SAMSUNG IS JUST TROLLING US NOW

 

This has gone too far. I was one of many people to cast serious doubt on Samsung (005930) when it birthed the phablet category with the Galaxy Note. The screen was gorgeous and the hardware was solid, but using this gargantuan handset as a phone looked and felt ridiculous. Then Samsung sold 10 million of them. Fair enough.

 

It was quite clear at that point in time that a market existed for supersized smartphones, and that market has grown as smartphones continue to get larger and larger. Phones that would have been considered giant just 18 months ago are now the norm, and dimensions continue to grow bigger with each passing iteration.

 

But now we’re just getting trolled.

 

Samsung unveiled a sleek new tablet over the weekend. The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a fantastic design at just the right size, and its S Pen support and “Premium Suite” of stylus-friendly apps add unique value for the user. The new Note 8.0 also includes an ear speaker and voice calling capabilities, which might be one of the most ridiculous things that will happen in the consumer electronics market this year.