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When you say it fits comfortably in your pocket, how physically active do you tend to be?

Personally I have small kids so spend a bunch of time running around after them, bending down to pick them up and tidy up after them and so on.

Do you think a Note is compatible with that or is the size such that it fits comfortably if you're walking around normally but much more might be a problem?

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses. Food for thought muddying my already unclear thoughts on what I want from a tablet with what I might want from a phone.

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I first ran into the Note when it was only in South Korea. Everybody who owned one was significantly active: a construction site manager, an architect with a kid (who used it extensively for site sketches), a mother of 2, a couple college kids, a salesman with extensive travel requirements...not to mention that the best way of getting around in Seoul is pretty much on foot and public transport.

I will say that most of them also carried around a pre-charged second battery since finding charge points can be a problem when out and about in a big city (without holing up at a coffee shop (if you can find a plug) for an hour).

They all loved it, and one of their friends with an S3 was planning on "upgrading" to it. It was a little big for small pockets, but was perfectly fine holding and using it if you can get over the requirement of only using one hand to operate a phone (I haven't used one hand ever, even with my old flipphones back in the day).

It did look a little funky being used as a phone, but when lots of people have one it tends to look more normal.

Well, to be fair, I'm 6'4" with a 36" inseam and my pants have big pockets... so I don't think that would be an issue for me (I have 2 as well). Part of my usage case, however, is that when I am home, the phone is rarely in my pocket. I tend to keep my phones on the island in the kitchen unless I'm using them.

At work, I do a fair amount of bending/squatting as a computer tech and I haven't had to shift it around at all. It's thin enough that it doesn't seem to get in the way.

The main issue with pockets is thickness, and the Note is as thin as any other smartphone. I usually carry it in my jacket or coat pocket, although it does fit comfortably in slim-fit jeans.

I'd say if you wear tight jeans and bend down a lot it's a bit risky. But otherwise fine. Pop into a phone shop and see!

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