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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

AT&T overprices the Galaxy Note 8. It's still a great tablet, but with the much lower price and greater cell-provider flexibility of the Nexus 7, the Note 8 effectively prices itself out, unless you have absolute need of a stylus.

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Aug 08, 2013

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is one of Samsung's better tablets but it's hampered by its extravagant price tag. Unless you really want the S Pen stylus there are better and cheaper 8in-screen tablet alternatives on the market.

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Jul 16, 2013

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AVForums‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Our previous review of the larger 10.1" Samsung Galaxy Note here found a tablet that offered high specifications and excellent features, particularly in the form of multi-tasking and the S-Pen stylus, at a competitive price. As far as the features on the smaller Galaxy Note 8 are concerned, we're happy to say that Samsung have kept most and they even improved on some areas of the specifications. We get a faster 1.6Ghz Quad-Core CPU, multi-core GPU and 2GB ram together with the usual Android storage expansion in the shape of a microSD slot (up to 64GB) and, best of all, Samsung have got rid of their bulky proprietary power connection and replaced it with a mini USB port. This now greatly improves the out-of-the-box connectivity options, with perhaps just a mini HDMI port missing from the equation. The screen resolution is 1280 x 800 which, whilst offering good quality and a vibrant image, did makes us feel that Samsung had missed a trick by including the screen from the previous generation.

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Jun 24, 2013

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The Register‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In essence, the Note 8 is a Note 2 that’s been handed a jar of steroids before being sent out onto the mean streets of Tabletville to beat the tar out of the iPad Mini, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7. Technically, that’s a job it does very well. The only slight fly in the ointment being that the iPad is cheaper, smaller and lighter, though of course it lacks the 8’s GPS radio, S-Pen and storage expansion slot. The first and last are the killers. The Fire HD 8.9 also lacks many of the Note 8’s key and subsidiary features but at £230 is cheaper still and has a larger, 1920 x 1200, screen. The 16GB Nexus 7 is less than half the price. If the Note 8 included 3G in the £340 asking price - surely not an impossibility if Asus can offer the 3G FonePad for £180 - or was £50 cheaper, it would be an easy recommendation over all the competition, Android and iOS alike, but as it stands the price is perhaps a wee bit high.

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Jun 18, 2013

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ubergizmo‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is made for people who loved the experience with the Galaxy Note 2 with the S Pen and who like to take advantage of a larger display without breaking the bank. The Samsung Multi Window feature is perfect for this type of form factor. Knowing that one of the primary use of tablets is movie consumption while travelling, we would have expected a little longer battery longevity for the Galaxy Note 8.0. Nonetheless, the latest Samsung tablet packs serious performance in a thin and light body that can still be held with one hand. The entertainment experience is great, and the imaging quality is sufficient for a tablet usage.

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Apr 09, 1950

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AnandTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

What could turn the Note 8.0 from a solid niche contender to a formidable competitor is rather simple. With a higher resolution display (and accompanying tweaks to make TouchWiz a little more subtle in its screen presence) and a faster SoC, the Note 8.0 could really play up the productivity angle. Without a doubt the next generation of this platform will incorporate some sort of Cortex A15 based SoC, which should make it even better for multitasking. Couple that with an awesome panel and tightened up UI and Samsung could have a broad winner on its hands.

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Apr 17, 2013

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pocketnow‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Galaxy Note 8.0 may not exhibit the best hardware we’ve seen in a tablet, it may be made of the very same plastic found on other Galaxy devices that we turn our noses up to and it certainly does not have the best display we’ve seen on a mobile device.But where the Galaxy Note 8.0 may lack in appropriate, high-end hardware, it makes up for it in horsepower and useful software features that make it great for a portable work companion. It’s not going to make you leave your laptop at home, and it’s too big to totally replace a smartphone, but it makes for a great middleweight addition to your arsenal that is great for travel and lightweight work, collaboration and multimedia consumption.

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Apr 09, 2013

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GSMArena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

With all of these alternatives, it's important to keep in mind that none can give you the same great stylus integration as the S-pen-enabled Note 8.0. And we don't just mean that as an incentive for designers and casual scribblers. The Note's Wacom input is second to none - the S pen is a fun experience but can be a productivity boost too, along with offering a novel way of interacting with the device. And when you couple that with Samsung's extensive software package, and the full-featured telephony (on the 3G/LTE enabled versions), the Note 8.0 is a compelling offering. On a second thought though, so were the Tab 7.7 and the Note 10.1. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is a package that makes sense but it seems imperative that Samsung make it genuinely affordable. And this one hasn't only got the competition to worry about but Samsung's very own phablets too.

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Apr 02, 2013

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Notebookcheck‘s review Edit Like Unlike

During the course of our review, we've called the Note 8.0 a tablet, a smartphone, and a tabphone, since we didn't quite know what to call the device. At this point, we are still not sure - the Note 8.0 is too large to be stuffed into a pocket, but still claims to be a phone. The Note 8.0 features top-notch hardware on par with the other tablets and smartphones in the Note-series. Testing shows that the performance is outstanding and good enough for the first place in most categories. The display brightness is higher than average and the tabphone can be used outdoors even when it's sunny. To be perfect, the display would have to have a lower black level and higher contrast. The battery life could also be better. All in all, the Note 8.0 is a very interesting and pleasantly sized device. Although the MSRP is still 599 Euro (~$770), we were able to find the padphone for around 460 Euro (~$595) online. The Note 8.0 fills the gap between the Note II and the Note 10.1 and neatly rounds out Samsung's Note portfolio. In our opinion, the Galaxy Note 8.0 is quite impressive - we see a lot of potential in this alternative to the Apple iPad Mini Users who want to save some money and don't need phone functionality, can also opt for the WiFi-only version, which can be found for around 380 Euro (~$490).

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May 30, 2013

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PC Pro‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The best compact tablet on the market, but it comes with a rather hefty price tag

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May 23, 2013

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TheVerge‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Note 8.0 is very much the realization of what the Note 10.1 promised: a tablet that's actually, really, truly, genuinely useful for doing things. Not a lot of things, necessarily — broader support for multitasking, or at least integration with some suite of office apps, would go a long way — but things. If productivity is what you want most from your tablet, look no further. But as far as I can tell, most people don't buy tablets for help in getting their work done — everyone I talk to wants a tablet for reading, watching movies, getting a few things done when they don't want to open their laptop and Get Things Done, and maybe spending too much time playing Ridiculous Fishing. For all those things, there are better tablets out there: the iPad mini's app support still blows Android's out of the water (and its stylus capability is better than you think), and even though the Nexus 7 is starting to show its age it's still my favorite tablet hardware out there. Plus, we're hearing there's a much-improved Nexus 7 coming sooner rather than later.

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Apr 09, 2013

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tabletpcreview‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a beautiful little tablet, there's no doubt about it. It has a nice screen, great battery life, and some very unique features. Unfortunately, it's also a relatively expensive tablet. At a $400 base price, it's one of the most expensive small tablets: $70 more expensive than the comparable Apple iPad mini, and a full $200 more expensive than the Nexus 7 While it has a few advantages over those two, like the S-Pen system, expandable memory, multitasking, and a free 50 GB Dropbox account, that's an awfully big premium to pay for those features. If you're not interested in the S-Pen and its attendant apps, the Note's high price is probably a non-starter.

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May 19, 2013

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Engadget‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Given that the Note 8.0 reads like the greatest hits of Samsung's Galaxy on paper, you may expect it to be a triumph of engineering. And, in a way, it is. With a vibrant 8-inch, 1,280 x 800 display, powerful Exynos 4 Quad processor and healthy 2GB of RAM, the Note 8.0 soars. Its skinned Jelly Bean OS is devoid of any software pitfalls threatening to muck up the user experience. Certainly, its abundant suite of TouchWiz add-ons provides extra value to consumers willing to dive deep and explore the system's nooks and crannies. It really is an exceptional second screen for the home, subbing as a content hub for video and TV control with WatchOn, as an optimized e-reader thanks to the LCD-dimming Reading Mode and as a productivity tool bolstered by dedicated S Pen apps, Polaris Office and Awesome Note. True, the battery life leaves something to be desired, but apart from that, the Note 8.0 seems to have it all, do it all and do it well.

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Apr 09, 2013

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HotHardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The reality is that it is somewhat difficult to justify the Note 8's $400 asking price. When you have the excellent Nexus 7 available for under $200, spending double for a tablet that may or may not receive the latest Android updates is a dubious proposition, though in all fairness, the Note 8 has many more features than the Nexus 7. To justify the cost, you would need to regularly take advantage of the Note 8 as a productivity device, and leverage the S Pen and other TouchWiz features unique to Samsung at this time. While the Note 8.0 screams in the benchmarks, it doesn't feel all that much quicker than the Nexus 7 in everyday tasks, so you're left with additional screen area (not resolution) and its stylus as key differentiators beyond benchmark numbers. With that said, the Galaxy Note 8 is a really nice tablet but cost pressure from the street is working against it currently.

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May 13, 2013

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

An excellent, albeit too expensive, tablet that's your only choice if you want a proper stylus on a smaller, more portable device

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May 21, 2013

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

An 8in Android tablet that includes the S Pen stylus, let down by an expensive price tag. Find out more in our Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review.

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May 13, 2013

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Pocket-lint‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Note range remains a solid favourite of ours. The Note 10.1 and Note II are devices that we adore. The Note 8 is a solid performer too, but we can't help but think it's stuck in the middle of two giants. It is, however, a brilliant size for a tablet, it's less chunky than the 10.1-inch device, and more usable with the S-Pen than the Note II. Happily, the build quality of the Note 8 - the thing we love about the Note II and 10.1 - is as solid as you'd hope. The big letdown for us is the display resolution. While it's enough to get by, it's not what we think the device needs to be standout. Even the Note 2 could, arguably, do with a few more pixels on its 5.5-inch screen, so here, on an 8-inch screen, with only a modest boost in PPI, things are starting to look a bit ropey. It was literally one of the first things we noticed on the device, and that means it's very obvious. There's a lot going for this design though. The size, we felt, was the perfect blend of portable and practical. There's enough space to use the S-Pen, but it will still fit in a winter coat pocket, just about. It is a well-built device and in the time we've spent with it, we've found ourselves thinking "I could really enjoy owning one of these" far more than we thought "eugh".

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Apr 24, 2013

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SlashGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is going to be your perfect Samsung GALAXY S 4 companion – it’s got the same design aesthetic, it has a lot of the same features, and they both come in white! Of course when you find yourself marveling over the fact that the GALAXY S 4 is able to compete with this tablet for processing power, you’ll be a bit baffled about your Note purchase. The S-Pen will save the day, on the other hand, as there’s really nothing on the market that compares with what Samsung has done with this little value-added utensile.The price on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 may be prohibitive to some at the outset – $399.99 USD (MSRP) in the USA starting in mid-April. If you’re all about travel-worthiness, there’s really nothing more all-inclusive from this manufacturer. Unless you want forward-facing speakers that don’t get covered up by your palm when you’re holding it (the Galaxy Note 10.1 has those) or a pocketable size (the Galaxy Note II has that if you’ve got big pockets). If you’re set on getting one of Samsung’s S-Pen-laden Note devices and you don’t want it to be too big or too small, the Note 8.0 may be just your cup of porridge.

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Apr 11, 2013

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Note 8 is arguably the best Samsung tablet yet. It has a beautiful screen, and at the end of the day, I'd much rather write using a stylus than type on a tablet screen. The Nexus 7 or iPad Mini are much better bargains, but if the idea of writing out your e-mails or drawing on your tablet interests you, the Note 8 is worth a serious look.

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Apr 09, 2013

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you want a tablet with a pressure-sensitive pen for writing or drawing, the Galaxy Note 8.0 is a top choice, but it'll cost you twice as much as other leading small-screen slates.

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Apr 11, 2013

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Nexus 7 remains the best option for those on a budget - £159 is a steal. Apple's iPad mini is also a great device with a lot to like if you want to spend the extra money. While the Galaxy Note 8.0 is the most expensive (we await the cellular model price), you have to remember it's a phone and tablet in one device.

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Apr 08, 2013

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 vs Google Nexus 7 There can be no two opinions here – the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 easily trumps the Google Nexus 7 by Asus in every aspect... as it should, because it comes out almost a year later! The bigger screen, S Pen, superior browsing, reading and multimedia experiences are enough to tip the scales in favor of the Note 8.0 here, meaning that it's easily the better tablet of the two. However, it also comes at a much higher price. When you think about it, the Nexus 7 is also one very capable tablet that can do many of the things the Note 8.0 does, although not as satisfyingly. In the end, if you are looking for a good tablet at a very affordable price, the Nexus 7 may be all that you need. On the other hand, if you're really searching for an amazing tablet experience and are ready to shell out some additional cash, don't think twice about it – just go for the Galaxy Note 8.0.

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Mar 18, 2013

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Both tablets obviously have their pros and cons. While the iPad mini has a more stylish casing, the Galaxy Note 8.0 features an S Pen and a higher resolution. While the iPad mini is superior in terms of software ecosystem and camera, the Note 8.0 has a highly customizable OS, allowing you to tweak it to your liking. The main point here is that the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the iPad mini are two very close competitors, which offer their own unique features that make them both equally relevant and worthy of their relatively high price tags.

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Mar 16, 2013

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

There's no doubt about it, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a wonderful tablet. While the inconvenient pen support of the first Note looked more like a weird experiment, the technology has been gradually improved to arrive on the Note 8.0 as a capable and reliable feature. The Galaxy Note 8.0, with its sizable screen and optimized software, proves that the S Pen is not just a gimmick, but a feature that can really let you take handwritten notes in a comfortable, almost natural-feeling way. The tablet isn't perfect, of course. The screen could have had a higher resolution, and the design could have been a bit more inspiring, but the good thing is that they are OK the way they are now. An 8-inch tablet is supposed to be light and comfortable to hold, and the Note 8.0 is both. It has an OK appearance and a rich feature set, which makes it one truly versatile device. The star of the show here, though, are Samsung's decisions with regards to software. Not only does the TouchWiz Nature interface feel polished and responsive, but it also offers a best-in-class web browser and a series of features that you may never notice, but they'll be secretly working to make sure that you're getting a noteworthy experience.

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Mar 13, 2013

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