Samsung chief confirms Galaxy Note 8 will show up at MWC 2013

Samsung's head of mobile has confirmed that the rumoured Galaxy Note 8 will make its first official appearance at MWC 2013.

JK Shin has reportedly told Korean news outlet iNews24 that this is the case; as Engadget points out, the same site got wind of the Galaxy S3 Mini from Shin before its launch too making it a lot more credible than, say, Digitimes and its upstream supply chain sources.

We heard tell that the Galaxy Note 8.0 would pop up at MWC just last week when a spec sheet made its way on to the big bad internet, promising an 8-inch Super Clear LCD screen, 2GB of RAM, a 5MP camera and a 4,600mAh battery.

Competition

With the iPad mini, Google Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD proving that the mid-size tablet is the latest tech battleground, Samsung clearly needs something a bit beefier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to compete.

After a lacklustre CES 2013, all eyes are on the Barcelona trade show for the launch of some big-name mobile devices, including an LG Optimus G sequel, a new HTC Android line-up and some new lust-worthy toys from Asus.

As usual, we'll be hitting Barcelona in a military formation designed to eke every last tech tidbit from the show floor at MWC 2013 - so stay tuned for the news as it breaks.