Samsung’s New 8-Inch Tablet Takes on the iPad Mini

Samsung Electronics is taking yet another swipe at its longtime partner, Apple. The South Korean manufacturer on Saturday introduced a new 8-inch tablet baratas , intended to compete directly with Apple's 7.9-inch iPad Mini.

Like Samsung's other tablets (and unlike the iPad), the Galaxy Note 8.0 includes a stylus, runs Android software and is capable of showing multiple apps on the screen at the same time. Samsung's previous tablets came in 7 inches and 10 inches, measured diagonally.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available for purchase in the second quarter of this year, Samsung said. The company did not list a price. The iPad Mini costs $330.

Apple's iPad still dominates the tablet market, but tablets from Samsung and Amazon have been gaining traction. Over the last holiday season, Apple sold 22.9 million iPads, Amazon shipped 4.6 million tablets, and Samsung shipped 7.6 million tablets, according to Canalys, a research firm.