Many popular brands like LG,Nokia,Blackberry etc had launched their new devices last week during MWC in Barcelona,Spain.Samsung also launched the new Galaxy Note 8.0 in charcoal black color.This device is designed to bridge the gap between smaller 7-inch tablets such as the Nexus 7 and the full sized 10.1-inch tablets like the Nexus 10, with a form factor that offers more screen real estate without sacrificing too much portability.The only other major competitor in this market is the iPad Mini with its 7.9-inch display.The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a screen display of 8-inches witha resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and a aspect ratio of 16:10 aspect ratio, compared to the iPad Mini’s somewhat unique 3:2 aspect ratio, and a lower resolution of just 1024 x 768. Aside from a more standard display aspect ratio, the Note 8.0 will also feature the S-Pen, a clear advantage over the iPad Mini with the added flexibility a dedicated stylus gives over just hand inputs as well as packing superior specs with a quad-core processor and 2 GB of RAM.There have also both a front and rear facing camera, with the rear sensor taking photos at 5 megapixels and be capable of recording 1080 p videos.The hardware will of course be backed-up with Samsung’s usual collection of software features in TouchWiz Nature UX including Smart Stay and the plethora of features that are enabled through the S-Pen. Unfortunately, the tablet will be paired with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box, not the latest 4.2.2.

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The latest generation of Samsung devices is already enjoying the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Samsung is working hard to update the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note for quite some time and as it seems the Note update is just around the corner.

Samsung has just announced the so-called Premium Suite for the original Galaxy Note N7000 (similar to the one the Galaxy S III is getting). It will be based on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and will bring the Project Butter smoothness and Google Now assistant. In addition to those, Samsung will give you plenty of new features to enjoy.

Owners of the original Galaxy Note will be getting MultiView (the unique "two apps on the screen" feature), popup versions of the Note, Video and Browser apps, handwriting support in the S Planner and Email, enhanced S Note app, Photo Note, Easy Clip, Paper Artist and a few more. You can learn more about those features here or check our Note II review.

There is no information on the rollout time frame for the update, but we guess it should happen in the next few weeks.

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Next year promises an incredible number of new devices to choose from. Samsung has been keeping the Android news sites busy lately with all the many, varied rumors of its new or planned mobile devices. The GT-N5100 is the latest to float back to the top of the bubbling rumor pool and is what many believe to be the codename for the unannounced Galaxy Note 7 tablet.

The GT-N5100 was spotted a few months ago in Wi-Fi and DLNA certifications along with the GT-N5110 which possibly means a Wi-Fi only device and one that will carry a cellular plan. The NenaMark 2 benchmark result created more buzz earlier this month and confirmed a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, Mali-400 MP GPU and a display of 1280 X 720
The possible Galaxy Note 7 showed up again in a GLBenchmark result showing the device will run Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and with a 1.6 GHz Exynos 4412 processor and a 1280 X 800 display resolution. Unfortunately no official announcement or tiny peep by Samsung has followed. But with CES 2013 in just over two weeks and a teaser trailer by Samsung promising they will reveal something big, this could be one more thing to keep an eye out for at the technology show. Then again, it’s possible that Samsung will wait until February’s MWC 2013 to show off the GT-N5100 and give it an official name. Either way, I will be looking for yet more bait to use for rumor-fishing.

The price of the GT-N5100 will be an important factor in deciding its future rivals. Both ACER and ASUS are believed to be releasing more affordable 7-inch tablets in the next few months. The Nexus 7 might soon be selling for $99, which makes it completely affordable to pick up another one or three, unless Samsung can manage to turn heads with a new and better tablet. But it will take quite the tablet to make this girl give up her much loved Nexus 7.


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