Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Wi-Fi (SM-T311)
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 3 line-up, they decided to add an in-between size between the small tablets (7”) and the regular tablets (10.1”). This was going to be the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, which (surprisingly) comes packed with an 8 inch screen and an thin bezel, comparable to the iPad Mini. Time for SamMobile to get their hands on this Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 tablet and to see what it’s really good for!
Design
With the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, Samsung has put their first tablet with thin bezels (borders) on the market. This gives the tablet a better feeling when holding it into your hands. You also instantly notice that the screen is 8 inch instead of 7 inches. We think the new thin bezels are a perfect improvement over their other bezels used in the past. You do not experience any discomfort while holding it or touching the side of the screen. Also, this thin bezel is a good in-between bezel size to get people used to the next generation of ultra-thin bezels in Samsungs product line. We expect that a lot of manufacturers will improve their device line with thinner bezels (like the Galaxy S4) to be able to put a larger screen in a device with the same dimensions. A good movement as far as we’re concerned!
With the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, Samsung has put their first tablet with thin bezels (borders) on the market. This gives the tablet a better feeling when holding it into your hands. You also instantly notice that the screen is 8 inch instead of 7 inches. We think the new thin bezels are a perfect improvement over their other bezels used in the past. You do not experience any discomfort while holding it or touching the side of the screen. Also, this thin bezel is a good in-between bezel size to get people used to the next generation of ultra-thin bezels in Samsungs product line. We expect that a lot of manufacturers will improve their device line with thinner bezels (like the Galaxy S4) to be able to put a larger screen in a device with the same dimensions. A good movement as far as we’re concerned!
Time to take a good look at all the different sides of the device:
Front: 8 inch screen, home button, touch buttons, 1.3 megapixel front camera, level sensor
Left side: Micro SD slot
Right side: Lock button, volume buttons, infrared
Top: 3.5mm audio port
Bottom: Micro USB, microphone, 2 speakers
Back: 5 megapixel camera
Front: 8 inch screen, home button, touch buttons, 1.3 megapixel front camera, level sensor
Left side: Micro SD slot
Right side: Lock button, volume buttons, infrared
Top: 3.5mm audio port
Bottom: Micro USB, microphone, 2 speakers
Back: 5 megapixel camera
As you can see in the listing above, the tablet uses a home button and touch buttons too. At first sight, it might not look very appealing but it works quite fast in real-life usage. However, we still hope that Samsung will come up with another way of handling with the device navigation without physical buttons. In our opinions, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is still the most appealing tablet because the front of the device looks pretty much like a photo frame. Below you will find some design pictures of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0:
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