I've got both right now, GS3 and Note 2. The GS3 is off contract and I used my upgrade for the Note 2. I can still return the Note 2 in the next 10 days with no penalty and get my upgrade back. I'm just trying to decide if I want to or not. The GS3 fits better in the hand and is all around easier to handle, but the Note is a better phone. Way better. Now some of that is due to Jellybean, which has Google Now, but the rest is just the hardware, including the much improved screen quality . I like the huge screen, but I wonder how useful it really is. I don't find myself doing more or anything like that, so I am having trouble justifiying the annoyance of the size. Plus, if I stay with the GS3 I will still have an upgrade ready for the S4 or whatever else comes out next year. The S-pen is nice, especially if I'm going to sit down and interact with my phone a lot, but it's isn't blowing me away yet. The speaker on the back blows me away, wowza its awesome.
I dread the extra bulk of a case for the Note 2, that may be a deal killer. The case on the GS3 isn't a big deal. Ugh, the Note 2 also allows you to take snapshots within a video. I don't know if thats a jellybean thing or specific to the Note 2.
Anyway, anyone have any advice? It's not just Note 2 vs GS3, it's Note 2 vs. GS3 off contract.