Samsung Announces Quad-Core Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet

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darkchazz

I feel like they are rushing their products lately.
They should've went with a Cortex-A15 SoC and a higher resolution display.
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ps3hacker12

darkchazzI feel like they are rushing their products lately.They should've went with a Cortex-A15 SoC and a higher resolution display.
and for a 2013 release tablet it should be running android 4.2
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pacomac

ps3hacker12and for a 2013 release tablet it should be running android 4.2
and better than the measly 32GB internal storage.
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newsurak

32GB with attached microSD slot is measly?!? Man, we are getting spoiled! :-D
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jn77

Considering what the galaxy S3 and the Note II have, this should start with 32gb and have 64 and 128gb versions. Android 4.2 and a 1080p screen.

I guess I am not buying any...... and yes they are rushing new models with no changes to them.

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amdwilliam1985

Depending on the price of it, this can be a great buy.
If it's priced against Nexus 7 and ipad mini then we can have a winner.

The international version will have the phone function as well, this can be a great potential for me to get rid of my SGS3 and N7. hahaha... Imaging paying only $300 to get the "latest" mobile internet device that can also make occasional phone calls.
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somebodyspecial

No tablet should have less than 1080p. A15 also. Plenty of battery room here, this isn't a phone, but it has low-mid phone specs. Odd. Also low end should be 64GB this year on tablets. They seem to be pitching tablets that are DOA for perf and use. Is this a $200 tablet then ok I guess. Otherwise this is just too low all around. I can't wait to see a T4 10.1 tablet.
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blazorthon

I thought that Note is supposed to be Samsung's top-end stuff in a given form factor. Am I wrong or is there another reason for this tablet not being quite top-end?
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lpedraja2002

This is basically a Note 2 plus 2 more inches. If they're intending to compete in the $200 market with Google then this is quite nice.
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somebodyspecial

I guess we just need a price, to either clear this up or make us all ask who thought this up :) Like I said $200 ok, otherwise, they seem to have forgotten about $200 worth of hardware :) I thought note was top end too, so I'm confused. But without 64GB/128GB options it's totally ruled out for me. My min is 64GB this year since I plan to do some gaming on it and would like to store at least a few movies occasionally without always looking at space issues. Then again 32GB main is acceptable with SD slot I guess, but lack of 1080p and lowend soc is a deal breaker for me.
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