Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to be launched at MWC

After the CES 2012, all eyes were turning to Smartphone manufacturing giants to see what they have saved for the MWC ( Mobile World Congress) which is to be held next month in Barcelona. Now, Samsung's official has come forward with the announcement of their Galaxy Note 8's launch in the coming MWC. Samsung’s mobile president J.K.Shint has confirmed the news last Monday. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is meant to be the direct competitor to Apple's iPad Mini. The new version of Galaxy Note would be having the basic structure of its big ancestor, Galaxy Note 10.1. It is expected to retain Note 10.1's popular features.



As per the report of SamMobile, the new device has been officially named as GT-N5110. There are likely to be two different versions of Galaxy Note 8 – a Wi-Fi only version and a 3G version. Both devices are expected to have a 1,280×800 LCD display, 5-mega pixel camera, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB of storage and a MicroSD card slot for memory expansion up to 64 GB. It will be powered by the latest version of Google's Android 4.2. The Galaxy Note 8 is expected to have 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor.



The main attraction of the Note is an 8-inch Super Clear capacitive touch screen display that supports 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and a stylus. The Galaxy Note 8 will have a 5MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front facing camera. It is expected to have 4600mAh battery and several connectivity options including Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN (802.11 a/b/g/n) and Wi-Fi.



According to reliable reports, the Galaxy Note 8 is to be priced somewhere between iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7. The customers will be given an S-Pen for an additional fee. As the officials of Samsung have come up with this authoritative announcement regarding what they will be unveiling in MWC, the possibility for Galaxy S4 in MWC is diminishing. Instead, a separate grand launching can be expected for Galaxy S4.