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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nerd1 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
I think it's better than most people need - it exceeds ipad mini in almost every aspects (except for 10% less battery life) and I think wacom pen + multi-window support is very crucial for many circumstances, like searching for something in one window and writing down a note in the other window.nerd1 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Also I think it is very absurd that just everyone ignores the micro SD slot when comparing prices. You can get 16GB one and put 32GB or 64GB micro SD to upgrade the storage, and most will do because it is way cheaper, which Nexus or iDevices cannot.steven75 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
It still falls down in one massive area that all Android tablets fall down in: app ecosystem.extide - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Apple fanboy much? lolNekoTipcat - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Ipad mini wins in 2 aspects or 31 Battery
2 GPU
3 iOS (if you like it)
Spunjji - Friday, April 19, 2013 - link
Samsung Note 8.0 wins in 2 aspects or 31 Pen
2 CPU
3 Android (if you like it)
...sorry, I really couldn't resist.
FlyBri - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
Anand -- I see you mention that the Galaxy Note 8.0 has a PLS display, but I have seen other information that states the display is a TFT panel. Could you provide some more color on this? Thanks!B3an - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
... Err TFT stands for Thin-Film-Transistor. All LCD displays are TFT."TFT LCD" is the general technology and theres many different types of panels for it. PLS is one of them types. The Galaxy Note 8.0 uses PLS which is one of the best kinds of TFT LCD panels.
Sabresiberian - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
"PLS" is Samsung's version if LG's "IPS". :)Whether or not it is better - well, there are different versions of both technologies, and Samsung's PLS is newer and so they are still improving it. I would judge on a product-by-product basis.
FlyBri - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - link
My bad, I meant TN, not TFT -- brain fart. In any case, if it's PLS, that's good, but the thing is still overpriced...