In the battle against Apple, Samsung said the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet, a competitor to iPad mini, will hit stores in the U.S. this Thursday. The Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet comes with S-Pen, which is a good choice for people who love S-Pen. Note 8.0 is truly multi–tasking, which cannot be achieved by other tablets, including iPad mini. You can run more than one window at once, browsing the web and taking notes at the same time, or looking up an address in Maps without having to go through Android’s awkward copy-and-paste process.
As the name gives away, the Galaxy Note 8.0 has an 8-inch screen, every-so-slightly beating the iPad mini’s 7.9-incher, for those scoring at home. The resolution is 1,280 x 800 pixels, again slightly better than the mini’s 1,024 x 768 displa. While the mini’s thin bezel on the sides gives it an unmistakable look, the Note 8.0 is a bit more conventional. It’s also a bit thicker and heavier. You also feel the plastic backside, which feels on the cheap side.
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Apple iPad Mini | |
| Weight in pounds | 0.76 | 0.68 | |
| Width in inches (landscape) |
8.2 | 7.8 | |
| Height in inches | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| Depth in inches | 0.31 | 0.28 | |
| Side bezel width in inches (landscape) |
0.7 | 0.25 | |
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