Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review | Pocketnow

Опубликовано 9 апреля 2013, 13:04

For the last three years, Apple has dominated the tablet space. And for the majority of that time, true iPad competitors seemed bleak. Dozens of Android tablets were released between 2010 and 2012, yet, collectively, they barely made a dent in Apple's strong lead. In fact, in August 2012, the Cupertino-based firm held a mind-blowing 69.6 percent of the tablet (brand) market share versus the 9.2 percent, 4.2 percent and 2.8 percent by Samsung, Amazon and ASUS, respectively.

Collectively, however, Android tablets are poised to overcome Apple's tablet market share in 2013, according to IDC -- 48.8 percent to Apple's still respectable 46 percent.

The Android manufacturer on the forefront of that battle is none other than Samsung, of course, imposing the very same tactics it has been known to use in the smartphone market: brand saturation. Samsung has released a number of Galaxy Tab models in varying sizes -- from 7-inches to 10.1-inches -- for the last two and a half years. Now it is beginning to do the very same thing with the Galaxy Note brand, starting with a 5.3-inch phone, followed by a 10.1-inch tablet and another phone at 5.5-inches.

Now Samsung has its latest tablet to boast, the Galaxy Note 8.0. Strength in numbers has worked for Samsung so far, and there's no reason to believe it won't work in the tablet space, as its devices target a broad demographic and perform just as well as the competition on almost every front.

The question is: should the Galaxy Note 8.0 be on your radar? If you're in the market for a mid-sized tablet, should you consider the Galaxy Note 8.0? Better yet, should you get it over something like the iPad mini? We spent the weekend putting the Note 8.0 under the microscope. Watch our full review video to see if it's right for you.

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