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this is the 8 inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 it's thin light and capable if you know anything about Samsung tablets its features won't really surprise you it's essentially a skinnier version of these Samsung Galaxy Note 8 without the S Pen Stylus of course it includes a micro SD card slot a 1.3 megapixel front camera and a 5 megapixel back camera there's a very useful home button and the less useful menu and back buttons a few years ago Android brought these buttons into the software so I just think it's a little weird and possibly unnecessary to put them back on the hardware however it does free up a bit of screen real estate there's also an IR blaster on the tablets edge that works in tandem with Samsung's watch on TV Guide slash remote control software microUSB for charging and transferring dual speakers and a headphone jack on the top round out the notable physical features multi window which allows you to run two concurrent apps makes its way over from the note line and though it doesn't work as seamlessly with your finger as opposed to a stylus it's still a welcomed useful feature for multitaskers but it's still disappointing it doesn't work with every app I really like how the Tab 3 fits in my hand it's about the same way as an iPad Mini and since it's not nearly as wide it's easier to hold in one hand it's definitely plastic but thanks to its smooth rounded corners and well placed features it doesn't feel cheap the screen has a 1280 by 800 resolution which while no longer impressive on larger tablets is still high enough to offer a high pixel density on an 8 inch screen leading into an impressively sharp and not to mention bright display gains performance won't blow your hair back or anything but it's good enough as to not be distracting it's a low cost $300 for 16 gigabytes of storage which is maybe a tad much I would have been much happier with something in the $270 range still with all the features it offers it's difficult to raise two biggest Inc about the price having said that though a lower price would have been much better more information check out my full review at cnet.com I'm Eric Franklin and this has been a first look at the 8 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3