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)
S Pen, multi-tasking and pen software, IR AV remote, fast CPU, great size for note taking and sketching
Expensive, the usual Samsung plastic construction, average display resolution
Much as you might guess, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 offers a more portable and compact experience compared to the company's 10" Galaxy Note 10.1. Which one should you choose? That's a matter of your size preference: if you loved the Samsung Galaxy No...
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is for you folks who prefer a steno pad to a legal pad. It's the more portable partner to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and they have much in common, including the S Pen digital pen with Wacom technology, Samsung's TouchWiz UI ...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 offers stellar performance and a plethora of features, but suffers from a high price and a glut of bloatware....
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Published: 2013-04-18, Author: Daniel , review by: geardiary.com
Abstract: Judie got a first look at the Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 during Mobile World Congress, and I was immediately impressed from afar. I love the size of my iPad mini, but I still miss the ability to write on the screen without having to dal with all sorts of vec...
Published: 2013-04-18, Author: Andrew , review by: arstechnica.com
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
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
Samsung's strategy in the mobile market appears to be success through catering to a sea of niches. I've also heard it referred to as having a device at every inch. In this sense, Samsung is the antitheses of Apple where simplicity in product lines is para...
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Published: 2013-04-12, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 takes the mid-sized mobile market that Samsung’s had covered for several years with successive Galaxy Note tablets and adds a pen. With Samsung’s newest iteration of the S-Pen, a quad-core Exynos processor under the hood, an...
Abstract: It's the full video review of the newest member of the Note family, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 . Available now for $399, it lands in the lineup right between the Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Specs include:The S Pen ...
It actually offers a lot of wonderful features. If you don't need the S Pen or those options, by all means, save yourself half the dough and pick up a Nexus 7. It's the better choice for your use....
Fast. Well-built with well-balanced weight. Excellent pen support. Acts as a TV remote.
Expensive. Battery life isn't great. Poor cameras
If you want a tablet with a pressure-sensitive pen for writing or drawing, the Galaxy Note 8.0 is a top choice, but it'll cost you twice as much as other leading small-screen slates....
