Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 hits UK, prices start from 339 pounds

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is up for sale in the Samsung’s Experience Store in the UK’s Westfield Stratford City.

    The model in question is the 16 GB Wi-Fi-only and will set you back £339 (around 400 Euro or $516). However waiting for April 15 and onward will let you purchase the slate with additional £20 voucher for Samsung’s Learning Hub, free use of Samsung’s Music Hub, two-month subscription to The Times, etc.

    The 3G version is expected to arrive soon but there’s no concrete date or any pricing details.

    The Galaxy Note 8.0 is a direct iPad mini competitor and has an 8″ 800 x 1280 display, quad-core Exynos 4412 (found in the S III, Note II and bigger Note 10.1 slate among others) with four cores clocked at 1.6 GHz. It has a 5 MP snapper and runs a TouchWiz’ed version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.