you have experienced this one. I use a BT 100% of the time. I'm constantly for work reasons, on the phone, and have to look something up. Most of the time, when I hang up, someone will say "is that your phone"? And they they say "hey xxxxxx", come look at this, THIS is a phone!
Most of the time, it gets passed to 2-3 people that have to put their phone on top of the screen and say "his screen is bigger than my entire phone".

p51d007 said:
I'm sure you have experienced this one. I use a BT 100% of the time. I'm constantly for work reasons, on the phone, and have to look something up. Most of the time, when I hang up, someone will say "is that your phone"? And they they say "hey xxxxxx", come look at this, THIS is a phone!
Most of the time, it gets passed to 2-3 people that have to put their phone on top of the screen and say "his screen is bigger than my entire phone".
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every single day it gets old sometimes because i hate people touching my phone

Ppl say my phone is so big ...i tell em theres is too small
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p51d007 said:
Most of the time, it gets passed to 2-3 people that have to put their phone on top of the screen and say "his screen is bigger than my entire phone".
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so true. i dont get why something bigger seems to boggle people's mind that it can also make calls, shouldnt the bigger it be, the more functionality since the pcb inside has more room for chips? lol

rptw said:
so true. i dont get why something bigger seems to boggle people's mind that it can also make calls, shouldnt the bigger it be, the more functionality since the pcb inside has more room for chips? lol
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....size does matter

ameiurus said:
Ditto. I was <b>extremely</b> disappointed when I found out the Galaxy Tab didn't have a phone in it. Put phone capability in that puppy and that would be the perfect phone for me.
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I'm liking the Streak for it's pocketability, not so much for the screen size. I had a Galaxy Tab and it does have a phone in it, it's just disabled by default in North America. I flashed a ROM on it to make the phone work and was using it all winter.
The only problem is it's only speakerphone without a Bluetooth(SpaceMan)Headset.
Besides a 7" Device would look kinda stupid being held up to your head.
I do miss the HUGE 4000mAH Battery though. Better screen resolution too.

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...Most of the time, it gets passed to 2-3 people...
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I stop letting people FONDLE mine since I saw this guy at the urinal "doing his thing" with his phone in the OTHER hand, then...
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HE SWITCHED HANDS!!!!!

technillion said:
I stop letting people FONDLE mine since I saw this guy at the urinal "doing his thing" with his phone in the OTHER hand, then...
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HE SWITCHED HANDS!!!!!
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Love to see his face if "it" fell into the urinal with the rest of his business

Unboxing video

Don't think this has been posted, but apparently this danish site got a "close-to-final" retail sample and has put up and unboxing + review of it.
It's danish, but everyone can see the unboxing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfoKoDYD7c

nice. wish it had english subtitles or something, but i guess most of it's self-explanatory.
liked the live comparisons between the SGS2 and One X

Thanks! That guys looks extremely happy lol, totally understandable

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nice. wish it had english subtitles or something, but i guess most of it's self-explanatory.
liked the live comparisons between the SGS2 and One X
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I've tried asking them to put up some english subtitles

Saw this before but great vid!
Saw this before but great vid! I wonder how he got his hands on it.

Looking at that video I'll give the sgs3 a miss.not great imo
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Phillmitchell said:
Looking at that video I'll give the sgs3 a miss.not great imo
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Must admit, I had the same feeling after watching that and sticking to my HOX. I'm not gonna cancel my pre-order though, I'm sure I'll love it when it comes.

I'm of the opposite opinion. It's looking better as I see it being handled more and more by reviewers. A big issue with phones this size is usability with one hand. Contrary to the specs it seems the Samsung may actually be narrower than the One X, and the rounded profile will give better reach. I like my One X very much. It's built stunningly well and feels very good in the hand, but even with my good sized guy hands I can just barely reach the ends of the screen as well as the hard buttons at the bottom without repositioning my hand.
The strengths and weaknesses of these two phones complement each other so well that there's nothing between them overall net. (The One XL has none of the problems the One X does since they have different chipsets and screens). Thankfully that glossy battery cover of the SIII can be changed. It's my biggest issue with this phone. If physical usability in the hand of one is much better than the other it will be the trump imo. I think I will return my One X and wait till the SIII releases. Maybe I'll end up getting another One X, but considering how different these two phones are and considering I'm in this for two years (contract) I want to be sure I'm getting the right one.

How funny they've made a magnetic cover for it like what the iPad 2 has.

That blue colour just looks better and better the more I see it. So glad my pre order of the white version cancelled itself lol

I wanted to punch him when he ripped if the back film so aggressively

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I wanted to punch him when he ripped if the back film so aggressively
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Lol..he was very excited!
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where did he got one? i wish to have one in advance....

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I wanted to punch him when he ripped if the back film so aggressively
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Haha yeah, I panicked when I saw that
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where did he got one? i wish to have one in advance....
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Review copy

boodies said:
Thanks! That guys looks extremely happy lol, totally understandable
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Lol so true, he was very excited and even though I didn't understand a word he was saying, that was a cool vid to watch thanks op!

The language reminded me of playing a record backwards. I'm pretty sure a subliminal message was planted in my brain, but what was it?

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The language reminded me of playing a record backwards. I'm pretty sure a subliminal message was planted in my brain, but what was it?
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Must...buy...Samsung...products...
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Thanks OP for the video....I suggest you mention users to mute the video while watching...

Is it me or does that back cover look so much better than any other photo taken from the unpacked event? I mean the back cover and the finish actually looks really nice in the video when he took the phone out of the box
Oddly enough few "hands-on" posts suggests that the phone actually feels nice in hand

This is better than porn! I can't wait to get this phone

I can't be the only one!

Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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If you are feeling small or not confident ...
Then shove a big fat mugen extended battery in the back with extended battery cover
... problem solved
No one will ever written your phone's girth
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huh? not me, I don't have this feeling. Well perhaps they use a case which make their Note look bigger than yours if you are not using a protective casing?
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Then shove a big fat mugen extended battery in the back with extended battery cover
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lol...with such a big battery, the Note will definitely look like a brick which is the perfect term. People were looking in disgust when I used extended batteries in my past phones which made them looked bigger - since then, I had never bought any extended batteries - if I need juice, I take my 2nd stock battery with me.

Lol i get the exact same thing. I was watching a video of how to do some stuff on a note on youtube and thought the guys note looked bigger than mine.
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Stanley Richards said:
Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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Yes i do feel , they feel bigger

Funny that my colleague hasgot one in white following my great advice lol and everytime i see it ive said your phones bigger than mine, i went even as far as to compare them side to side, but yeah it seems odd, then again i am odd, actually wheres my meds

Stanley Richards said:
Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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ACTUALLY....
that's a well known medical condition commonly called Notus Envie.

Oh I just take out my work phone (iphone) for a minute and play with. Then my Note grows again..... ;-) then the iphone feels like a toy
Skickat från min GT-N7000

Mine looks bigger!
Maybe i'm over confident / un-shy or something like that
Seriously, you guys should go to a psycologist

Lol at all these. Actually I've had the same feeling too, and done the double check. On a related note, when I got my Note I ended up going to Amsterdam two days later, and saw 3 Notes on my first day! Helped convince my (iPhone toting) friends it was the best phone in the world!
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I work with wood and before I actually bought my note I made a mock up of it lol I know, how sad, same size, and even stuck a picture on it to replicate the screen size and drew a hardware button on the front. Still think my fake one is better lol only joking hehe.
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ACTUALLY....
that's a well known medical condition commonly called Notus Envie.
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You are very close! It is actually a well documented psyco-medical condition called "notusus envititis". Medical scientists are currently working furiously for a lasting solution. I doubt if they will succeed before a bigger screened device appears on the scene.

Q - Whats better than a Gnote?
A- Two Gnotes

I'm feeling it too, especially when I see girls with Note in the street and transport. It seems a lot bigger than mine...

The same thing happens when I look at 27" monitors at a store compared to mine at home haha

You got to have a big hand. Thats why when you see others hold their note with their small hands its look bigger...
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And here I was thinking that I was going insane. Seems I'm not the only one, I am normal, Yeah Baby!
I've got XL hands, so when I see girls/guys-with-girly-hands use it... I'm like man that's humongous. Mine never looks large, but it feels large with the TPU case on which I only have for the kickstand.
If Samsung shaved the bezels, made it thinner and added a kickstand... I'd be right at home. And if they trimmed it down a 0.1 inch, then I could do acrobatics on one hand ; )

So do you feel the same when showering at the gym?
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same feeling. but then when I see my nepnew's S3, I feel happy n my G.Note becomes bigger.

Lol no you're not alone. I had the same feeling on the tube home last night. I own the Note in white and a commuter opposite me had the Note in black. His looked bigger when I looked at my own but then realised duh same device haha