Austin, Texas - Spring.net - Paul Terry Walhusbr br Samsung show off it's humongous Galaxy Note phone at SXSW 2012 Interactive at the Austin Convention Center main concourse. Since then, it's been getting very mixed reviews. I've found it great as a Google+ hangout device and I often tether it to an external portable battery charger because it tends to eat batteries for breakfast lunch and dinner.br br What it doesn't have is the wide variety of accessories that the iphone has.