I've made my choice based on the criteria of size, equipment and SD card slot. Equipment without SD slot remained on the sidelines. Firstly, Google has already announced that future versions of Android APIs will include how to access the SD card, the other one can already pack his media data like movies, photos and MP3s on the map and thus relieve the always scarce internal Flash , Nor can many apps on the map outsource not only the really big. In card slot also a great advantage lies yoy. Apple iPads.
Having already a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini own and the Touchwiz interface very like, really just a Samsung Tab out of the question. Ideal seemed the intermediate size. 8 Here already 1280x800 is offered, but the device is still compact enough to transport or hold in one hand. Remained the choice between Tab3 8.0 and Note 8.0. The hardware of the note is indeed on paper superior (2GB RAM instead of 1.5GB, quad-core instead of dual-core), but in practice, the advantage is not implemented by power-hungry games that have run so well on 08/15 hardware, if the developers want to make money. From the pen I promised no advantage, also the Tab 3 8.0 builds significantly narrower. So it was this. It looks like a "S4 Maxi", the design is identical.
On mobile I have omitted, the device is already used in environments with WiFi. And if not exceptional, I'm just a Wi-Fi hotspot on my S4 Mini.
The Tab 3 8.0 is good in the hand and is nice and flat. The screen has a decent pixel density, but can not compete with current Hires screens. Here it is very surprising that Samsung as panel manufacturers (!) Does not provide more resolution.
// EDIT: Samsung has announced new models with 2560x1600 and better hardware equipment. Anyone interested in the Table 3, should googling before buying time for "Galaxy Tab Pro".
On the narrow sides of the screen are in white areas to see very slight yellowish discoloration not quite as nice. The colors are great, yoy. AMOLED drops only the red something slightly towards Orange comes in a direct comparison. When set to Video, the display looks the most natural. The automatic brightness control works adequately only in artificial light, in daylight it regulates too dark. Best manually.
Bit fiddly is the cover for the SD card slot. And if you intercalates the card, you have the feeling, it is upside down and you never get out. If you press then a little deeper, but she finally snaps.
I have bought a USB OTG adapter NoName. Two A-Data USB 3.0 flash drives with 8GB and 32GB size were easily recognized. An external hard drive is not self-powered, however. A Hama and a Kingston card reader ran smoothly with an SD card. But when I a 16GB CF card Sandisk Extreme III began, went with two readers nothing, there was only frantic blinking. Here, the power supply is probably no longer enough. I have a Canon EOS 7D and a Canon PowerShot S95 is connected, the image files are displayed on the Tab, when using the Android app "Rawdroid" even the RAWs. Also is a complete remote control of the EOS 7D incl. Live View with the free Android app "DslrDashboard" possible.
The battery capacity is neat, it is enough for a full day of intensive use, alternatively with several hours of browsing / mail check three days etc. If you play action games, the battery is already as from mobile phone wont rapidly in the cellar. One of the most beautiful games is Real Racing 3, which is unfortunately out inexplicably in the Play Store as incompatible with the Tab 3. In a Galaxy Note 10.1 is installed, however. If one looks at the APK elsewhere on the net, but it's also wonderful on the Tab 3 and will also be updated from then via Play Store.
Unfortunately, the built-in Mail program was characterized by some mistakes, especially in IMAP. I have replaced it after some messing about by the highly recommended and entirely smoothly functioning Aqua mail.
As an accessory for transporting away from home the PEDEA Tablet Bag "Fashion" 17.8 cm (7 inches) is recommended, fits perfectly with the small 8-inch model and is padded nice fluffy.
The Tab 3 series has received from Samsung a few curious hardware differences with, inter alia, the Tab has 3 10.1 whopping 512 MB less (!) Than the Ram Tab 3 8.0. Here are a few details to Tab 3 series, the potential buyers may possibly make the choice easier.
The 7.0 is uncompromising slimmed and not really recommendable, the 10.1 is the same resolution as the 8.0, only bigger. So no real added value for normal vision.
Tab 3 7.0:
1024x600 (160 ppi) 8GB Flash 1GB Ram 1.2 GHz Dual Core Rear camera 3.2 MP no USB OTG no HDMI connection possible Android 4.1.2 303 g
Tab 3 8.0:
1280x800 (189 ppi) 16GB Flash 1.5 GB Ram 1.5 GHz Dual Core Rear camera 5 MP USB OTG adapter via HDMI via adapter Android 4.2.2 318 g
Tab 3 10.1:
1280x800 (149 ppi) 16GB Flash 1GB Ram 1.6 GHz Dual Core Rear camera 3.2 MP USB OTG adapter via HDMI via adapter Android 4.2.2 510 g
// Update as of 04/07/2014: The Tab is currently for repair because of the touch screen often does not respond. Resetting to factory settings has neither helped as the recently received update to Android 4.4.2.
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