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 |