It’s official, boys and girls. The current Galaxy Note family now has a middle child, offering consumers out there a third option for their Samsung phablet needs.

Meet the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

This 8-inch Note rocks a 1.6GHz quad-core processor under the hood with 2GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel cam ‘round the back, a 1.3MP shooter on the front, dual-band (2.4Hz and 5GHz) WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean as its OS, a juicy 4600mAh battery as its power source, and an enhanced S Pen which you can now use to control the menu/back buttons on this new Note.

No pricing yet, but they did announce that the Galaxy Note 8 will begin its global tour sometime this 2nd quarter. The Philippines wasn’t specifically mentioned, but given Samsung’s got a strong following locally, we’re pretty sure this 8-incher will find its way to local stores, officially or otherwise.

More on this soon.

In the meantime, you can check out its full press release here.

Allan David

Online, Allan’s got you covered as far as news (and some reviews every now and then) goes. Offline, you’ll see him either sweating it out in the badminton courts or dining out in one of the new restos around town. His favorite noodles: cold soba.

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