I bought my wife a 10" Samsung Galaxy 3 for Christmas and I found myself borrowing it so I purchased myself a 8" Samsung Galaxy 3. I use it for my email, sports, news, calendar and many other uses.
This tablet is hard to personalize. The features are limited in what they can do. You have limited options in the settings. And the battery life is pathetic. I am always having to stop and recharge. Sometimes it takes 1 1/2 hrs to recharge, sometimes it takes all night. I'm glad this was a gift and I did not waste my own money on it. It was a nice thought though.
I switched from an iPad to this because of the price point of this product and I am loving it. The screen is so much better than on my old iPad and I have next to no issues so far with this product. At first I was worried that the smaller screen would be an issue but it hasn't been so far. I can't wait to get more comfortable with this.