I currently own the Note 2 on tmobile and like it. Performance and battery life is very good but... The size! I like listening to podcasts, pandora and reading articles from Pocket but the size makes it more unwieldy to use. Also it attracts a lot of attention but not for the better. The Nexus 4 is inexpensive and offers good performance. My previous phone was a Galaxy Nexus which I loved but hated the battery life. Considered keeping the Note and getting a cheap iPod touch to use for gym/music & podcasts. Any ideas?