I had a Note 2 for a brief period. I remember the battery being no better despite it's size. It seemed like it was big enough to accommodate the large screen but otherwise even as far as battery life. I could get through the day, but I would have just as much battery left as with smaller phones. The G2 battery is very nice, the standby time is great. It's been sitting on my desk since yesterday, I haven't used it very much, just listened to some music . Right now it's at 15 hrs, 25 minutes on battery with 85% left. The screen time is only 7 minutes.