Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will go on sale this week and it will bear a hefty price tag of $399.

The device resembles an oversized Galaxy S3 smartphone but carries all the features of a tablet including an 8-inch display at 1280x800 resolution, a 1.6GHz Quad Core processor and 2GB of RAM plus 16GB of internal storage. The storage can be augmented to 80GB via a 64GB micro SD card. The tablet has the now ubiquitous Samsung S-Pen stylus support. The tablet runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz on top of it. The Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front camera.

The Note 8.0 biggest weapon against the iPad Mini is the integrated S Pen, which lets you take notes as well as hover over items to get previews, a featured called Air View. For instance, you can see the first few lines of an email without even opening it. Samsung also bundles the Awesome Note app for both note-taking and staying on top of your to-do list.

The tablet will be preloaded with content, estimated at around $200, like 50 GB of Dropbox storage for 24 months and one month of unlimited Music Hub streaming etc. Customer will also receive a limited $25 Google Play voucher as they register the device. Note 8 will also feature Samsung's WatchON service, which acts as a digital TV guide.

Below are the five reasons why consumers should consider buying the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Better Screen Resolution - Galaxy Note 8.0 use a 1280 x 800 resolution and factoring in the screen size with 189ppi. The Apple iPad mini has a lower resolution and pixel density at 1024 x 768 and 163ppi.

Faster Performance - The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 includes an impressive core specifications with a 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. The iPad Mini is equipped with Apple's A5 1GHz dual-core processor which was used in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. It has 512MB of RAM.

Latest Operating System - Apple's iPad Mini will runs on its own iOS 6 operating system with Siri included. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note 8.0 runs with Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Expandable Storage - Apple's iPad Mini is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB storage variants. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, on the other hand, is available in 16GB and 32GB variants with expandable storage via microSD slot.

Longer Battery Life - The iPad Mini also offers 10 hours of battery life surfing the web over Wi-Fi thanks to its 16.3Wh battery. Samsung makes the biggest claim of 14 hours since the Galaxy Note 8.0 has a 17Wh battery built-in.