After buying my Samsung Galaxy S4, I enjoyed it 2-weeks.. I had always craved from 5.0 inch display but these days I know better.. A phone ought to be friendly to the pocket and easy to carry. I barely use the phone now because the phones looks too big.. A phabet? lol.. Won't even give it the slightest consideration.

Us old folks need bigger screens to see. My wife has the Note 2 and that thing is amazing. It is really easy to see, and the battery last for two days easy.

It all comes down to preference my friend I have the note 2 and absolutely love it I've had the helio ocean g2 lg g2x and now note 2 and I must say its absolutely the best phone I've owned so far Yes its big but after having it for over a year now i don't even notice it's size plus I tend to surf the Web watch videos video chat and play games so it's perfect for me and I can't stand using a smaller sized phone now

By money to burn, you do know a high end iphone is $100+ more than a note 3 right? Apple products in general are always a good 25-50% more, so your money to burn comment was quite ironic. No memory cards and the high price is what really irks me about apple.

Increasing the screen from 4.5 by 1 inch really is only slighty noticeable. I mean its really not night and day like some try to make it out to be. I do agree with your watch take though.