Is the Galaxy Note 8 too big of a smartphone?

The Note 8 is big, but it’s not unwieldy.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note line stands out from the crowd for a lot of reasons, but one of its most iconic features has always been its large size. The original Galaxy Note from 2011 shocked the industry with its “massive” 5.3-inch display, and now with the Note 8, we’re up to a 6.3-inch panel with a narrow 18:9 aspect ratio.

The large footprint of the Note 8 makes it great for watching movies, playing games, and browsing the web, but how does its size affect folks with an active lifestyle?

One of our forum users recently said they had to return the Note 8 because it was too big for them while hiking, running, and biking, and the responses from the community are a bit surprising.

SpookDroid
01-30-2018 03:25 PM

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I’ve gone hiking and through snow and to the beach a bunch of times and never had I had an issue with the Note 8 feeling too big or being in the way while hiking and the phone in my pocket. When it comes the the beach, yeah, just rinse it with clean water if you got seawater on it and you definitely want a screen protector/case unless you want the sand to leave scratches everywhere, but I…

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pinkvikchick
01-30-2018 04:15 PM

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I run, maybe avg 30 miles a week. I’m 5′-3″ and have an arm band when it’s hot and in my jacket pocket when it’s cold. Never felt like it was too big.

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amyf27
01-30-2018 06:58 PM

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Where do I start? Use Mine for hiking for indoor workouts for cycling workouts for walking dogs all over the place I have no problems at all with it

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gernerttl
01-30-2018 09:28 PM

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I’ve gone hiking, biking, to the beach, and camping with mine and I didn’t feel it was two big. I had an S8+ and an iPhone 6 Plus previously though, so I was already used to the size.

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With all that said, we’d now like to hear from you – Have you ever found the Galaxy Note 8 to be too big of a phone?

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