When it comes to design and specifications, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
gets very few originality points.
(Credit: Samsung)
Samsung's ever expanding universe of tablets welcomed a new 8-inch member
to its Galaxy Tab 3 series. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, which fits comfortable
between the 7-inch and 10.1-inch models in the series, ships with
Android 4.2, sports a 1,280x800-pixel resolution TFT display, and houses a
1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1.5GB of RAM.
The 8-inch tablet will come with 16GB or 32GB of internal storage and is
designed to fit comfortably in one hand. It also features a 5-megapixel rear
camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, and microSD card expansion slot.
The tablet's design includes a
button on the bottom bezel and sleek, silver and white body, which makes it
look similar to other current Samsung Galaxy mobile devices, like the S4
smartphone. Unlike the Galaxy S4, the middle member of the Galaxy
Tab 3 family lacks creativity and the excitement surrounding the new Android
smartphone. Unless the whole comfortably fitting in one hand thing is a huge
selling point for you.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0's resolution is a ray of hope in an otherwise boring
release, considering it's the same as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8's 1,280x800-pixel
resolution screen is one of the best we've seen on a tablet so far, but the
tablet suffers from a high price tag. Pricing hasn't been announced for the
Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, so we have yet to see if it will follow the same pricey path.
According to Samsung, the 8-inch Galaxy Tab 3 and its 10.1-inch
counterpart will go on sale in early June and be available in Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G
versions. Pricing for the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 3 tablet has also yet to be
announced so check back to CNET for future Galaxy Tab 3 updates.
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