Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8 in India as Note 510

Recently Samsung announced Galaxy Note 8-inch tablet during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Now the company has brought the device for sale in India, but as “Galaxy Note 510”. We are yet to know the reason for name change, but the reports says there is some kind of marketing strategy in it, Obviously!

The latest addition to the Samsung’s Note devices is an 8-inch TFT LCD screen tablet with the pixel resolution of 1280×800, powered by Exynos 4 Quad core processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM and will run Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system. The device will also feature Samsung’s TouchWiz/Nature UX UI and S Pen.

Samsung Galaxy Note 510 in India

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 510 is not different from Galaxy Note 8. The device comes with a capability to work on the capacitive buttons located near the physical home button using S Pen. It means, you need not switch between S Pen and finger while using the device.

The device’s external casing is made of plastic and glassy coating, round edges and weighs around 338 grams. Samsung Galaxy 510 will sport a voice calling facility, Wi-Fi connectivity option, SIM slot for HSPA+ for data and voice. The device comes with a non-removable 4600mAh battery, microSD and micro-SIM slots. It has an 5 megapixel primary camera with auto focus and capable of shooting 1080p video recording. The front facing camera will sport 1.3 megapixel.

Well, here’s the recap of Galaxy Note 510 specifications,

  • 8-inch WXGA (1280×800) display, 189 ppi
  • 1.6GHz A9 quad-core processor
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16/32GB internal storage, expandable up to 64GB (microSD card)
  • 5-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi direct, AllShareCast, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0
  • A-GPS + GLONASS (3G version only)
  • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
  • 4,600mAh battery

We are yet to receive the price details of the device.

Will you Galaxy Note 510? Let us know in the comments.

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