IPAD MINI VS GALAXY NOTE 8

Looks like uncle Sam is going after the iPAD mini. The company is desperate to find success in tablets in 2013, as it did with smartphones in 2012.Today, the company launched the Galaxy Note 8.0

Just before the MWC 2013 which event kicks off tomorrow, Uncle Sam decided to show off their new phablet. The device will feature the same S Pen that is already found on the Note 2 and Galaxy Note 10.1 among other features, and yes, it is also a ‘Phone‘

The major disappointment about this new device is its 8-inch WXGA display with 1280 x 800 resolution and 189ppi pixel density, when we know as per rumors that the next refresh for the Nexus 7 is will be sporting a full HD display.

What’s interesting about this device are the new out of the box apps supporting the S-Pen, which is a battery-less stylus, using the Wacom digitizer inbuilt into the Galaxy Note display. Samsung offers a combination of its own apps as well as customized third party apps to take advantage of the S Pen.

Image Source – Anandtech

Uncle Sam also claims that the S-Pen supported apps like Awesome Note & Flipboard have a 1 Yr. exclusivity with them. These are very popular apps on the iOS platform.

Here are the complete specs: 

 

Specs	Apple iPad mini	Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
OS	iOS 6	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Memory	512MB	2GB
Display	7.85-inch 1024 x 768 IPS	8.0-inch 1280 x 800 PLS
RAM	512MB	2GB
Weight	308g (WiFi)	338g (WiFi)
Front Camera	1.2 megapixels	1.3 megapixels
Back Camera	5 megapixels	5 megapixels
Processor	1GHz Dual Apple A5 (2 x Cortex A9, PowerVR SGX543MP2)	Samsung Quad Exynos 4412 (4 x Cortex A9, Mali 400MP4)
Connectivity	WiFi , Optional 4G LTE	WiFi , Optional 3G/4G LTE
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0
SD card slot	No	Yes
Storage	16GB—64GB	16GB/32GB + microSD
Battery	16.3Wh	~17Wh (4,600mAh)
Starting Price	$329	TBD