Samsung's Massive Galaxy Note 8.0 Spotted in the Wild
Another peek at Samsung's Note 8.0.
Earlier this week, we were afforded our first glimpse of Samsung's upcoming Note 8.0, an 8-inch version of its hugely successful 5+-inch Galaxy Note. However, while that picture was just a photo of a photo, this latest image gives us a better idea of how the Note 8.0 will look in real life. We first got word that Samsung could be prepping an 8-inch version of its Galaxy Note phablet last week. The idea was that this device would go head-to-head with Apple's recently released iPad Mini, which measures in at 7.9 inches in size.
Samsung on Monday confirmed its plans to launch the Note 8.0. On Tuesday, we saw our first picture of the device. Today brings us another image. This one comes courtesy of Italian site dday.it. Dday says they don't know whether the tablet in the photo is the final model or a prototype but we'll find out for sure in just a few weeks' time, when MWC kicks off in Barcelona. In the meantime, check out it out for yourself. Click through to dday.it for the full gallery. 
In case your memory needs jogging, rumored specs for this device include an 8-inch 1280 x 800 TFT (Super Clear LCD) display, a 5MP camera mounted on the back, a 1.3MP camera on the front, and a 4600 mAh battery. It's also said to pack 2 GB or RAM, and either 16 or 32 GB of internal storage. A microSD card slot will expand storage up to an additional 32 GB. On the connectivity front, the 8-inch Galaxy Note will offer Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, 802.11 b/g/b/n and A-GPS. GSM network coverage will include EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) HSPA+21.1 Mbps, and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (850/900/1900/2100). The operating system of choice will be Google's Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean".
I can't imagine holding a tablet anywhere near as big as a Nexus 7 let alone larger next to my face.
That's just goofy. There's no cool factor in that.
I can't imagine holding a tablet anywhere near as big as a Nexus 7 let alone larger next to my face.
That's just goofy. There's no cool factor in that.
Well, if it is a speaker phone, then I don't see anyone needing to hold it to their face. The do list EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) HSPA+21.1 Mbps, and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (850/900/1900/2100) in this article; it seems at least some versions of it will be phablets.
whats the difference ? just dont use the phonne and look at it as a tablet.
I really don't see this as a phone. It's a tablet that can make calls. I'd be baffled if anyone actually gave up their phone and went to this as their primary device. I CAN, however, see this as an awesome small tablet with 3G+WiFi. Price it under $400 without a contract and I see no reason why it won't sell well.
Come on, that pic is as fake as they come.
The problem is the Wacom Digitizer for the pen. Mobile processors don't have the juice to drive higher resolutions lag free. Hence you see the pen available only on Surface Pro tablets with full Intel CPU's.
Alot of the resolution in the apple retina display is wasted on the human eye. This should come in around 180 ppi which is respectable.
Alot of the resolution in the apple retina display is wasted on the human eye. This should come in around 180 ppi which is respectable.
Then they need to correct that...it's not 2010.