I've had the Note 2 for two weeks now and it's taken that long for me to get used to it. Now that I have it feels "right"
most of the time. The only occasions when it doesn't feel right, for me at least, are:
- Taking it out of its hip-holster or whatever pocket I have it in. Just general handling feels a little awkward but it's a feeling that goes away quickly once I begin using it.
- Walking my dog and trying to select a podcast or audible book.
- Driving and trying to do anything (other than texting, of course).
- Ending a call. For some reason I can't stop trying to do that one-handed and that end button is always far away from where my thumb seems to be.
And, that's it.
This really is a tremendous device that functions better than any Samsung phone I've owned previously (better radio, better battery, better speed...better everything). It's definitely a two-handed device though and that, more than anything, is was took me the longest to adapt to. If I'm sitting and using it, it's perfection. If I'm multi-tasking (i.e. walking, driving, eating, etc...) then I'm acutely aware of its size and the fact that it really does require two-hands. This is not a big deal, nor do I mean to imply that it is, simply that the fault (such as it is) lies with me and my previous experiences of using a smart phone. My next challenge to is begin finding reasons to use the S-Pen, one the defining features of the Note 2. I haven't had a stylus since I owned a Windows Mobile device a decade (or more) ago so I'm a little out of practice, but I love having it (the S-Pen) and I'm excited about the possibilities that it represents.
In short: The size of the Note 2 is not a problem but, rather, an opportunity to learn how to do things differently and, in many cases better, than smaller form-factor devices would have you do.