Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab 8.0 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this year and in April launched the tablet in Canada. Now just within a month, the price of the tablet has been reduced in Canada.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 8.0 with a price tag of $429.99 and now Best Buy and Future Shop are selling the tablet at $399.99 outright. Initially both the retailers priced the Galaxy Note 8.0 at $429.99.

"We are very excited that Canadians can now experience the Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 - the perfect tool for multi-tasking on the go," said Paul Brannen, vice president, Enterprise Business Group, Samsung Canada. "Due to the convenience and mobility, the demand for Android-based tablets continues to grow and Samsung is proud to continue to lead this charge with the announcement of the GALAXY Note 8.0."

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 sports an 8-inch TFT display with 1280 x 800-pixel resolution and 189 pixels per inch (ppi). A quad-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz powers the device. The tablet is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with Auto Focus and LED Flash. The device also has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 has 16/32GB of on-board storage and an option to expand the memory to a further 64GB. The tablet runs on Android 4.1.2 and a 4600 mAh battery powers the device.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is still priced higher than the iPad mini, which has a price tag of $329 at the Apple Store.