Samsung GALAXY Note II Verizon Specs

The large screen is amazing I can never go back to a smaller display. The only problem I have with it is the screen cracked from a 4 foot drop. The battery last from 6am to 6pm but thats from constant usage.

Bottom line is I regret leaving the iPhone stable for this. I wanted the Galaxy Note II for it's screen size and it's ability to take quick, handwritten notes with the s-pen. That part of it does not disappoint. This phone does several things better than the iPhone does, no question. However for me, it's aggravations add up quickly and the longer I've had the phone, the more unhappy I've been with it. First and foremost is the placement of the button on the side of the phone that turns it on and off and shuts off the screen. It is placed in the worst possible location-right where your finger naturally goes when you hold it! I am constantly accidentally shutting down the screen in the middle of doing something. Even worse, it is very sensitive and the phone is frequently shutting itself off entirely when it's in my pocket. This is bad because I can go hours not knowing its off while I miss important business calls. My next peeve is the voice mail system. With the iPhone, you instantly can see if you have voice mail, then open a list of the messages and visually see them. You can go to any in any order its great. With this phone, I have to log in to the voicemail with a password every time, and have to work my way through the messages old school, listening in order and having to remember numbers for skipping, saving, deleting, etc. I HATE that. Also, the only indication that you have a message is a TINY gray icon at the top of the screen that you will never notice unless you condition yourself to constantly check for it every time you pick up your phone.

To be fair, I think the camera on it is great, the S-pen feature is awesome, and the Maps app's navigation works very well and is very cool visually. Battery life is pretty good as well.

I have been using it for a year and this is the best thing I've ever have.
Battery life is amazingly good, especially after root with a good kernel installed, I can use two full days without a charge for regular(non-intense) use.

The speaker is loud and the reception is very good!