Samsung's mobile chief, JK Shin, has reportedly confirmed that the company will show off a Galaxy Note 8 tablet at next month's Mobile World Congress.

According to a story from inews24.com that was picked up by Engadget, Shin confirmed that the new tablet will make its debut at the mobile conference in Barcelona.

Engadget pointed out that inews24.com was also the first to report about the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, so the site's story about the Galaxy Note 8 is likely legitimate.

Shin did not confirm any specs for the Galaxy Note 8. At CES, Samsung focused on HDTVs, a new Exynos chip, notebooks, and a prototype flexible display.

Of late, Samsung has reserved its big mobile news for international events. The Galaxy Note II, for example, was unveiled at September's IFA in Berlin, and the Galaxy S III was launched during a London event in May. At last year's MWC, Samsung didn't make a huge splash - ditching plans for a press conference and admitting to "not doing very well" on tablets.

The Galaxy Note brand, however, has gained some steam of late, with the Galaxy Note II "phablet" topping 5 million in sales back in November. The company also has the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (above), and now it appears to be moving in on the 7.9-inch iPad mini with the Galaxy Note 8.

Reports about the Galaxy S IV smartphone, meanwhile, also made the rounds recently, but Samsung has not made any announcements.

PCMag will be at MWC next month, so stay tuned for all the details.

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