TIL that Winterfang is a guy.
Personally, I'm less interested in what the tech press thinks of this phone and more interested in what Joe and Jane Averageconsumer think. They're the ones whose purchases will make or break this device, not the enthusiasts who frequents forums such as ourselves.
For me, the 920 is too big and too heavy. I've been carrying a Focus and a Galaxy Nexus as a daily device. After months of use, including some tweaks to make the Nexus more usable with one hand, I finally came to grips with it's 4.65" screen, so I'm sure I'll do the same with the size and weight of the Lumia 920 over time. Keep in mind that it's a 16:9 ratio compared to the 16:10 ratio of the 4.5" display on the Lumia 920, so the diagonal screen size is a bit misleading. Viewing content in 720P is glorious, but I still prefer something closer to the size and weight of the Focus. It's not that I can bear the heft of the Nexus, but that the size is so useable singlehandedly, and disappears in the pocket. I'm definitely getting a Lumia 920 over the HTC 8X (which looks very competitive), but I'm not looking forward to the size or weight. The Galaxy Nexus already has an annoying bulge in my slim, not "super skinny", slacks and jeans.
I would really love it if there were a Windows Phone OEM who would make a device somewhere in the range of 4" - 4.3", with specs of those other two phones, and a superlative build qulity. I know I'm in the minority, but toss in 32GB and I'd pay $299 for this. Basically taking an iPhone approach to the quality of hardware.
And regarding the Note 2, it's a big device, but doesn't feel much bigger than the Galaxy S3 because it's so light and thin. I might be picking one up soon. And the battery is 3100MAh, versus 2000MAh on the Lumia 920. Some were saying the Lumia's battery was adding to the size and weight, which is obviously true to an extent, but considering I'm using an 1800MAh Samsung battery on my Focus that's feels only a tad heavier than the stock 1500MAh, I have to wonder what the dimensions and weight are on the Lumia 920's battery.