I'm really at a loss. Why can't you just SAY it... iPhone is outdated technology and rather than dancing around the subject just say it! The Galaxy Note2 is vastly superior and really cannot be compared with little outdated toys like iPhone. Too big? Bollucks! I just come back from a trip to Europe and in Seoul I saw all the girls walking with either the Samsung Galaxy S3 or Note. Too big? Not for their (little) hands! And being on the subject: why continue comparing size, pixels, etc where the only thing that REALLY matters are battery life, ability to stick in a new battery when you run out of power. Who cares about an extra few grams if it gets you a decent battery life? The extra size of the S3 and Note2 is a HUGE plus! Stop belittling it! And talking about ueber popular devices: iPhone is well on the way out; I have already given my iPhone to my gf and when I purchased my Galaxy S3. Now she's getting jealous because she's now stuck with an iPhone and can't wait for me to upgrade to the Note2 or S4 so she can have my S3.

I agree with Willemco. The one suggesting I will make for the Note is a permanent backup battery so that when you do swap out batteries the phone doesn't have to restart. This way I can charge a battery or two at home and just swap out the battery and never have any down time. Without this option I have to either switch the battery and be down a couple of minutes or charge it and be stuck to the charger for the next 30 minutes (both suck when you want to make a call and move at the sametime.)

I have the razor Max I was thinking of the HD but I'm gonna get the Samsung Galaxy note 11 it is way much better than the razor plus put a ext battery and its got more battery than the razor galaxey is the way I'm going

I'm sick of reading these fanboy comments on this site. If you can't see the comparative benefits of each OS you shouldn't really be on a tech site.

We need to stop calling these devices "phones". They do so much more. In fact, my Galaxy Note has spent less than an hour in actual voice calls six months into owning it. But I think it's downloaded about 20 GB of data in that time.

Aside from being absolutely beautifully designed and constructed the iPhone is actually a very serious precision machine for engineering apps like the i41cx+ which is programmable. So It wins hands down for intellectual elegance and supreme aesthetics.
The fact that the App Store outsells the nearest competitor by a factor of 4 will certainly influence many... there are just so many more apps. Many of them the leading solution.
It was ingenious that Steve set up a situation that many people could develop programs displaying their programming and design skills. He essentially enrolled thousands of skilled programmers and gave vent to their creativity.
While I am older and wouldn't mind a format of 5 x 5 icons so that I wouldn't have to be constantly searching for my glasses to read the text you still have to give his creation a huge +, And many owners now have the mini iPad as well so that takes care of the size issue.
The mini iPad easily fits in most cargo pockets.
Isn't it amazing that this little device has way outperfomed GM.
Bill

Did you guys actually *test* the cameras? "Megapixels, schmegapixels" is a cheap throwaway comment, but when I put my Note next to my iPhone - one takes excellent photos, and the other is so rubbish that it's completely unusable.
If you're publishing a "Comparison", I think you should really actually *do* the comparison where possible... Most people out here don't have the luxury of both devices on-hand to literally compare stuff.
As for "browser tests" - *which* browser was tested, and where are the test results? Sounds again like no *actual* test got done. DUDES!!! Seriously. I just put my galaxy-note (chrome) beside my iPhone (safari), and loaded the gizmag.com home page on each simultaneously (I've never used either on that site before). Chrome was about 500% faster. YES - MASSIVE 5x speed difference.
Tch tch tch...

Totally disagree with Bill. How can you, on the one hand, say that the iPhone is next to heaven and then go on telling us that you can't even READ the outdated device BECAUSE IT'S TOO SMALL? That's why Samsung created a much BIGGER device... Samsung has listened to the PEOPLE - not the fanboys and created a device that is people-friendly while Apple spent their time suing their opponent on silly matters like rounded corners... FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Samsung... PLEASE continue on this track. Make it heavier and give us more battery power. Even supply an extra battery; happy to pay a little extra for that. I have my Galaxy S3 now since July 2012 and not a single scratch on my 'plastic' cover. My previous iPhone (made from the same material as beer cans) was full of scratches and my gf hates me now (joke). Big is beautiful in the world of smart phones! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

"Plastic devices can still be well-designed, sleek, and attractive. But if you’re looking for more premium materials, the iPhone’s anodized aluminum wins that prize." That is until you slap a case on it like most iPhone users do and now you are holding a bulkier cheap rubber or plastic encased phone. Where as the Galaxy Note 2 does not require the same rigorous protection save maybe a screen protector but I don't even have that on my own device.
"the Note’s Super AMOLED screen has higher contrast and hyper-saturated colors." While the Galaxy Note 2 does come pre-configured for hyper-saturation, Samsung did include a color-accurate mode that you can enable by turning off the AUTO-ADJUST SCREEN TONE and switching the SCREEN MODE to MOVIE. This provides color accuracy on par with the iPhone 5.
"The Note’s Exynos chip looks better on paper, with more cores and higher frequency." More cores & higher frequency looks better on graphic intensive games and software like Autocad not just paper.
"The Note II doubles the iPhone’s 1 GB of RAM." More RAM quicker application switching and smoother application responsiveness from RAM hungry apps.
"The Note, meanwhile, offers different 4G capabilities by region." You are confusing the Galaxy Note with the Galaxy Note II. The Galaxy Note II in the U.S. market is only limited by the carrier, like the iPhone 5.
"Megapixels, schmegapixels." You can't be serious, try reading your own link. Also, has Apple addressed the 'purple flare' problem or are they still of the opinion that the user is holding the phone incorrectly when taking a photo?
"The Galaxy Note II runs Android 4.1.2, which is a full version behind the most recent Android software." Android 4.1.2 aka Jelly Bean. Android 4.2.2 aka Jelly Bean (Latest stable version). Key Lime Pie is still in beta.

The metal bodies result in two deal breakers for me. One is that unless the case is made of nickel (very heavy), the anodized coating will scratch off leaving it looking like your old Maglite bouncing around in your tool box. Secondly, if you can't change to a fresh battery right away, I'm not getting it. Having the second battery as backup has been a Godsend on my aging Galaxy S.
Beyond that I remember the old PC/Macintosh wars. Once they got over the design appearance issues (and once Windows got running in about 1995), the only decision came down to which software did you want to run. Pick the computer that runs the software you want need. I want to run Google Earth with custom overlays that I make. The iPhone runs neither - deal breaker!