Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 vs Apple iPad mini vs Google Nexus 7 specs comparison

Whether you are an admirer of 7 or 8 inch tablet devices, or don't really care about these particular screen sizes, the leading mobile gear makers decided that there is a market niche to be won here, and with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 everyone will have a dog in the small tablet fight this season.We are pitting Samsung's latest Note family member against its most formidable opponents - the Apple iPad mini and the Google Nexus 7?small affordable slates. While we don't have much details on price and availability for the Note 8.0 rather than Q2 in Europe and Asia, the other two have been around for a while, so you can have a look how they stack up in the table below.It's immediately clear that Samsung has placed a lot of effort to make its tablet as slim and light as possible, considering that it also has to house the S Pen silo and the stylus itself. The Note 8.0 is in fact slimmer and a tad lighter than the Nexus 7, despite being the slate with the largest screen of the bunch. Its resolution is actually the same as that of the Nexus 7, with a slightly lower pixel density because of the screen size. Note 8.0 also has the immediately recognizable styling of the Galaxy family with its rounded corners, looking like a larger Note II.

As far as processing power goes, the 1.6 GHz Exynos 4 Quad Cortex-A9 CPU might not be at the fastest edge of ARM's technology, but it would surely be more than enough to handle anything Android throws at it. Moreover, Samsung's tablet is the best of the bunch memorywise, sporting 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, as well as a microSD slot for more, which the other two don't have.

When we add the generous 4, 600 mAh battery and the myriad of productivity options added by the S Pen stylus and the accompanying software, it seems that Samsung has nailed it in terms of specs as usual, so the only thing remaining is to get one for a review to check out the performance side as well.

DESIGN
Phone functionality	Yes	?	?
OS	Android (4.1.2) TouchWiz UI	iOS (6.1, 6)	Android (4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1)
Dimensions	8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches (210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm)	7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches (200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm)	7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches (198.5 x 120 x 10.45 mm)
Weight	11.92 oz (338 g) the?average?is 4.3 oz (123 g)	11.01 oz (312 g) the?average?is 4.3 oz (123 g)	11.99 oz (340 g) the?average?is 4.3 oz (123 g)
Design features	Stylus	?	?
Colors	?	Black, White	?

DISPLAY
Physical size	8.0 inches	7.9 inches	7.0 inches
Resolution	1280 x 800 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel density	189 ppi	162 ppi	216 ppi
Technology	TFT	IPS LCD	IPS LCD

BATTERY
Stand-by time	?	?	12.5 days (300 hours) the?average?is 17 days (411 h)
Video playback	?	?	9.00 hours
Capacity	4600 mAh	?	4325 mAh
Type	?	Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Not user replaceable	Yes	Yes	Yes

HARDWARE
System chip	?Exynos 4 Quad	Apple A5	NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L
Processor	Quad core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9	Dual core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9	Quad core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor	Yes	PowerVR SGX543MP2	ULP GeForce @ 416MHz
System memory	2048 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	1024 MB RAM (1333 MHz) / LPDDR3
Built-in storage	16 GB	16 GB	8 GB
Storage expansion	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB	?	?

CAMERA
Camera	5 megapixels	5 megapixels	?
Aperture size	?	F2.4	?
Features	Auto focus, Geo tagging	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Geo tagging	?
Camcorder	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)	?
Features	?	Video calling, Digital image stabilization	Video calling
Front-facing camera	1.3 megapixels	1.2 megapixels	Yes
Video capture	?	1280x720 (720p HD)

MULTIMEDIA
Music player	?	?	?
Filter by	Album, Artist, Playlists	Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists	Album, Artist, Playlists
Features	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA	MP3, AAC, eAAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless)	MP3
Video playback	?	?	?
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV	MPEG4, H.264, Motion JPG, AVI, MOV	MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Speakers	Stereo speakers	Stereo speakers	?
Streaming	Audio, Video	Audio, Video	Audio, Video
YouTube player	Yes	?	Yes

TECHNOLOGY
GSM	850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	?850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS	850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz	850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz	?850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE	?	700 MHz Class 17, 1700/2100 MHz	?
Data	HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS	LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS	?HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
nano-SIM	?	Yes	?
Global Roaming	Yes	?	?
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS
Navigation	Yes	?	Yes

CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth	4.0	4.0	3.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz	802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz	802.11 a, b, g, n
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	?	?
USB	USB 2.0	Yes	USB 2.0
Connector	?	Proprietary	microUSB
Features	?	USB charging	USB Host
Headphones connector	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm
Charging connector	?	Proprietary	microUSB

AVAILABILITY
Officially announced	24 Feb 2013	23 Oct 2012	27 Jun 2012
Scheduled release	Q2 2013 (Official)	?	?

Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0-vs-Apple-iPad-mini-vs-Google-Nexus-7-specs-comparison_id40125

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