Samsung Galaxy Note

You've probably seen commercials for the new Samsung Galaxy Note.  Its a Smart phone/Tablet.  Basically, it does everything a smart phone can, plus has a "smart pen".   My husband is interested in it. I admit, I like the idea of being able to write with a pen. But,  I just cant get past the fact that its really large. My Samsung galaxySII has a 4.5 in display.  I already feel like I'm pushing the limit of how big a cell phone should be.  But the Samsung Note has a 5.3 in display.  I know its only an inch, but seriously, that is a big phone. 
This is what I imagine when he talks about getting this "phablet."

This is the actual Samsung Galaxy Note with the Galaxy S2 on top of it.