First of all, I don't know how you got feature phones and QWERTY keyboards from my post but okay.
I thought that's what you meant when you said Samsung has a lot of phones available at the same time but they don't all target the same crowd. Hence, they don't really compete with one another. So I just made an example of that.
Even though the Note is a high end device, It would attract a totally different crowd than those seeking the GSII.
If Note and S2 were the same price, I am pretty sure a lot of men with medium to large hands would be attracted by the Galaxy Note. I just don't see how it attracts primarily "business men" like most people are saying.
In fact, I think it attracts almost everyone that are able to hold the device. I always believed that the iPhone was too small and reading on it was even worse. That's why I shifted to getting the Infuse 4G and Galaxy S2 after seeing their nice and big AMOLED display. So in essence, the only people that the Note alienates are women who on average have smaller hands and the Note would be "too big" to carry around. It also wouldn't look fashionable for some. (Ironically, Samsung stated that the Note targets women too because it can fit in their handbags... yeah I don't know about that ...LOL)
Also, there are many of us (students) that have used PDAs (or Palm Pilot) for school. I actually had several friends that made use of PDAs during class to take notes with an add-on keyboard (including myself). A lot of my friends that were into gadgets loved the PDA. Btw, this was high school where laptops/cell phones weren't allowed in class. I think a lot of those same people that loved the PDA would love the Galaxy Note. So it's not just business people.
On a smaller scale, there is another popular device that takes advantage of the touch screen and stylus: Nintendo DS and 3DS. Sure, it's a gaming device but they have sold over 150 million units worldwide and that's not even counting "used-hardware" sales at Gamestop, Ebay and Amazon. So we are talking about hundreds of million people that are familiar with the stylus and have spent countless hours with a stylus.
I don't think I am alone when it comes to being a student in my 20s that is a Nintendo DS/3DS owner AND took advantage of the PDA when they were popular.
One of the reasons I WANT to believe AT&T will offer the Note is because they are trying to appeal to the business crowd. AT&T and Verizon are constantly fighting over offering the best business technology which is why AT&T has invested in their inventory of tablets. This phone for them would be a golden opportunity to appeal to that crowd. It would be aimed at those who want a tablet and phone all in one. Plus, I think they are seeing that devices like the GSII SELL QUICKLY.
I can't disagree with you here. I have seen first hand where carriers give discounted rates to schools (my university had a deal with AT&T) and businesses.
But the problem is... the Note may appeal to the Android crowd but the iPhone is so deeply rooted in some people's minds (including business people) that it will probably fail to reach everyone. I mean it's incredible how well the iPhone sells despite being the vastly inferior phone. It just SEEMS like AT&T doesn't want Samsung to put a dent in the iPhone sales.
Recent history tells me that AT&T will wait like they did with the S2. I have heard that they waited on the S2 because they already had the Infuse 4G (which they waited as well). Now they have SII and Skyrocket. It gives them more reason to delay the Galaxy Note until next year.
Heck, look at what Verizon is doing. They may delay the Galaxy Nexus once AGAIN. People still haven't been able to do pre-orders. I think the reason why they are doing this is because they want to make sure the Motorola Droid RAZR (crap phone) has had enough time to sell. Once it has sold enough, Verizon will probably want to wait out the 14 day-return period. If you google "Samsung Galaxy Nexus," the first article that comes up is talking about the phone being delayed until December. The rumored date was 21st which is in one week.
Ok, now it comes to this. I spent some time doing not only some comparisons to the Galaxy Note but also how it is different from the GSII. I also did some calculations which I promise you I did not expect the result. I honestly thought I would have been proven wrong because even I was trying to see if it really was just the Skyrocket or the GSII.
Check out these pictures to see why:
Give you props here. LOL I can't believe you actually measured it. Good job.
