Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Note 8.0 just ahead of Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry's annual trade show, which starts Monday in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung is launching Galaxy Note 8.0 against the iPad mini, the rival tablet from Apple. The new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with a 8 inch screen and a stylus which is yet to be seen with any Apple device. The pen like stylus device from Samsung has posed a major challenge to Apple's dominance in both tablets and high-end smartphones. Apple has never ever developed any stylus like device to be used with its products instead it has always preferred to optimize its interfaces for fingers, mice and touchpads.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is not the only tablet coming from Samsung in the mini range. Infact, Samsung has earlier also launched its smaller 7-inch screen tablets as the very first competitor to Apple iPad. Only thing it had missed was Stylus or say, Pen. 

With the launch of Galaxy Note 8.0, Samsung has been able to fill the gap in Samsung's line-up of pen-equipped devices between the Galaxy Note II smartphone, with its 5.5-inch screen, and the Galaxy Note 10.1, a full-size tablet.

Samsung will start selling its new tablet 8.0 in the April to June period. Pricing is yet to be disclosed. More details coming soon..!

Seems that there's no end to rumor these days. Once again, the news is about Galaxy Note 8.0, Samsung's believed to be the next launch and the major competitor to Apple's iPad mini. As per the technology website SamMobile (sammobile.com), upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will have an 8-inch Super Clear LCD display and S-Pen stylus compatibility. And the biggest thing to happen this time is the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will come preloaded with Google's latest mobile OS. Only Google Nexus 10 has been running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean till date.

Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in two variants - 16GB and 32GB with a microSD card support up to 32GB. The device will sport a 5MP camera on the rear and a 1.3MP snapper in the front. Also, it is said that Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in two models, one of which will support both wifi and cellular services. Other connectivity options in the device will be Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0. The tablet will weigh 330gm and run on a 4,600mAh battery.

Samsung is planning to launch this Galaxy Note 8.0 in February this year. As far as pricing is concerned, it is said to be between $249 and $299. Should be affordable considering its value in Indian Rupees which is just Rs.13,000 to Rs.16,000/- Galaxy Note 8.0 is the second Samsung tablet that measures between 7- and 10-inch, after Galaxy Tab 7.7. 

Well, time will tell if Galaxy Note 8.0 can beat Apple's iPad mini. Anyways, I am leaving you with one leaked image of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. The image was tweeted by a user with Twitter handle @ClasificateArg. You can see the front and rear views of Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, along with a few hardware specifications.