6″ and 7″ phones will never be the only options. That’s just laughable to even think. There are far more sub 5″ phones out there right now than there are phones that are greater than 5″. And they’ll stop increasing the size when people stop buying the larger devices. Clearly there’s a market for them, because they’re selling quite well.

I know this is a story about the rumored G2, but you seem to be lumping all large screen devices into a single category. You’re overlooking the major strides made by the Note 2. It’s really set the bar for large screen phones.

Maybe you missed my post above, but I keep my Note 2 in the regular side pocket of my pants (I’d never carry it in my back pocket since that’s just asking for trouble if you forget that it’s there). It fits just fine in dress pants and in regular fit jeans (and I’m no giant – 5′ 11″, 160lbs). Everyone who holds my Note 2 is always amazed when they try putting it in their pocket and see how easily it fits. Pocketability will get more difficult when they start pushing beyond the overall size of the Note 2, but a thin 5.5″ device fits just fine.

As for the battery, I guess you haven’t really looked at the Note 2 that much. It’s been universally praised for its battery life. The Note 2 has a 3100mAh battery. The MAXX HD has a 3300mAh. That’s a minor difference of only 200mAh. The battery life on my Note 2 rivals the battery life that my 3300mAh MAXX had. Samsung definitely stepped up the battery for the Note 2. Not to mention that the battery on the Note 2 is removable (whereas with the MAXX HD, you’re tied to a charger if the battery dies, and believe me, the battery on my MAXX died many times before the day was through). Other OEMs definitely need to follow Motorola’s and Samsung’s lead here, especially LG and HTC who are using non-removable batteries.

At the end of the day, the Note 2 is very much a phone for me. After a short time using it, it feels perfectly normal. It doesn’t really feel big at all. Is it for everyone? Of course not. No phone is for everyone, and thankfully Android provides a lot of different choices. Large screen phones are popular right now, and we’ll continue to see several of them. But that doesn’t mean devices with smaller screens will disappear.

Ba-duh-tsss!