Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi on April 17, 2013 11:29 PM EST- Posted in
- Tablets
- Samsung
- Android
- Mobile
- Galaxy Note 8.0
WiFi, GPS
The Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in both cellular and WiFi only versions, the latter being what we get in the US for now and what I’m reviewing. Broadcom’s ever popular BCM4334 handles all WiFi duties. The Note 8.0 supports 2.4GHz 802.11b/g and 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11n.
WiFi performance was on par with similar tablets.
I had no issues with acquiring GPS lock outdoors or in cars. Indoor performance was understandably worse.
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teiglin - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
I'm not sure there's a reasonable compromise there, though, without increasing size pretty substantially. Even APQ8064 at 1.5GHz is going to blow through the <20Whr of battery one can fit in a chassis designed for a 7" screen very quickly, not to mention the higher draw of a denser display. Unfortunately, the reality of the OS situation means that Google lacks the luxury Apple has of running a lower-clocked CPU, so when it comes to gaming, the only way to save battery is to run games that look worse or wait for better silicon (or better battery technology, though I don't have the impression that's improving very fast).I'm curious what your target battery life is for this sort of thing. I mean, four hours is a long time to be gaming away from a power source; it's within spitting distance of long enough for a cross-country flight (sorry, US-centric here), and when travelling, I tend to have a USB battery on hand anyway.
MonkeyPaw - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
I suppose my thoughts are based on my first tablet, the Iconia A500. Battery life was crazy long on everything. I think I plugged it in once or twice a week, when it seems like my Nexus 7 gets plugged in almost everyday. Most days, I don't even game that long.More directly to your question, I don't have a major complaint about the Nexus 7's battery life, but I would rather see batter life improve next release as opposed to getting worse. I don't feel that the general performance of the device is bad in any way, so it seems like a more efficient SOC that performs slightly better is all that is required. Provided they don't increase DPI, of course.
Hung_Low - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
What is the GPS app used for the review? Seems to be very popular amongst the tech communitythebigfudge - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
I found it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....mayankleoboy1 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
The only problem i see is the last generation hardware.mayankleoboy1 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Just to add, why would anyone not buy the Nexus 10 ?StormyParis - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Size. Pen. SD.lmcd - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Exynos 4 Quad is definitely in the good enough range.Spunjji - Friday, April 19, 2013 - link
It's probably a bit above that, being entirely honest. Tends to sit near the top end of benchmarks. Quad Krait / A6 is definitely better, but not a lot else.Spunjji - Friday, April 19, 2013 - link
Oh no, so slow./sarcasm