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[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] efanatic:
I love my tab s 8.4s size. Easily held with one hand
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
I have the 10.1 2014 . easily the best tab around with the craziest specs in general... but i wish i had a 8' tab...!!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
Thats good.

But I'd rather prefer ~7.5" (16:10) with a stylus.

Yes, it is smaller and is less handy for serious work then 8-8.4".

And yes, I understand such display size is quite unreal.

The point is in the width of such tablet. It will be about 11-11.5 cm wich ideally fit into jacket inset pocket just like real notebook. I guess it is a Holy Grail of notetaking tablet!

It is just my dream... :cool:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
haha 7.5 sounds a bit small, 7.9 - 8 is good . they just had to reshape the note 8.0 really..

anyway, let you dreams come true! invest all you have in a start up haha! or lets sign a petition!! :D
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
I understand it. That is a compromise to achieve the inner pocket width.

Oh, yeah... :D
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
lool well i personally dont think that they will ever launch a 7.5 so yess lets sign a petition... or lets just go to the tailor shop. and have them make us bigger inner pockets for the 8-8.4 inches..... ahaha.... :)

the sony Z3 Z4 are quite good IMO btw.

whats best now in the market ? with LTE, and a great display and battery size and external SD ...?? any good suggestions? ive been following the market, the expo, no tabs are pushing up to the next levels and go WOW. :(
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
Equipped with a stylus? Nothing new. The latest is Shield Tablet. Not Wacom/N-trig but quite good.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
ive seen it but the stylus' tactility doesnt seem great. and the battery neither.

we'll just have to wait a bit more i guess.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] lp894:
I had the shield tablet up until 2 weeks ago. The battery was REALLY good. The only time it was an issue is playing full HD games like trine or using stream service. Other than that I honestly LOVED it. The stylus wasn't perfect but I found it was in relation to how you write. Either a good portion of you hand needs to be in contact with the screen or none of it.

The palm rejection was my ONLY gripe...only. Scores on par with the nexus 9 in most benchmarks. Easily the most underrated tablet on the market right now
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
Wow the shield tops the nexus 9? Ill wait for the tab s2.

Pls tell me more about it.

Dimension wise. Thickness wise. External sd? Sim card? LTE?

Ill youtube it too meanwhile.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] lp894:
I LOVED my shield 2. I honestly did. Has either 16gb or 32gb storage. The 32gb also has 4g/LTE.

When i say it's fast...i mean....FAST. No lag what so ever

The screen quality is AMAZING. it had issues but with the latest Lollipop update you can actually set your screen to specific brightness/saturation/hue/etc. It's truly made for gaming.

Has built in processor modes. Max Performance/Balanced/Battery Saver/Custom

-Under customer you can chose either 2 or 4 cores/max cpu speed/and max FPS

Front facing speakers have REALLY good sound quality

Dimensions are on par with the Note 8. It's a bit longer due to the front speakers(8.8" vs 8.3) and a bit thicker (.36" vs .31). But it's narrower (5" vs 5.35)

2 display modes:

1 - Gaming mode: Uses the game hub as your "homescreen", turns your tablet display off, displays at 1920x1080 resolution, will allow up to 4 nVidia Shield Controllers to be connected to it.

2 - Mirror mode: mirrors the Shield Tablets display on a TV(like MHL)

54,000+ in Antutu Benchmark

It is WAY faster than any...and I literally mean ANY other android tablet i've used. And I've used ALL the big players just about. Note 10.1 2014/Tab S 10.5/Tab Pro 10.1/Venue 8 7000/HP Slate Pro...a TON of big players. The Shield Tablet tops them all. Again, the only one I haven't used is the Nexus 9 which I hear rivals this tablet. The graphics are AMAZING....literally incomparable.

Gripes:

At .36" it IS a tad thick. It's no so think that you're angry about it, but you'll find yourself wishing it was a bit thinner

The rear camera is no better than(may actually be worse than) the front camera. Kinda wish it was a better camera or at least had a flash

5ghz wifi connectivity isn't very good

Stylus isn't near something like the Galaxy Note(granted the Note uses wacom and the shield uses hardware/software assisted palm rejection). It's good enough for basic writing but much past that....ehh

If you buy it, you WON'T be disappointed...that's for SURE
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
wow ip894 the shield tab sounds unbeatable haha.. the only downside that it cant make normal phone calls i guess? [i use my tab as a emergency/spare phone when out of town]

ill wait for the shield tab2 then. my summer dilemma will be between these below 8inch tabs:

1. SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S2

2. NVIDIA Shield 2

3. ASUS Zenpad S8

4. LG G Pad X 8.3
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
The Tab S2 is a disappointment. I read that the LG G Pad X 8.3 will not be good. I'm not confident that the ASUS Zenpad S8 will be good.. The NVIDIA lacks call-out feature...

Either I keep my note 10.1 2014 or I switch to the Tab S 8.4 which is not bad at all?..............
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
It's only been a few days, but so far I am happy with my Tab A Plus as a replacement for my aging Note. A stylus and the ability to make calls was a must for me. The screen isn't quite as nice, but the S Pen has upgraded capabilities. Alphabetical listing in the app drawer has been removed, and the phone interface is a bit annoying, but everything else is great. It's fast, has long battery life, and from 10 feet looks like an iPad ☺.

I wish Samsung had released a second generation Note 8, but for now I think the Tab A with S Pen is the best stylus based tablet on the market.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
Yes i've been waiting for a new note 8 but they arent making one.... they instead made this Tab A with low spec. i thought they would make a note 8.4 to replace the old note 8. but no... nothing until now.... going from the note 10.1 2014 to the tab A would mean a huge downgrade for me..... :(

the shield tab seems great after the above feedbacks.... but it doesnt have the call-out feature... which is a must for me (like you)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
I am frustrated that despite the efforts of Samsung, Sony and others, the market refuses to embrace premium Android tablets. Unless Windows tablets with stylus gain traction, I don't think there will be another high end tablet produced with Wacom level quality. I hope that I am wrong and have more options to choose from next time. For now, the Tab is it, and the saving grace is that it's fairly inexpensive.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] krizstyle:
the note 10.1 2014 is badass really... but i'm waiting for a smaller version !
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
I have the Note 8 and the 8" Tab A. They are virtually the same size.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
Err... And what?

Excuse me, but Tab A (like any other ~8" Tab) is just senseless in one context with Note 8 and Note 10.1 2014 because it has not that bloody precise active stylus. :(
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
While the stylus on the Tab A is not quite as precise as the stylus on the Note 8, it's good enough for general applications like handwriting notes or swyping across the keypad. In addition, it has some upgraded capabilities that weren't available when the Note 8 came out which were introduced in later versions of the Note phone.

In Samsung's eyes, the Tab A Plus is the successor to the Note series tablet. Apparently, putting a stylus in a high end tablet was not cost effective, so they're trying it on a more modest device. I hope it sells well. If it doesn't, I fear they may cease production of stylus based tablets. I've been using the Note 8 as my primary phone for the past two years. That baton has now been handed to the new Tab. I wish it had better specs but it doesn't. Despite that, for most applications, the user experience is comparable, in my opinion. YMMV.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] SuperDove:
Can someone help talk me down from pulling the trigger on an 8 inch Tab A. I am already have a Note 8.0 and am itching for a new tablet and I'm hoping for better screen quality (I know the resolution is about the same).
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
The resolution on the Tab A is not quite as good as the Note 8. The stylus is not as precise. The dialer app is annoying. Despite these issues, I don't regret replacing my Note 8 with the Tab A.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] mrbandwidth:
Maybe this new baby will be of interest to some of you...

https://www.asus.com/Tablets/ASUS_ZenPad_S_80_Z580CA/

(Beware, only the 64GB has the Z-Stylus, not the 32GB)

Size: 8 inches, 6.6 mm thickness

Weight: 298 g

Processor: Intel® Atom™ Z3580 (quad-core, 64-bit)

RAM: 4GB

ROM: 64GB

Resolution: 1536 x 2048

Cameras: 8MP, 5MP

GPS & GLONASS

Z-Stylus (active stylus)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
Looks pretty cool! Will track it!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jgaviota:
What I want is something like that or the Nvidia K1 but with a Sim card.

No one is making a high end tablet with stylus and Sim card :(
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Bateluer:
If I had to guess, I'd say you can look at the Note 10.1 2014 specs to see what will come with the refreshed Note 8.0. The current Note 8 was just the Note 10.1 in a smaller chassis, though it didn't have the teething pains the 10.1 model had at launch.

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This article appears to have it backwards. The iPad Mini exists ONLY because of smaller Android tablets selling in droves, eating sales from the iPad and building the Android tablet consumer base. The first gen Mini was simply an iPad 2 in a smaller chassis, to bring it to market as quickly as possible. Its almost a textbook definition for an 'oh ****, do something now' product.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] HiddenSanctum:
Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad idea? I mean, if one hand is holding the stylus and screen is borderless...how in the world u holding the tablet without touching the screen? Borderless phones = great, boreless tablet = not so much
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] emprize:
Borderless doesn't mean paper thick.... have a note to your note 8, if its borderless, i think everyone except kid size hand can hold it with one hand from the back
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] FaeMinx:
That gets very uncomfortable very quickly.

I like to hold my Note with the bottom corner resting in my palm, thumb on the border, and fingers round back... The same way you would reach out and pick up a small framed picture.

It's the 'natural' instinctive way to hold a tablet shaped object of this size... and Samsung knew that.

The border size is spot on IMHO.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] tld88:
I think the Note 8 is perfect for what i want to do with it. It is not a stand alone device for me. I have the Note 3 and a laptop computer so i use this somewhere in between those two devices. It may not be perfect, but its a great part of a group of devices i use on a daily basis. I dont needto talk on this, i have Note 3 for talk text. I play backround music on this, use the wi-fi internet to suppliment my laptop at work and home. And btw, i had the Note 2 and thought i wouldnt get the 3 if i purchased this. Well that didnt happen so i have a great stable of devices.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] speculatrix:
I have been trying out a note 8-wifi which I have bought for my wife, which I got at a very good price. The relatively recent flood of discounts suggests to me that a new model will be coming, just as the price of the 10" unit started to fall.

I like it a lot, I can hold it easily in one hand and it's a good weight. I would consider buying one for myself but I would want to buy the 3G/LTE model, which hasn't shown as significant discounting as the wifi-only model, and with the possibility of a new model, will hold off.

It's occurred to me I could live with a Note8/lte/3g and a bluetooth headset instead of a Note2.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] hendryliew:
just buy and use

yes, dont wait, last time i was waiting nexus 7 2012, compared nexus 7 2013 with note 8, finally i bought note 8 with no regret, it is one of the best tablet currently, like i said: never use never know. :good:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jgaviota:
I bought Samsung HM5000 Pen Type Bluetooth 3.0 Headset to go with the Note 8 I used it in a recent trip to Mexico with a local sim and it worked great. I don't like normal Bluetooth over the ear headsets, I find them very unconfortable. The only bad thing about the HM5000 is that the clip is a bit loose so if you have it in your shirt pocket it falls out if you stoop.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] richard d:
I'm tempted by one of those. I noticed (for rather a lot more) they do an updated model the 5100 which also acts as an SPen. Has anyone tried it?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] speculatrix:
there's a couple of HM5100's on ebay at the moment, £52 or roughly $75 I guess.

I remember the Asus padfone which came with a bluetooth headset stylus. Some people thought it was a bit wacky but I can see the merits.

I wonder how long the battery lasts in the Samsung?

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just found cheaper on Handtec:

http://www.handtec.co.uk/samsung-hm5100-official-bluetooth-s-pen.html

review:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/15/samsung-bt-hm5100-s-pen-hands-on/
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] richard d:
Thanks - found one on Amazon.co.uk with an unsealed box for £20 - got to be worth a try...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] speculatrix:
wow, you got lucky.

yeah, for under £25 I'd give it a go.

anyone remember The Man From Uncle and the spy radio pen?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] richard d:
No but I remember the shoe phone in Get Smart :)

I've managed for the past couple of years holding the original tab up to my head (and that really only had a speakerphone) but the cased size of the Note 8 is just that little too big to be comfortable to hold. I'm not worried about looking odd ;)

If the bluetooth mini dialers you find on ebay had better reviews I might have been tempted (I'm surprised Samsung hasn't made a version). I make so few phone calls I can't justify a separate phone contract.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
I have the LG HBS730 bluetooth headset. I don't like things constantly in my ears and it conveniently hangs around my neck when not in use. I like having the option to wear it in a single ear or both when I want stereo. It's not the smallest, lightest device, which is a good thing, there's gotta be someplace to put the battery. That's the downfall of many headsets for me and my music streaming needs.

It may surprise a lot of folks who don't own an N51xx device, but most of the time I hold the device up to my face when talking on it. It's more convenient than fiddling with a headset, just slide my finger across the lock screen and take the call. I guess old habits for hard. Plus, keeping bluetooth on decreases battery life, which isn't great on the Note to begin with.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] damousey:
We might have gone wholly off topic here, I would have thought the whole, "do you use your Note 8 as phone? with or without a headset?" would have been a major topic already.

I'm on the fence about this, personally. My old HTC is quite laggy and in upgrading to the Note 8, i've been specifically hunting the 5100 model to at the very least have it as a backup phone device. But I'm a small person and I suspect that using it like a bar phone would seem a bit weird.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] efanatic:
I just wish samsung would just go ahead and release an updated note 8 already. I'm ready for one
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Agfadoc:
I just pickup up a Note 8 due to the reduced price. I have a Nexus 7, an Asus Transformer 10, an Asus Vivotab 10 and couldn't be happier with the pen function and size of the 8. I wish it had more internal memory, but I am just a bit more selective on what I install.

I remember when I had an AMD 386, the pentium came out and I waited, and waited and waited for every iteration of the "next cpu". You will wait forever and not enjoy the latest that technology has to offer. Been there, done that.

This Note 8 will do fine for me for what I need it for, and when the next one comes out, if it offers something I need, I'll grab one and give a family member an upgrade to this Note 8.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Bateluer:
I love my Note 8, but would love an HD screen and Snapdragon 800 in a 2014 Edition 8in Note. I'd definitely have to pick one up, though I'd be looking for a 32GB sku.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] efanatic:
Yes needs way more internal space. 9gbs isnt enough especially since very little of the apps get put on the sd card. Wish it was more like my tab 7.0 plus where all the app goes to the sd card when you move it
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] gramps50:
I haven't had my Note 8 to long but I really like it. I just wish it had Multi window like my Note 3 has. Wouldn't complain about more memory, HD screen, & more horsepower but MW would really do it for me.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Shofar1:
Of course it has MW. Check the settings that it is enabled, then long press on Back button and you have your (too limited) choice of MW programs.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] eiril_77:
I'm very satisfied with what note8 now. but better if its have rear camera with led flash as note 10 2014 edition...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jgaviota:
Root it and install Multi Window Manager. You can then expand the available programs. Not all work, but many do that are not included by default.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
Very nice app, just what I was looking for!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] zdratcen:
A flash for the rear camera would be nice improvement. And of course I expect the normal evolution as:

- faster CPU

- longer lasting battery

- Full HD screen
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] gramps50:
I read today that Samsung is develoing a AMOLED screen for it's high end tablets to be released in 2014
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] 0mega007:
I'll rather have normal LCD, not amoled because of the burn in.

I read it can happen in LCD too but is a lot easier to have it on amoled
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] HankChill:
I hope Samsung doesn't announce an upgrade to the Note 8 anytime soon, I just got mine :)

I would only hope that when an upgrade does come, it isn't as laggy as the Note 2014 edition. The lag on that device is what made me go with the smaller Note 8. The 2014 one just has too many pixels to push and not enough power to do it with.

Out of curiosity, why would people want flash on their rear cameras of a tablet? People already look like a tool when they take pictures with their tablets :cool:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Bateluer:
No tablet should have a rear camera, with flash or not.:P

The Note 10.1 2014 is laggy because of the bloated touchwiz, not due to the lack of capability in the snapdragon 800. Sammy needs to debloat and streamline the skin.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] HankChill:
Oh I agree, touchwiz totally bogs down the Note 10.1 2014. The snapdragon and GPU definitely prove themselves when it comes to the benchmarks. Samsung should release a pure Android (or Google Play Edition) Note 2014. Touchwiz and all of the UI modifications they did (like in settings, notifications panel, etc) is just plain bad.

Oh and just wait for the 12 inch tablets to start hitting the markets, you'll see people holding up their giant screens to take pictures :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Bateluer:
The Note 8 was pretty laggy at launch too, but they cleaned it up considerably. Not sure how well a GPe sku would work though, the stylus and multiwindow features aren't part of AOSP, so you'd probably lose those?

Makes my brain hurt while the same people have a smartphone in their pocket.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] FaeMinx:
On the subject of having a camera... this Note 8.0 is my digital sketchbook, work diary and general productivity assistant. If I see a nice shape or colours on something I like, I take a few quick snaps of it for sketching or lifting the colours. If I need to show a client the mechanical details of a project I'm doing, I take a few snaps, annotate, and email them off. If I'm reading up on painting techniques in a book I've borrowed from someone else, I photograph the pages I find useful.

How can you say the camera isn't useful? You want me to pull out a phone and then transfer the pics to my tablet... how inconvenient, and besides... my phone has been gathering dust since getting my Note because it just does it all - it's replaced my phone and I could care less what I look like using it.

A flash would be great because then low light conditions would no longer be an issue.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Shanon1:
Sketchbook

Can you do a test on Sketchbook Pro? or Express? I mainly interested in this tablet because of the stylus, and the I want to know if the pressure sensitivity is functional in Sketchbook.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Shanon1:
rumor touch have threaded text messaging

I keep reading on different sites that it does, then the next site says it doesn't so i was wondering if it does have threaded text messaging or not. Thankss.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] raul4916:
It is true camera isnt the best. If you heavily rely on cameras, this is not the tablet for you; but people(like me) already complained about the price. I bet if they did put an awesome camera they would put the price to $500. If that was the case, I would never have bought this tablet.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] intelliriffer:
I can Only confirm for Sketchbook Pro that Pressure sensitivity does work, The Trick is to adjust pen setting for min and max for Size or opacity..

one thing to note is that though Pen has 1024 levels, around only 60% of that is Practically useable. so The digitizer is more similar to the older graphaire line of wacom tablets as opposed to the newer intuos series with 2048 levels.

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I bought mine for around 500USD add to that around extra 180 for uncovered accidental damages repairs.However I am still very happy with it for most of my needs.Things could,ve been much better at places and some already are perfect as is, but so is the case with everything else that is around.One big this one has is that it fits many productive workflows than the other way round.

If the rumours are correct the upcoming version might be a premium device, perhaps pushing the price much further.

I'd like to see some device with 16:10 and 4:3 ratios . Like a 4:3 becomes 16:10 or vice versa when need be and use extra space to place markers scrollers , indicators etc but a very unlikely thing nevertheless.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Kirrrr:
Well, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is coming up already:

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...n-samsung-s-galaxy-tab-pro-8-4-tablet-1211061

What about Note? :-\
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] afblangley:
It looks like they've got at least two things right: it's physically smaller than the current Note 8 (despite having a larger screen size), and it has a flash on the back. I hope this foretells good things for the new Note 8...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] casper66m:
I think the galaxy note 8 has two problem:

Battery life

Resolution of LCD

in version 2014 galaxy note 8 has Super AMOLED screen and 3 Gig ram(rumor), that i think make it best device.