Why would you want to buy a phablet?
They are to BIG to make calls and you are going to look ridiculous/stupid in public when you are on a phone call and they are too small as a tablet as well
You might as get a small phone like Galaxy S5 because it is big enough phone size.
Phablets are a fad and people will get bored of phablets and go back to small phones again in the future in my opinion...
But for some reason some people like phablets and thinks they are going to replace tablets HELL NO Tablets(Ipad/Android/Windows 8 tablets) are in a totally different league than phablets....
Firstly you are so incorrect it defies reality. I use my Note 4 for phone calls all of the time and as far as looking stupid, I think people who are more afraid of what other people think of them are more ridiculous imo. It is a great phone with great reception and if I want to take down someone's phone number or info down I just put them on speaker, pull out the s pen, have a note pop up immediately and I jot it down.
Secondly I don't use it as a tablet but the screen real estate was great when I was on course for a month away from internet, it did the trick much better than a small screen phone. Just because something doesn't work for YOU, doesn't mean that others don't have a use for it.
Since you are so great at future predictions, I assume you are wealthy and using your knowledge to accrue a mass of wealth on the stock market, I would LOVE some tips!
But seriously, I thought phablets were obscene, too big, ridiculous etc just like you but then wonder of wonders, I discovered that the world had more to offer than just my narrow perception of it. If they make super fold-able screens that unfold to a phablet size in the future but take up less space in my purse I would be all for it make no mistake, but for now I LOVE THIS PHONE!! Much nicer to watch any sort of media on, type on, and yes I even use it as an e-reader at the gym when I am on stationary bikes.
I'm trying a phablet for the first time (a Note 3). My previous largest phone was a Galaxy S4, and I was very happy with this phone size.
Not unexpectedly, I'm finding the Note 3 unwieldy. Those of you who are happy using phablets, did you decide you were happy with the large size immediately or did it take time to get used to it?
At this point (about a week of use), the only way I can see myself keeping this phone for an extended period is if I start to find the S-Pen functionality so useful that I decide to tolerate the large size. I'm going to use the phone for a few more weeks to establish if this is the case.
It is kind of unwieldy, but oddly enough when I threw a screen protector on it and a minimalistic case and don't care how I grab it out of my pocket (jacket not jeans lol) At first, I was treating it with kid gloves and as a result, it was unwieldy, now that I am less afraid of dropping it etc, I find it quite manageable. Mind you, it was the same with my first iPhone4 I handled it with kid gloves until I put a case on it and could just place it down easily on things without fear of scratching, damaging etc.
That being said, I have a GS4 as a back up and sometimes miss the pocket-ability of it. However I wouldn't trade it.
I say if after 3 weeks, and you aren't making any use of the Spen etc, perhaps stepping down to a S5 might be the way to go for you. I still sometimes force myself to use it just to try to get better functionality and faster tasks done, as I sometimes forget and do things the old way (before S-pen functionality).
