Samsung Galaxy Note II, White 16GB (Verizon Wireless)

I did weeks of research before buying this phone and am very satisfied with my purchase. I believe this, the s4, and the HTC One are tied for the best phone available. Before listing the pros and cons, I think it is important to mention that i immediately put my phone in an Otterbox Commuter case (highly recommended) and that almost all of my friends have Iphones, which gives me something to compare it to.Pros:S Pen- I did not think i would use it, but it is great for when i have sticky fingers, want to draw on pictures, or want to use swype.Size- Freaking awesome. Much more enjoyable than a small screen. It fits in all my pockets. Warning- Apple fanboys will hate on the size saying it is too bigSwype- at first i was dismayed by how slow texting was on the note, but once i started using swype I started to love texting again.Sd Card- a must for me due to all of the songs i haveNotification Bar- very useful and allows me to quickly toggle settings and view notifications at the same timeCPU- seems to be much faster than an IphoneCamera- works very well for snapchat and instagram and comes with many editing features4g LTE- very fastNow on to the cons (which are mostly nitpicky but I want to give as accurate a representation as possible)Battery Life- I heard the battery life was fantastic, but it seems just average. Maybe i just use the phone too much but i need to charge it every night. Maybe that just shows how much i love itAutocorrect- on the stock keyboard the autocorrect is really bad, although i understand this is a problem on most phonesplastic back cover- when i removed the back cover to put in the battery, I held what felt like an extremely cheap piece of plastic. With my Otterbox on, this does not really matter but for someone that doesnt use cases this slippery plastic may not be ideal.Music- The music library is ok except for that most of my album artwork is gone, which is just annoying.Final Thoughts- I love this phone, I really do. I love the power of it and I love how an Iphone seems like a little toy compared to it. My sister also has a note 2 and she loves it too. WARNING- I have now become a Samsung fanboy and attempt to convert the infidel Iphone users. But seriously, I am extremely proud to own this phone. Get this phone now unless youre just going to wait for the Note 3

I really love this phone. It is so much faster than my 3 year old HTC Evo, and Verizon's data service is far superior to Sprint in our area. I can now make calls in my house, instead of having to go out into the yard!The phone is big, but not as big as a small tablet. I end up using this instead of my tablet a lot of times. I wish they would have kept the screen ratio of the original note, which my friend has. It is slightly wider and not as long, enabling a few more letters to fit across the screen, and is also a bit higher in pixel density. But, if you were going for pixel density, you would want the S4. The note offers the S-Pen, which is really nice for selecting text precisely, as well as handwriten notes. I haven't used the split screen more than a few times, but as more apps take advantage of it, it may become more useful. Battery life is is a little better than my Evo was, with over 26 hours of on-time with normal usage. Overall, it is a great phone. I waited and waited until the price dropped to under a hundred and then jumped! The Note 3 will be out at the end of this year, and promises some more greatness, but it will cost way more than this phone, so just get this one now.

I have had my Galaxy Note 2 for about three weeks and I am still enjoying it every day. This phone stands out from the pack by offering a 5.5" display and a highly sensitive Stylus Pen. Samsung is becoming the premium Android Phone company and their products are very popular. One things that makes this phone stand out compared to other Android phones is Samsung's Touchwiz interface. Touchwiz is Samsung's way of customizing your Android experience and provides many enhancements to the default Android UI. One thing that I love is that Samsung uses Badges (like the iPhone) to notify you of incoming messages and emails. It makes it very easy to glance at your phone and see if you've missed anything.This phone packs a lot of features that further cause it to stand out. There are a wide number of gestures that you can setup for the device. An example is that you can tilt the phone to go from screen to screen and you can also double-tap the top of the phone to move to the top of a list. You can also choose to have the phone stay awake while you are looking at it. These are all neat little touches that show an appreciated attention to detail by Samsung.For me the phone will easily last all day on a single battery charge. The battery is very impressive compared to other phones that I have owned in the past. Another nice feature is Samsung's Music Hub. This software allows you to upload your music Library to Samsung's Cloud (including from iTunes) and then listen to the music from the cloud without taking up any space on your phone.The front of the device feels very high quality and the screen is vibrant and responsive. It handles every modern Android game that I've thrown at it. I have tried many many Apps on the phone and I have not encountered any that were not compatible or that did not work correctly. All the major Apps are available from Dropbox to HBOgo.The only negatives that I would point out are that this large screen is only 1280x720. Other large phones boast a full 1920x1080 resolution which means higher pixel density and sharper images. The screen on the Note 2 doesn't look bad by any means, but this is obviously one area where Samsung cut corners. The other gripe is that the back of the phone is just a thin piece of plastic. This doesn't match the high quality of the rest of the device and could potentially be easily broken. The camera produces nice images, but is laggy. So don't expect to capture high-quality action photos with it.I would strongly encourage users to invest in a case to keep the back protected.Overall this is a fantastic phone and you would be hard pressed to find another that offers this level of quality and features. It will easily do everything that you ask of it.

Phone was in great shape but was not made aware that there was not a card to activate the phone I had couldn't activate the phone until I could get to town and buy one