Testseek.com have collected 369 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-N5100 / GT-N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-N5100 / GT-N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0.
April 2013
(77%)
369 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
86 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Better-made than the Note 10.1
Screen is bright
Colorful
And has decent (if not class-leading) pixel density
S Pen and multitasking features are genuinely useful additions
Good performance for the size
SD card slot allows for cheap storage expansion
S Pen
S Pen! (Who knew that a stylus could be such an important element in a device?) Good battery life is always a plus in any device
The stereo speakers are loud and clear
The screen is bright and crisp
Multitasking is a properly addressed fe
Great display
Fast SoC
Expandable storage
Dual SIM optional available
Great S Pen with many features
USB 3.1 with DisplayPort and HDMI
Gigabit LTE
Fast Wi-Fi with high range
Quick charge and wireless charging
Protected against water and dust
Ma
Fast. Well-built with well-balanced weight. Excellent pen support. Acts as a TV remote.
Blazing fast in benchmarks
S Pen and display are very responsive
Great for note taking / annotation
Excellent performance
Stylus support is a great touch
Attractive display
Exceptional display quality
Great performance
S Pen has a lot of potential
Multi-tasking and pen software
IR AV remote
Fast CPU
Great size for note taking and sketching
Light
Thin
Attractive
Strong performance
Advanced multitasking
Robust stylus-input support
Worthy modifications to Android OS
Works as a universal remote
Thin and light enough for one-handed use
Deep pen integration
Bright display
Impressive multitasking capabilities
Remote control feature for TV
Light for screen size
Consumer testers liked the design and feel
Consumer testers liked the camera functionality
Fast system speed
Good screen quality
Excellent battery life
Useful multitasking controls
Stylus is very accurate and handy for note taking
Samsung's S Pen is great
Smooth performance
Good for multitasking
Plenty of storage
Great multitasking software
S Pen is great for note taking and annotating
IR blaster helps integrate with home entertainment
Exceptional performance
A microSD card slot for virtually endless storage
S Pen is a great drawing tool
Fast
Consistent performance
Light and thin
Perfect size for portability and usability
Powerful quad-core processor (2GB RAM)
MicroSD card slot
Built-in stylus
Vivid and responsive screen
Handwriting done right
Tons of custom features and enhancements
Topnotch system performance
Sturdy build quality
Vibrant display
Pen can now be used to tap the capacitive soft keys
Not many tablets this size with pen support
Very bright display
Lots of RAM
Price
Phone functionality
The editors didn't like
Worse battery life than the competition
Smooth plastic back is harder to hold on to than the Nexus 7 or iPad mini
No NFC or cellular
At least in the US as of this writing
Tablet camera is tablet camera
High price point – although I myself can justify spending the extra cash for the features
Many people disagree given the plastic design of the device and the smallish size of the device
The speakers should have been placed somewhere other than the botto
SoC throttles under load
Extended warranty does not apply to liquid damage
Weak GPS performance
Speaker should be better
Fingerprint is not optimally placed
Expensive. Battery life isn't great. Poor cameras
Can be tough to use one-handed
Plastics are underwhelming
WatchON app incomplete
Expensive
Confusing bloatware
Mediocre battery life
Relatively pricey
Awkward size
S Pen a tad unresponsive
MicroSD slot is hidden under the battery
The usual Samsung plastic construction
Average display resolution
Stylus time-consuming to master
No dedicated HDMI or USB ports
Short battery life
Lackluster speakers
Slow camera
Pricier than iPad mini
Lack of connectivity options
The screen is small for the size of the tablet
Very expensive compared to alternatives
Poor camera quality
Screen isn't great
Poor design
Samsung's Touchwiz user interface can be overpowering
Made mostly of cheap feeling plastic
The display is low-res and noticeably pixelated
Speakers are easily covered up
Mediocre camera and video quality
There is still a content gap
Albeit closing
For Android tablets
Samsung software is overbearing
Weak
Poor speakers
Display resolution is quickly becoming obsolete
The pen input is the star of the show. The Wacom digitiser stylus lives in a housing on the edge of the chassis. It's pressure sensitive
So that while ordinary handwriting recognition is possible (and works well)
Published: 2013-05-21, Author: James , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: I love my iPad mini but after I borrowed a friend's Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 recently I had to buy one. The Note 8.0 has a similar size to that of the iPad mini but the resemblance ends there. Samsung has added features that are unique to the Note 8.0 that...
Excellent battery life, Useful multitasking controls, Stylus is very accurate and handy for note taking
Very expensive compared to alternatives, Poor camera quality
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a beautiful little tablet, there's no doubt about it. It has a nice screen, great battery life, and some very unique features. Unfortunately, it's also a relatively expensive tablet. At a $400 base price, it's one of the mo...
The 16GB, Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Note 8 is available in the United States for $399, a price that isn't exactly cheap, but not unreasonably high either. It's clear that Samsung made some compromises in the specs and features department to be able...
Blazing fast in benchmarks, S Pen and display are very responsive, Great for note taking / annotation
Can be tough to use one-handed, Plastics are underwhelming, WatchON app incomplete, Expensive
Performance Analysis: From a pure performance standpoint, it's really hard to knock the Galaxy Note 8.0. With its 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos SoC paired to 2GB of RAM, Samsung has created a top performer on the benchmark track. It blew away the single- and du...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 brings features a-plenty and the beauty that is the S Pen to the small tablet form factor. But is the $399 price too much to justify?The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's latest small form-factor tablet, and it checks in with a $399 p...
Light, thin, attractive, Strong performance, advanced multitasking, Robust stylus-input support, Worthy modifications to Android OS, Works as a universal remote
Stylus time-consuming to master, No dedicated HDMI or USB ports, Short battery life
This compact pen-enabled slate feels snappy, and it comes with several highly effective multitasking and stylus-input features. Short battery life is its only real shortcoming. ...
There are a lot of negative points up there, but keep in mind, pointing them out is my job. I really enjoyed using the Galaxy Note 8.0, with the form factor, performance, and a few of Samsung's software enhancements populating the "plus" column. The on...
Published: 2013-04-29, Author: James , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: The Galaxy Note 8.0 is the latest tablet from Samsung that has the S Pen for handwritten input and artwork. It competes directly with the iPad mini and the video below shows the two side-by-side.The speed of each is shown, and neither has an advantage in ...
S Pen, S Pen, S Pen! (Who knew that a stylus could be such an important element in a device?) Good battery life is always a plus in any device, The stereo speakers are loud and clear, The screen is bright and crisp, Multitasking is a properly addressed fe
High price point – although I myself can justify spending the extra cash for the features, many people disagree given the plastic design of the device and the smallish size of the device, The speakers should have been placed somewhere other than the botto
So now you may be wondering if this tablet is the one for you. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is in a peculiar position in the tablet market where it's actually pricier than most tablets in this size category; the 16 GB WiFi only model (which is the model I ...
