Hello, I am the happy owner of this GALAXY NOTE II (Titatium) after spending a year with the GALAXY SII I sold for 300 ... I had indeed been "a little" skeptical about the description of the size that some find a bit (too) high but for me (46 years and average hands / large) I just VERY good size. Calls with no problem for me or embarrassment about a possible excess in respect to my face; I use 10 times more of this "phablet" that I used my SII; movies are really watchable compared to iPhone 4 S of my two children (sic) CPU speed is very significant. The size, weight and handling are easy. I put a rear silicone protection and a film on the screen. I am using the stylus just yet. Jelly Bean probably helps better appreciate the product In short it still remains (very) expensive (519 -70 reimbursed by Samsung) to a computer (but take a step back / excuses! Because it is a true computer ... I highly recommend. thank you for reading. Xavier